Nightmares
CHVRCHES * Track #9 On Screen Violence
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Nightmares Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I get the last word only because
I write on the walls in my head
Maybe some things are better unsaid
To be left on the sheets of your bed
[Pre-Chorus]
Can I forgive if I forget
All my mistakes and my regrets?
If all of this is for the best?
[Chorus]
I've been singing that song again
Another ballad that won't make amends
It's been giving me nightmares again
And they don't end
I've been singing along again
Another poem designed for revenge
Now I'm living the nightmare again
And it won't end
[Verse 2]
Pity the actor canning the laughter
I know I waited too long
I played so dumb, I was under the thumb
A conclusion far too foregone
[Pre-Chorus]
Can I forgive if I forget
All my mistakes and my regrets?
If all of this is for the best?
[Chorus]
I've been singing that song again
Another ballad that won't make amends
It's been giving me nightmares again
And they don't end
I've been singing along again
Another poem designed for revenge
Now I'm living the nightmare again
And it won't end
[Post-Chorus]
For, for, forgiving
For, for, forgetting
For, for, forgiving
For, for, forgetting
[Bridge]
It might have looked like love, but it tasted a lot like blood
What is it like to be the apple of your own eye?
Always loved, always seen
Always gratified, always heard
Always safe, always satisfied
An ugly song came from a ballad for a friend
If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, it never ends
I was no sweet dream, but I was never a nightmare
I'm glad that we can all now stop pretending that you cared
I was no sweet dream, but I was never a nightmare
I love it when you talk about it to people who weren't there
The arrogance and narcissism laid bare
I was no sweet dream, but I was never a nightmare
[Chorus]
I've been singing that song again
Another ballad that won't make amends
It's been giving me nightmares again
And they don't end
I've been singing along again
Another poem designed for revenge
Now I'm living the nightmare again
And it won't end
[Outro]
For, for, forgiving
For, for, forgetting
For, for, forgiving
For, for, forgetting
For, for, forgiving
For, for, forgetting
For, for, forgiving
For, for, forgetting
Nightmares Q&A
Who wrote Nightmares's ?
Nightmares was written by Iain Cook & Lauren Mayberry & Martin Doherty.
Who produced Nightmares's ?
Nightmares was produced by CHVRCHES.
When did CHVRCHES release Nightmares?
CHVRCHES released Nightmares on Fri Aug 27 2021.
What did CHVRCHES say about "Nightmares"?
This is the only song on the record that’s about relationships. The verses are about relationships, then the choruses are about me being frustrated at writing about relationships. It feels like you’re trapped in this horrible repeating saga.
What have the artists said about the song?
There’s spoken word at the end of this. A song we’ve been trying to pay homage to for many years in this band is “Waking the Witch” by Kate Bush. When the almost scary groove kicks in, there’s this chopped-up, sort of frantic-sounding spoken word, which has always been such an evocative thing. We’ve...