[Verse 1]
I've been lower than low down
Only way is up right now
I can see a new dawning
Oh-oh-oh
So far from home
Oh-oh-oh
Been running so long
[Chorus]
But tonight
I don't need to close my eyes
I don't need to fall asleep
I don't need to sleep to dream, no, I don't
Bent but not broken
Down but not hopeless
Eyes are wide open, I know it
Don't need to sleep to dream
[Verse 2]
I won't let 'em feed me lines
I won't let 'em fake my lie
I won't let 'em write my story
No, oh-oh-oh
These words are my own
Oh-oh-oh-oh
But I'm not alone
I'm not alone
[Chorus]
But tonight
I don't need to close my eyes
I don't need to fall asleep
I don't need to sleep to dream, no, I don't
Bent but not broken
Down but not hopeless
Eyes arе wide open, I know it
I don't need to sleep to dream
[Bridge]
Tonight (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
Oh (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Yеah (Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
Night
[Chorus]
Bent but not broken
Down but not hopeless
Eyes are wide open, I know it
I don't need to sleep to dream
I've been lower than low down
Only way is up right now
I can see a new dawning
Don’t Need to Sleep was written by John Legend & Justin Tranter & OAK.
Don’t Need to Sleep was produced by OAK & Alex Niceforo & Keith Sorrells.
John Legend released Don’t Need to Sleep on Thu Dec 14 2023.
I am honored to contribute an original song to ‘We Dare to Dream". Waad Al-Kateab has created an important film and I hope “Don’t Need to Sleep” does the documentary and its extraordinary subjects justice.
–via Variety (October, 2023)