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Sleeping In

from Nightlight by Ben Erling

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When you've lived the majority of your life ignoring the truth of our nature, is it too late to turn things around as a person? As a society?

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Waking up, Something's very strange
Out of body, Nothing's quite the same
Feels like waking up from a lucid dream
Can't remember when I fell asleep
Maybe I'm just paranoid
Maybe the world's being destroyed
I've slept the entire morning
Now I can't trip the silent warning

Boiling in the pot
Denial is all we've got
temperature is rising
But fear is paralyzing
staying in bed
believing the lies we're fed
Excuses wearing thin
But I guess we're sleeping in

decades seem to have been one long all-nighter
Drawing the shades as the day got brighter
Waking up late, now there's no more time
To fix all the things laying on the line
Realizing error, I'm so ashamed
I'm not alone; we're all to blame
Many think that someone will save us
But I know we will never wake up

Is it too late to erase my deeds?
Or make up for years of apathy?
Will it be with a whimper that we’ll die?
No one seemed to care but neither did I
Fighting over faith while destroying the earth
We’ll never know just what our planet’s worth
Making up for years of lost time
Is this how we’ll end our lives?

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from Nightlight, released January 15, 2013
Ben Erling

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Ben Erling Fairfield, Connecticut

Unimpressive musician. above average Street Fighter gamer. connoisseur of candles. If you have a passion for mediocre music, you've come to the right place. Artists that I've drawn the largest influence from include Blink182, Ben Folds Five, New Found Glory, NOfX, and AFI. I often write about the darker parts of our nature, but also the bright moments that define us. ... more

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