Another track related to the taming of self-destruction, “Narcoleptic” is “a song about the passing of love, drugs and love are one big pillow and they can make you forget about so many things and they can make you forget about living and put you into a somnambulist state, like sleep walking.”
Narc...
[Verse 1]
Slip and stumble at my first offenses
It's not treason, it's no lie
You talk in paragraphs, I write my sentence
It's not treason, it's no lie
[Chorus]
It seemed a place for us to dream
It seemed a place for us to dream
[Verse 2]
Crush and crumble under your defenses
It's not treason, it's no lie
You frame the photograph, I sit on fences
Change of season, love can die
[Chorus]
It seemed a place for us to dream
It seemed a place for us to dream
It seemed a place for us to dream
It seemed a place for us to dream
[Bridge]
If we tear out the tumor
It's later, never sooner
If we tear out the tumor
It's later, never sooner
[Chorus]
It seemed a place for us to dream
It seemed a place for us to dream
[Post-Chorus]
You'd better keep it in check
Or you'll end up a wreck
And you'll never wake up
You'd better keep it in check
Or you'll end up a wreck
And you'll never wake up
Wake up, wake up
Wake up, wake up
[Chorus]
It seemed a place for us to dream
It seemed a place for us to dream
[Post-Chorus]
You'd better keep it in check
Or you'll end up a wreck
And you'll never wake up
You'd better keep it in check
Or you'll end up a wreck
And you'll never wake up
You'd better keep it in check
Or you'll end up a wreck
And you'll never wake up
You'd better keep it in check
Or you'll end up a wreck
And you'll never wake up
Wake up
Narcoleptic was written by Brian Molko & Steve Hewitt & Stefan Olsdal.
Narcoleptic was produced by Placebo & Paul Corkett.
Placebo released Narcoleptic on Mon Oct 09 2000.
The song is about drugs, so it’s possible “slip and stumble” means to become addicted the very first time he try’s a new drug.