I can't get no sleep

I can't get no sleep



I shut my eyes and try to sleep.

The movie begins, of the thoughts i keep.

I don't recall buying tickets to this long show,

and why is my seat always in the front row?

If now is now and then was then,

why does this replay again and again?

Who's flicking channels on the remote control?

Has my mind gone to battle with my body and soul?

Is it I?

Is it me?

who else could it be?

At least let me choose what programs I see.

Flashes of color, voices and text.

Shouldn't I know what's coming up next?

My body responds by twitching and turning,

My breathing is shallow,

It's sleep that I'm yearning.

Forced to watch scenes from future events,

how can this be? it doesn't make sense.

And even though I choose not to look,

I still see the pages of this unwritten book.

Is this what they call the human condition

forcing my mind into submission,

without so much as an intermission?

Well the joke's on them because while they were yapping,

I got comfortable and started napping.

I'm the one who's in charge around here,

I'll fight them head on, I have no fear.

Their in my own head but I'm in control,

so from this day forward I choose the show.

So shut up and listen, don't talk while I sleep,

from now on I choose which movies we keep.