Swollen Members - Bad Dreams lyrics

In the beginning all I hear is people singing
Deep and low with iron bells ringing
And there's a source of heat near my feet
I'm so weak I pass in and out of sleep
Flashes of light blotches of colour
I yell out for help but
It's drown out by weather
Downpour torrential, power of the vengeful
This was all triggered by
The subconscious central
Sweet dreams are hideous
Let's not confuse those
Bad dreams will find you
Confine you to circles
Every other movement is slowed by your mind
That's why stabbing them blind is no crime
With no REM, your bound to cave in
And life in the conscious life is quite grim
If I can't escape then I'll die in my sleep
'cause the cliff is too steep
And the water's too deep



Sound familiar, bad dreams can kill ya
Deeper the sleep the realer, man, I feel ya
Bad dreams, sad scenes and fear
You don't want to have to wake up here
Bad dreams
You don't want to have to wake up here
Bad dreams, sad scenes and fear
You don't want to have to wake up here
Bad Dreams
You don't want to have to wake up here

I'm running down a hall with
One wall of flames
With friends I've never seen in
My life with strange names
Sound familiar bad dreams can kill ya
Pain's not what it seems
Cold stares and sudden screams
I get in fights every night as im reflecting
Throwing punches fast hard as I
Can but not connecting
They're protected by a force field
Locked in an engagement
Until I see the colour red when
Pounding heads into the pavement
Caught up in a chase scene
Or working on a plan
Sometimes I'm falling and I have to
Wake up before I land lots of doors to open
Afraid what I might find
My girlfriend getting fucked with eight
More guys in line
Can't wait to rise and shine
When ill thoughts are provoked
My girlfriend's right beside
Me getting choked
In real life plus I heard it could get worse
So much for walking in my sleep
That's close to murder in the first

Chorus (Mad Child & Prevail)
Sound familiar, bad dreams can kill ya
Deeper the sleep the realer, man, I feel ya
Bad dreams, sad scenes and fear
You don't want to have to wake up here
Bad dreams
You don't want to have to wake up here
Bad dreams, sad scenes and fear
You don't want to have to wake up here
Bad Dreams
You don't want to have to wake up here

They say that most people can only
Dream in black and white
That's why he packs a knife
And only reappears at night
I pray for the light to
Turn him back to stone
And shine bright enough so I
Can find my way home

Watching myself from above and just behind
Like im controlling video games
Inside my mind be careful what you dream for
Because it's right there
Sometimes day dreams turn into nightmares

I've prepared the chair
Electricity rumbles through the air
You don't want to have to wake up here
It's cold in the morning
Breath the eternal frost of our dawning

Plus it's dark and damp
With slight hints of death
So cold I'm spitting icicles
Rip right through the flesh
Smoke forms with every breath
The sound of children screaming
Pinch myself, I have to wake up
Afraid of dreaming

Sound familiar, bad dreams can kill ya
Deeper the sleep the realer, man, I feel ya
Bad dreams, sad scenes and fear
You don't want to have to wake up here
Bad dreams
You don't want to have to wake up here
Bad dreams, sad scenes and fear
You don't want to have to wake up here
Bad Dreams
You don't want to have to wake up here