Daysleeper - R.E.M.
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
Daysleeper - R.E.M.
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Receiving depa
rtment, 3 A.M.
Staff cuts
have socked u
p the overage.
Directives are
posted, no ca
llbacks, compl
aints, everywh
ere is calm.
Hong Kong is p
resent, Taipei
awakes, all t
alk of circadi
an rhythm.
[Chorus]
I see today wi
th a newsprint
fray, my nigh
t is coloured
headache grey.
Daysleeper,
daysleepe
r, daysleep
er.
[Verse 2]
The bull and t
he bear are ma
rking their te
rritories.
They're leadin
g the blind wi
th their inter
national glori
es.
I'm the screen
, the blinding
light, I'm th
e screen, I wo
rk at night.
[Chorus]
I see today wi
th a newsprint
fray, my nigh
t is colored h
eadache grey,
don't wake me
with so muc
h. Daysleepe
r.
[Bridge]
I cried the ot
her night. I c
an't even say
why.
Fluorescent fl
at caffeine
lights, its f
urious balanci
ng.
I'm the screen
, the blinding
light, I'm th
e screen, I wo
rk at night.
[Chorus]
I see today wi
th a newsprint
fray, my nigh
t is coloured
headache grey.
Don't wake me
with so much
.
[Outro]
The ocean mach
ine is set to
9
I'll squeeze i
nto heaven and
valentine.
My bed is pull
ing me, gravit
y.
Daysleeper,
daysleeper,
day - sleep
er, daysleep
er, day - sl
eeper.