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“Falling Asleep” by The Motel Life (band camp)
She listens to words of change, but she doesn’t stand for what that means
He sees his life the same
No one told you had to go through with it
And every night awake makes life more of a dream
And every conversation makes this town better than it seems
All this talk has made me grow so tired
So tired
I’m so tired
I’m so tired
And if this is falling asleep
I think I’ll fall asleep
And everyone that I know is falling apart
This something you knew without the help of her art
If this is all in my head, then why is she still in my bed?
And every women that I have come to meet
She is kicking herself for getting pushed off her feet
If this is all in her head, then why is he still in her bed?
Your fear is crashing your judgment
Who says that our god is that innocent?
All these lies have made grow so tired
I’m so tired
I’m so tired
And if this is falling asleep
I think I’ll fall asleep
My nerves have gone insane this is one night that’s just a little taste
And every conversation I’ve had gone to waste It says this all, all over your face
No one knows as much as I do and when you write this down I won’t be around
Notes:
Mike – I think the phrase keeping a bun in the over works well with “Falling Asleep”. We had this song during the We All days and we used that year to improve the dramatically. The lyrics shifted and changed several times. I think the only thing that stayed consistent was the chorus. This song reflected terrible relationship, even some that lead to violent behavior. I felt like these kinds of traits in relationships were very frequent, that is what inspired the sleeping theme.
Judcody – “Falling asleep” was written at the same time We All Left Something Behind was. I wasn’t completely stoked on the guitar riff at first because I was just messing around. Nick convinced me to finish it and a jam session later the deed was done. I will never get tired of playing this song live.
Al - “Falling Asleep” was the first demo I heard from The Motel Life. I was a little confused and couldn’t figure it out by ear. It was because Judcody tuned it very weird. I couldn’t figure it out on my own. But when I finally got to experience a practice I was blown away by “Falling Sleep’s” energy. I really couldn’t hear the lyrics but the sound and the intensity resonated with me. And after hearing that I knew I made the right decision by joining The Motel Life. This song is special. No matter when we play this song even if we’re having a bad day, practice, or show this song seems to take all those problems away for at least those 4 awesomely fun minutes.
Nick - Out of all the songs I have ever been a part of, this one I am the proudest of. Judcody and I had been jamming in my garage just a bit after finishing up our first record, We All Left Something Behind and this song just wrote itself. We saved it for quite a while and finally recorded it for Retreat. After playing this song for almost three years, it hasn’t gotten old. It’s also nice to hear little things change throughout the song as we learn our own parts better and better as time goes on.
