Why Are We Sleeping Lyrics by Kevin Ayers

Why Are We Sleeping Lyrics

    It begins with a blessing
    And it ends with a curse;
    Making life easy,
    By making it worse;
    My mask is my master,
    The trumpeter weeps,
    But his voice is so weak
    As he speaks from his sleep, saying
    Why, why, why, why are we sleeping!

    People are watching,
    People who stare;
    Waiting for something
    That's already there.
    Tomorrow i'll find it ,
    The trumpeter screams,
    And remembers he's hungry
    And drowns in his dreams, saying
    Why, why, why, why are we sleeping!

    My head is a nightclub
    With glasses and wine;
    The customers dancing
    Or just making time;
    While daevid is cursing
    The customers scream!
    Now everyone's shouting,
    "get out of my dreams!"


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