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Tick tick tick tick tick Clock endlessly ticking, clicking in my ear, On and on, will it ever stop? Tick tick tick tick tick Seconds pass, slow, barely moving, Louder and louder, practically screaming now. Tick tick tick tick tick Rolling over, flipping pillows, kicking covers, Nothing, not a thing, is working. Tick tick tick tick tick Eyes squeeze shut, then open, drooping, Won't stay closed, won't let me disappear into darkness. Tick tick tick tick tick How long has it been? Hands moving on the clock, going...backwards? Tick tick tick tick tick My dreamland awaits, Yet all I can do is daydream about those far off dreams I want to dream. Tick tick tick tick tick My mind is my prison, My cruel captor, my mortal enemy, my unending undoing. Tick tick tick tick tick I must be going mad, utterly mad, Stuck with this insomnia inside my blanketed asylum. Tick tick tick tick tick Hoping my tears will bring exhaustion, But I'm just left in an ocean of hopelessness. Tick tick tick tick tick Staring at the inhuman neon numbers That have come to rule my night, my life. Tick tick tick tick tick I try anything, no matter how cliché. But not even counting coats of snowy wool can help me now. Tick tick tick tick tick Please lift me from this retched curse. I'd take 100 years of sleep over no time at all. Tick tick tick tick tick Why won't my thoughts stop? Please! Leave me be, leave me alone, let me sleep! Tick tick tick tick tick Yet they still run on, never-ending, As the clock tick ticks away to the beat of my heart. Tick tick tick tick tick Ba bump, ba bump, ba bump, ba bump, ba bump, Clock and heart in time together, intertwined as one. Tick tick tick tick tick As my heart slows, coming to a final stop. I am grateful, and the clock fades off once and for all. Insomnia gone, I can sleep at last, And I'm drawn into another world Where my dreams become reality And sheep frolick through fields Along with me for all eternity. Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Stop.
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Oct 21, 2013
Oct 21, 2013 at 12:23 PM UTC
Insomnia
Tick tick tick tick tick Clock endlessly ticking, clicking in my ear, On and on, will it ever stop? Tick tick tick tick tick Seconds pass, slow, barely moving, Louder and louder, practically screaming now. Tick tick tick tick tick Rolling over, flipping pillows, kicking covers, Nothing, not a thing, is working. Tick tick tick tick tick Eyes squeeze shut, then open, drooping, Won't stay closed, won't let me disappear into darkness. Tick tick tick tick tick How long has it been? Hands moving on the clock, going...backwards? Tick tick tick tick tick My dreamland awaits, Yet all I can do is daydream about those far off dreams I want to dream. Tick tick tick tick tick My mind is my prison, My cruel captor, my mortal enemy, my unending undoing. Tick tick tick tick tick I must be going mad, utterly mad, Stuck with this insomnia inside my blanketed asylum. Tick tick tick tick tick Hoping my tears will bring exhaustion, But I'm just left in an ocean of hopelessness. Tick tick tick tick tick Staring at the inhuman neon numbers That have come to rule my night, my life. Tick tick tick tick tick I try anything, no matter how cliché. But not even counting coats of snowy wool can help me now. Tick tick tick tick tick Please lift me from this retched curse. I'd take 100 years of sleep over no time at all. Tick tick tick tick tick Why won't my thoughts stop? Please! Leave me be, leave me alone, let me sleep! Tick tick tick tick tick Yet they still run on, never-ending, As the clock tick ticks away to the beat of my heart. Tick tick tick tick tick Ba bump, ba bump, ba bump, ba bump, ba bump, Clock and heart in time together, intertwined as one. Tick tick tick tick tick As my heart slows, coming to a final stop. I am grateful, and the clock fades off once and for all. Insomnia gone, I can sleep at last, And I'm drawn into another world Where my dreams become reality And sheep frolick through fields Along with me for all eternity. Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Stop.
aj-claus
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aj-claus
Oct 21, 2013
Oct 21, 2013 at 12:23 PM UTC
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