Sleepless Nights

Lying in bed at a quarter to four
My body is resting but I hope for more
If sleep is for saints then I'm as wicked as they come
For long as I lie here I am granted none

And I
Have tried everything
But I
Know

My body will rest
But my mind will just suffer
Eternally stressed
Sleep should be my buffer
Instead, the nights stretch on
Like life on my tether
Me and my bed awake together
Endure sleepless nights forever

I ate my dinner at a sensible time
I put down my phone for the rest of the night
And I avoided caffeine and didn't sleep in
I took a hot shower just after the gym
And I bought a new pillow and washed all my sheets
I sound-proofed my room to the noise of the streets
And I picked up a book and I tried to relax
Tried pacing my breathing, I filled all the cracks

See I
Have tried it all
But I
Lie here in bed awake
Lie here in bed awake, climbing the wall

My body will rest
But my mind will just suffer
Eternally stressed
Sleep should be my buffer
Instead, the nights stretch on
Like life on my tether
Me and my bed awake together
Endure sleepless nights forever

Now I'm seeing things
That are not there
I'm losing my sanity
Losing my hair
My lover lies next to me
Soundly asleep
While I lie here counting the sheep
I lie here counting the sheep

My body will rest
But my mind will just suffer
Eternally stressed
Sleep should be my mother
Instead, the nights stretch on
Like life on my tether
Me and my bed awake together
Endure sleepless nights forever
Me and my bed awake together
Endure sleepless nights forever