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Sleepwalker | Maybe I could be the one they adored, That could be my reputation, It's where I'm from that lets them think I'm a whore, I'm an educated virgin, Now sleepwalker don't be shy, Don't open your eyes tonight, You'll be the one, that defends my life when I'm, Dead asleep dreaming, Cupid don't draw back your bow, Sam Cooke didn't know what I know, I'll never be your valentine, The sleepwalker in me and god only knows that I've tried, Let me in, Let me drown or learn how to swim, Just don't leave me at the window, I could be the one to be your next best friend, You may need someone to hold you, Sleepwalker take this knife, You may see someone tonight, And you'd be the one to save my life, When I'm dead asleep dreaming, Now cupid don't draw back your bow, Sam Cooke didn't know what I know, Never be your valentine, the sleepwalker in me, and god only knows that I've tried, I'm in your movie and everyone looks sad, But I can hear you, Your voice in the laugh track, But you never saw my best scene, The one where I sleep, I sleepwalk into your, into your dreams. Now sleepwalker, what's my line, It's only a matter of time until I, Learn to open up my eyes, When I'm dead asleep dreaming, Now cupid don't draw back your bow, Sam Cooke didn't know what I know, Could Never be your valentine, The sleepwalker in me, now the sleepwalker in me, And god only knows that I've tried.
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| words and music by Jakob Dylan appears on Breach -Performed live on Saturday Night Live -Video: Directed by Mark Romanek Released: 2000 The video was based on the book by Jean Marie-Pierre. -Obviously I don't think I'm smarter that Sam Cooke, and although that's what the lyric seems to be saying, that's not exactly what I meant. Sam Cooke's song Cupid is a favorite of mine and I guess you could say it's a pure, hopeful song. I write songs from a similar point of view, but Sleepwalker isn't one of them. Sleepwalker suggests that while it may be tempting to attach yourself to something or somebody, it's healthier not to do that. Cupid is just one of the thousands of songs that say otherwise, of course, because popular music has been obsessed with romantic love for centuries. You can't pin that just on music, though, because everybody is obsessed with that. We all long for something that's pure and honest.~Jakob on the meaning of Sleepwalker, Playboy 20 questions 11.00 -"In the new video the fish represents what I think I hear in my head but won't stop." -Jakob, from the aol chat 10.9.00 -"I used a new Les Paul custom with P-90s that Gibson built for me. That guitar is on a lot of the punchier rhythm tracks, like "Sleepwalker." -Michael |