Why am I still awake?
this question I pondered alone at midnight
why I don't get any sleep this night
I still haven't got the answer
I notice how it blurs in my eyes
I hear how sounds are getting muffled
when what I was waiting for finally comes
[refrain]
At long last it's time to sigh1
Finally I get a grip on a dream2
the most beautiful one
At long last thought snaps
Finally I'm able to leave this
difficult3 world
I had to stay awake long
and to watch myself in the mirror eye to eye
but I was forced to give in
and to pay off all my old sleep debts
a handful of pills
a glass of wine
and what I waited for will come anyway
[refrain] 2 x
1. or 'to take a deep breath'2. it could also mean 'sleep', but I think 'dream' fits better here3. or 'evil', 'bad'