During her 10/18/2017 show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Julien stated that this song is about “feeling like you’re not sure the good you do matters.”
A video of the performance is here:
[Verse 1]
What is it like to be empty?
Full of only echoes and my body caving in
A cathedral of arching ribs
Heaving out their broken hymns
[Verse 2]
Thought I made out your reply
In the seconds between sound and light
And I could have sworn the sirens
Were the holy ghost just speaking in morse code
[Chorus]
'Cause Lord, Lord, Lord, is there some way to make it stop?
'Cause nothing that I do has ever helped to turn it off
And everything supposed to help me sleep at night
Don't help me sleep at night anymore
[Verse 3]
From a distance, light from stars
Entry wounds or puncture marks
Leaking from your arms
Through the perforated dark
[Chorus]
'Cause Lord, Lord, Lord, is there some way to make it stop?
'Cause nothing that I do has ever helped to turn it off
And everything supposed to help me sleep at night
Don't help me sleep at night anymore
[Outro]
So could you hear from heaven on earth
If I scream a little louder, I know you would have heard
Say there's no way I could be further
If I scream a little louder I know you would have heard it
Everything To Help You Sleep was written by Julien Baker.
Everything To Help You Sleep was produced by Julien Baker.
Julien Baker released Everything To Help You Sleep on Fri Oct 27 2017.