Daysleeper - R.E.M.

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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.

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