Stay Asleep

[vocal mature_female_lead, close_warm_tone, clean_expressive_delivery, steady_pitch, clear_diction, low_timbre, weathered_phrasing, strong_grit, word_forward_delivery] [tempo slow_pulse, heavy_midtempo, measured_chorus_lift] [entry low_drone_intro, sustained_drone_texture, slow_fade_band_entry, centered_intro, mono_centered_intro, balanced_stereo_field] [instrumentation thick_layered_rhythm_guitars, resonant_lead_guitar, clear_bass_definition, punchy_kick, firm_snare, atmospheric_synth_bed, low_drone_texture] [production modern_metal_mix, studio_rebuild, precise_transients, tasteful_saturation, cohesive_bus_glue, warm_midrange, crisp_smooth_top_end, faithful_song_shape] [mood numb_grief, fragile_pressure, suspended_weight, inward_tension, unresolved_wakefulness] [mix upfront_vocal, wide_stereo_image, deep_low_end, clear_bass, focused_guitars, smooth_reverb_tail, centered_intro, mono_centered_intro, balanced_stereo_field] [section verse_pre_chorus_chorus_verse_pre_chorus_chorus_bridge_final_chorus] [tape saturation, subtle analog warmth] [Verse 1] Morning’s at the window, gray and thin, the coffee pot’s been silent since ten. A clock ticks out the life I’ve borrowed, but time don’t care, it just begins again. [Pre-Chorus] The pills say “take with water, take with faith, take slow.” I’ve done what I was told, still can’t let go. [Chorus] So I stay asleep, just half a dream away, the daylight don’t hurt if I don’t let it stay. I stay asleep, till the quiet turns deep, and the world forgets my name. [Verse 2] The screen keeps flashing someone else’s news, I can’t take another story I can’t use. There’s dishes in the sink and words I never said, I wear them like a bruise I can’t lose. [Pre-Chorus] The mirror won’t meet my eyes, the sun’s too bright to try. I’m fine, I’m fine — that’s the lie. [Chorus] So I stay asleep, just half a dream away, the daylight don’t hurt if I don’t let it stay. I stay asleep, till the quiet turns deep, and the world forgets my name. [Bridge] If waking means feeling, then sleeping’s a kind of grace. There’s peace in not believing I have to face today. [Final Chorus] So I stay asleep, one breath at a time, the hurt fades slow, like the edges of night. I stay asleep, but somewhere inside, I still want to wake alive.