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Another tune tonight, coming from Canadian Dallas Green’s solo acoustic-folk side-project City and Colour. On the song in question, Sleeping Sickness, the legendary Gord Downie lends his incredible vocals to the track. Up until Gord begins singing I really enjoyed the song. However, when his voice cut in I was stopped dead in my tracks. His voice completely haunts the song and turns it into an incredible piece. Sleeping Sickness appears on the second album from City and Colour Bring Me Your Love, which was released in February of 2008.
I awoke, only to find my lungs empty
Through the night, so it seems I’m not breathing
And now my dreams are nothing like they were meant to be
And I’m Breaking Down
I think I’m breaking down
And I’m afraid to sleep because of what haunts me
Such as living with the uncertainties
That I’ll never find the words to say
Which would completely explain
Just how I’m breaking down
Someone come, Someone come and save my life
Maybe I’ll sleep when I am dead
But now its like the night is taking up sides
With all the worries that occupy the back of my mind
Could it be? This misery will suffice
(Gordon Downey Singing This Verse)
I’ve become, the simple souvenir of someone’s guilt
Like the sea, I’m constantly changing from calm to ill
Madness fills my heart and soul
As if the great divide could swallow me whole
Oh, how I’m breaking down
Someone come, Someone come and save my life
Maybe I’ll sleep when I am dead
But now its like the night is taking up sides
With all the worries that occupy the back of my mind
Could it be? This misery will suffice
Someone come, Someone come and save my life
Someone come, Someone come and save my life
Someone come, Someone come and save my life
Could it be? This misery will suffice
Related posts:
- City and Colour – Body In a Box
- City and Colour – The Girl
- Said the Whale – This City’s a Mess
- Chad VanGaalen – City of Electric Light
- We Are The City – Astronomers
