7 Years Sleep Behind

7 years sleep behind For seven long and two score years I lay awake from what I hear But the compensation doesn't come near I'm seven years sleep behind My mental state has hit a wall And the only borders I control Are the ones I sleep through, oh I'm falling Seven years sleep behind Seven years, cruel daughter Seven Years, cold as water Running through the bricks and mortar Keeping me together Whether I'm in thrall to some charade Or there's a clown behind it all Or the whole damn day I sleep away I'm seven years sleep behind My neighbourhood's awash with sound And kids and cars are buzzing round My peace is nowhere to be found Seven years sleep behind Perhaps it's undeniable That all this noise, the push and pull Adds up to something mystical Like seven years sleep behind Seven years, cruel daughter Seven Years, cold as water Running through the bricks and mortar Keeping me together Somewhere in here there's a list Of what I fear and who I've kissed But the simple mathematics is I'm seven years sleep behind Seven years, cruel daughter Seven Years, cold as water Running through the bricks and mortar Keeping me together