(Verse 1)
The curtains are drawn but the room is bright
With a strange and haunting kind of light
It’s twelve o'clock in the dead of June
But I’m staring at a golden moon
It feels like morning in my aching head
But there’s a winter in this empty bed
I’m waiting for the dark to finally fall
To hide the shadows dancing on the wall.
(Chorus)
It’s a midnight sleep sun, burning through
The hole in my heart that looks like you
A daylight dream in the middle of the night
Keeping the memory of us in sight
I want to go under, I want to let go
But the rays of your love just won’t stop their glow
Shining on the wreckage of a life undone
Blinded by the midnight sleep sun.
(Verse 2)
The clock is frozen, the air is thick
I’m tired of playing this cruel trick
Pretending that the dawn is just a lie
While I watch the ghosts go drifting by
You left a lantern burning in the hall
Now I can’t find the peace of sleep at all
The warmth is mocking how cold I’ve grown
Since I’ve been living in the"after" zone.
(Bridge)
Close the blinds, kill the spark
I just want to be lost in the dark
But the more I try to shut my eyes
The more I see your sun begin to rise
It’s a beautiful fire, a terrible heat
Turning my victory into defeat.
(Chorus)
It’s a midnight sleep sun, burning through
The hole in my heart that looks like you
A daylight dream in the middle of the night
Keeping the memory of us in sight
I want to go under, I want to let go
But the rays of your love just won’t stop their glow
Shining on the wreckage of a life undone
Blinded by the midnight sleep sun.
(Outro)
Midnight... but the sky is gold.
Stories... that will never be told.
Sleep... but the light is too loud.
Hiding... behind a silver cloud.
Let me rest...
Turn out the sun...
Until the morning...
And the grieving... are one.
