[1]
I haven't slept for 30 years
I've spent 20 of them studying and 10 - drinking booze
I'm like a fish in water, I've been there and I know
That I'll end up either on the bottom or in a fish soup
I haven't slept for 30 years
I was counting sheep, planets, or money in other's pockets
But sleeping is death
And I wanted to earn for a living so badly
[Transition]
I haven't slept for 30 years
I was looking for the Holy Grail or a clean glass
I was trying to write
But the line was running away from me like from fire
I haven't slept for so many years
To at least understand and get closer to the goddamn cosmos
To reach the sky with my hand
And slightly touch it with the tip of my nose
[2]
I haven't slept for sure, but I've seen a ship
And us flying in cryosleep
The stars were floating around
And were falling like the first show
We were flying further, everything
That had been important on Earth became meaningless
I was dreaming about you lying beside me
And watching dreams about me
[Chorus]
Is it insomnia, is it nonsense?
Maybe we need a good sleep
Maybe we are sleeping and all of that is a dream
And time is flowing into empty eye sockets
Is it insomnia, is it nonsense?
Maybe we need a good sleep
Maybe we are sleeping and all of that is a dream
[3]
I
I've spent 30 years sleeping
I've been wasting them slowly
And that's how I entered my 31 in a cap and pajamas
With a household registration of a hobo
And an impressive list of things I'm not good at
I want to sing
I want to sing so badly, but it's so hard (it's so hard)... with a rubber ball in my mouth
[Transition]
Life is a song, and the chorus is soon
I know it for sure
Since life is a song, a dumb predictable cover
Of a cover of a cover
Life is like a film, a short one
Filmed by amateurs on a penny budget
Sleep is like a film, a dumb cheap remake
Of a remake of a remake
[4]
I've been sleeping for 30 years
I've seen sharp-toothed incredible beasts
And as if stuck waist-deep in jelly
I couldn't run from them or hit them
Do you know how it happens in a dream?
I don't know what happened while I was gone
My nap lasted for so many goddamn years:
Isn't it time to wake up?
[Chorus]
Is it insomnia, is it nonsense?
Maybe we need a good sleep
Maybe we are sleeping and all of that is a dream
And time is flowing into empty eye sockets
Is it insomnia, is it nonsense?
Maybe we need a good sleep
Maybe we are sleeping and all of that is a dream
[5]
I'm awake
I'm in a corner
I don't know why
I'm crying, I don't like the kindergarten so much
The memory is fading, I'm falling asleep
I'm awake, I'm playing the guitar
In a concert hall to pass the exam
Sweat is running down my body sides, I'm gonna get a C or an F
I'm falling asleep
I'm awake, we've just started
But the electrical discharge came too soon, awkward
The first sparring is crumpled, the first sex of hopes and worries
I'm falling asleep
I'm awake in a hospital, there are needles in my heel
I'm doubled up from pain
I'm falling asleep
I'm awake, I'm on a marathon, oh no
I'm falling asleep before I die
I'm awake, it's 8 am
The children don't wanna go to the kindergarten, "stop screaming"
The rivers of tears, I hesitate
Such a bitter feeling, I'm falling asleep
Every time I fall asleep, I feel fear
Since I don't know where I'm going to wake up or whether I'll wake up at all
I set the alarm clock on waves and palm trees
It's set, I just hope it won't run out of charge while I'm asleep
[Chorus]
Is it insomnia, is it nonsense?
Maybe we need a good sleep
Maybe we are sleeping and all of that is a dream
And time is flowing into empty eye sockets
Is it insomnia, is it nonsense?
Maybe we need a good sleep
Maybe we are sleeping and all of that is a dream
Is it insomnia, is it nonsense?
Maybe we need a good sleep
Maybe we are sleeping and all of that is a dream
And time is flowing into empty eye sockets
Is it insomnia, is it nonsense?
Maybe we need a good sleep
Maybe we are sleeping and all of that is a dream
[Outro]
Morning, go away and close the curtains behind you
I'm not alone, you see, and we're not going to wake up soon
Scrambled eggs, a tube, and instant coffee are waiting for us
My cosmos has finally met its Tereshkova* (Tereshkova)
Morning, go away and close the curtains behind you
I'm not alone, you see, and we're not going to wake up soon
Scrambled eggs, a tube, and instant coffee are waiting for us
My cosmos has finally met its Tereshkova (Tereshkova)