Name: In a Waking Nightmare
Duration: P00H04M14S
Description: I wrote IN A WAKING NIGHTMARE about some very specific struggles with depression, namely having an internal argument about whether getting out of bed is worth it. As we'll hear in the bridge section though, for myself and anyone who needs it, "it's not over."

In a Waking Nightmare

from Uncle Pillory's Home for Waking Nightmares (EP) by Robbie Brown

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I wrote IN A WAKING NIGHTMARE about some very specific struggles with depression, namely having an internal argument about whether getting out of bed is worth it. As we'll hear in the bridge section though, for myself and anyone who needs it, "it's not over."

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Consciousness is setting in
With the pain, today begins
I'm running hours late on all the plans I made but I cannot move
Endless haze fills up my sight
Vines of apathy holding me tight
I'm rotting away and I cannot convey all the ways I've tried to cut myself loose

I'm lost in a waking nightmare
One question now, am I too far
Gone, tell me is there somewhere
I belong, is there someone left who cares

Shaky steps ahead of me
As I fall no one can see
I am too hesitant, otherwise reticent, to call out for help or let it show
In the final hour, struggling on the ground
Holding onto doubt, will I still be found
Time is running out, sirens all around
Can they save me now, am I coming back or am I down
It's not over

I'm back from the brink and I stared
At Death as they called my name, but
I have so much to do here
I must break free from the chain, I'm
Lost in a waking nightmare
One question now, am I too far
Gone, tell me, I do not fear
If I'm holding on only by a hair

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from Uncle Pillory's Home for Waking Nightmares (EP), released September 23, 2022
Robbie Brown - lyrics, composition, production, instruments, and vocals

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Robbie Brown Lansing, Michigan

I write music about the human condition, driven by soundscapes inspired from a broad range of metal, rock, and R&B.

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