Sandman
Ellise * Track #8 On Letting the Wolf In - EP
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Sandman Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Stay complacent long enough
You’ll start to feel nothing
It’s lovely until it’s rough
Give your heart to tortured souls
And they’ll leave you tattered, unraveled
And you’re the fool
[Pre-Chorus]
Talked to the moon from my window
She’s so cold, doesn’t know
I think I might close my eyes for the last time tonight, I’ll go
Wish he would pay me a visit
I’ll listen to his trope
Long as he tells me it’s beautiful and dangerous
Oh, I know
[Chorus]
Sandman, could you put me to sleep?
Kill me kindly and quiet
I’m waiting for ya
Sandman, could you make it a dream?
Holy night, I won’t cry
I’ll still adore ya
[Verse 2]
My wrists are bound to this metal bed framе
I won’t make a sound
But they love mе so much better
When I’m no longer indebted to the ground
I’m on my knees, and they’re awful bloody
Beg for what I need
‘Cause I want the little sprinkle of his magic
Take me under, pull me deep
[Pre-Chorus]
Talked to the moon from my window
She’s so cold, doesn’t know
I think I might close my eyes for the last time tonight, I’ll go
Wish he would pay me a visit
I’ll listen to his trope
Long as he tells me it’s beautiful and dangerous
Oh, I know
[Chorus]
Sandman, could you put me to sleep?
Kill me kindly and quiet
I’m waiting for ya
Sandman, could you make it a dream?
Holy night, I won’t cry
I’ll still adore ya
[Outro]
Don’t be scared
Please take my hand
Don’t be scared
Please take my hand
Sandman Q&A
Who wrote Sandman's ?
Sandman was written by Ellise.
Who produced Sandman's ?
Sandman was produced by Adam Boukis.
Why did you choose "sandman" as the last song on 'Letting the Wolf In?'
Like I said previously, I love to end a project on a vulnerable note. Sandman is essentially a song about seeing no cure to sadness, and wanting everything to end. It’s the most sad song lyrically, and I wanted to end LTWI on the sleepiest, emptiest, most melancholy song possible.
What was it like to juxtapose a dreamy instrumental with such dark lyrics?
That’s my signature! I love to make a song have a completely different sound than it does lyrical content. The actual Sandman character is a man who puts children to sleep, sends them into a world of dreams with magic dust. I wanted the instrumental to feel soft and enchanted at first, and gradually...