"Sleeping Thoughts Wake" is a song by British progressive metal band Haken. It is the fourth track of the band's 2008 demo Enter the 5th Dimension.
Basis
"Sleeping Thoughts Wake" tells of a girl struggling to come to terms with reality and finding refuge and happiness in her dreams. Eventually she is forced to return to the real world and face the harshness of reality.
Production
Little is known about the production of "Sleeping Thoughts Wake".
Lyrics
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Shades of grey shape the room
In which she lies
Raindrops on the windowpane
Keep her awake
Shades of her mind
Shape the world she sees
Lost in fading daylight
She entered her dreams
Tears of fire cascade from the sea
The sound falling through the earth
Pulls me to its core
Free me from this black hole
Help me regain control of my reality
Sleeping thoughts wake
My visions oppressing me
Trapped inside this raging mind
Drawn between opposing worlds
She abhorred her lost soul
Tears of earth cascade from the sea
The sound falling through the fire
Pulls me to its core
Splintered, fragmented heart
Spirits are torn apart
She lost her reality
Sleeping thoughts wake
And entered her fantasy
Where am I?
What is this feeling?
My sleeping thoughts awakening
When will my conscious thoughts sleep?
I'm alive in my dreams
In my dreams I am free
Wonders I have never heard
I see a magical world below
Let your senses become one
For the first time I am now awake
I don't want to go, this is not the end
When can I return? Will I see you again?
Drawn back to this wretched world
She abhorred her lost soul
Tears of sea cascade from the earth and fire
Falling through the sound pulls me to its core
This is not the end...
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Personnel
Haken
- Ross Jennings - vocals
- Richard Henshall - guitars, keyboards
- Matthew Marshall - guitars
- Pete Jones - keyboards
- Thomas MacLean - bass
- Raymond Hearne - drums, tuba
Trivia
- The song's lyrics bear some resemblence to the story of Visions. Whether or not they stem from the same source is unclear.
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