Sam Loeffler alludes to some of the meaning behind the song when they were recording in Las Vegas:
“We did “Sleepwalking,” “In Debt to the Earth” and the Compulsion song “Delivery” for that album. Those were the songs that Pete had parts for, so we worked with them. We did Vena Sera in Las Vegas, w...
[Verse 1]
Rushed and told
They're bred to continually be at their marks
But some withhold
And won't be held under the spell
[Verse 2]
Bribed when tried
They focused on the balling
Of our men 'til now
Got left inside the underbelly's choke
[Chorus]
Well you assumed
At least they'll call us men again
For those shadows
That keep on crawling out from under cloaks
[Verse 3]
Behold rest assured
The sleepwalking elite
When their days
Are numbered like the shallow
When they sit on their knees
On their knees, on their knees
As they sit on their knees
On their knees, on their knees
[Chorus]
And you assumed
At least they'll call us men again
For those shadows
That keep on crawling out from under cloaks
Cloaks
[Chorus]
Well you assumed
At least they'll call us men again
For those shadows
That keep on crawling out from under cloaks
Well you assumed
At least they'll call us men again
For those shadows
That keep on crawling out from under
Sleep Walking Elite was written by Pete Loeffler & Sam Loeffler & Dean Bernardini.
Sleep Walking Elite was produced by Michael “Elvis” Baskette.
Chevelle released Sleep Walking Elite on Tue Apr 03 2007.