“Sleeping” presents itself as Track 2 on Gigi Perez’s debut album, At The Beach, In Every Life. On the track, Gigi Perez unfolds the song similar to a raw journal log entry, combining vulnerability and smoldering anger at being abandoned.
The track was first previewed at one of her concerts, though...
[Verse 1]
They cry 'cause that's what they do
Wo-oh, when somebody's died
That's just the right thing to do
But you stay locked in your room
And the months turn into years
You couldn't list out all my fears
[Chorus]
So I slipped into that pretty, black mess
Sold my soul, and yeah, it made less
Than I knew I could get on for it
I was sleeping, I was snoring
[Post-Chorus]
La-la, la-la
La-la, la-la
La-la, la-la
La-la, la-la
[Verse 2]
They cheer 'cause that's what they do
When you're happy for yourself
They'll be so happy with you
Until push comes to shove
And nobody is around
Nobody offers any love
[Chorus]
So I slipped into that pretty, black mess
Sold my songs back, then it made sense
But I knew I was so in for it
I was sleeping, I was snoring
[Post-Chorus]
(La-la) You didn't meet me at the park
(La-la) You didn't meet me in the rain
(La-la) You didn't meet me at the car
(La-la) You only drove me insane (Insane)
(La-la) You didn't meet me at the park
(La-la) You didn't meet me at her grave
(La-la) You didn't meet me at the car
(La-la) You only drove me insane (Insane)
[Chorus]
When I slipped into that pretty, black mess
Sold my soul, and yeah, it made less (La-la, la-la)
Than I knew I could get on for it (La-la, la-la)
I was desperate, I was whoring (La-la, la-la)
When I slipped into that pretty, black mess (La-la, la-la)
Sold my soul, back then it made sense (La-la, la-la)
But I knew I was so in for it (La-la, la-la)
I was sleeping, I was snoring (La-la, la-la)
[Post-Chorus]
(La-la) You didn't meet me at the park
(La-la) You didn't meet me in the rain
(La-la) You didn't meet me at the car
(La-la) You only drove me insane (Insane)
(La-la) You didn't meet me in the park
(La-la) You didn't meet me at her grave
(La-la) You didn't meet me at the car
(La-la) You only drove me insane
[Outro]
La-la, la-la
La-la
Sleeping was written by Gigi Perez.
Sleeping was produced by Gigi Perez & Noah Weinman.
Gigi Perez released Sleeping on Fri Apr 25 2025.