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When I look at you
Oh, I don't know what's real
Once in a while
And you make me laugh
And I'll see you tomorrow
And it won't be long
Once in a while
Then you take me down
Then you walk away
When you say 'I do'
Oh, I don't believe you
I can't forget it
No
When you sleep tomorrow
And it won't be long
Once in a while
When you make me smile
When you turn your long blond hair
When I look at you
Oh, I don't know what's real
Once in a while
And you make me laugh
And I'll sleep tomorrow
And it won't be long
Once in a while
Then you take me down
When you walk away
Oh, I don't know what's real
Once in a while
And you make me laugh
And I'll see you tomorrow
And it won't be long
Once in a while
Then you take me down
Then you walk away
When you say 'I do'
Oh, I don't believe you
I can't forget it
No
When you sleep tomorrow
And it won't be long
Once in a while
When you make me smile
When you turn your long blond hair
When I look at you
Oh, I don't know what's real
Once in a while
And you make me laugh
And I'll sleep tomorrow
And it won't be long
Once in a while
Then you take me down
When you walk away
Lyrics submitted by BrownBabu84
Track duration: 04:12
"When You Sleep" as written by Kevin Shields
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
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When I look at you
Oh, I dont know what I feel
Once in a while
And you make me laugh
-when she looks at her while hes awake, he doesn't know if he feels happy to see her or sad because she cant (or doesn't want to) be with him, every once in a while they have a laugh together as friends
And I'll sleep tomorrow
And it won't be long
Once in a while
Then you take me down
When you walk away
-and he will fall asleep at night, and it wont pass much time for him to start dreaming about her, (i think that once in a while here actually means always), he dreams that they are having sex, i suppose, and then she get up and leaves and he wakes up
When you say "I do"
Oh, but I don't believe in you
I can't forget it
No...oooh
-he is now dreaming awake, he dreams she says yes to him and that she wants to be with him, he asks her "do you love me? and she answers "yes" but then reality kicks in and he knows its not true, yet he cant forget about her, no...oooh he cant
When you sleep tomorrow
And it won't be long
Once in a while
When you make me smile
When you turn your long blonde hair
-and when "you" (hes talking to himself like saying "and here it goes again") he will dream of her, all the time, and he will smile like hes hypnotized, when she turns her long blonde hair
a song about how living reality is sometimes so painful, that you can only be happy in your dreams... so sad, yet so beautiful
I think he knows he's in a relationship with problems, yet just rides them out.
He puts up with it for reasons beyond him, and so when he looks at her not only is he unsure as to how he should feel towards her,
but towards himself also in putting up with her as he once again stares into a face that he knows will turn and walk away.
She's unaware of the damage she causes, despite being the one causing it - in his eyes anyway
as he's the one 'looking' at her, we're not given her perspective.
The wall of sound, the howling, repeptitive sequences and lyrics represent his 'riding it out' his repetitive, hollow routine with her, to sleep, see her, leave her, sleep and await to see her again. Always thinking about her, and always weighing the pros and cons in his head.
I think he's afraid to lose her, he depends on her and uses the 'and you make me laugh' as a general image of fun with her -to convince himself that theres some good in her and the relationship, and that there's reason to stick with it.
this is only my opinion x
it's definitely about being unsure of a relationship.
great tune
"Then you take me down
When you walk away
When you say "I do"
Oh, but I don't believe in you
I can't forget it
No...oooh"
this song is a feeling. i cant explain. perfection ~_~