“Sleepless” is the eleventh and closing song off of Northlane’s album “Alien”
The song talks about how Marcus Bridge had to cut ties with his mother, after learning his sister developed a meth addiction and Bridge’s mother didn’t intervene.
“I pretty much disowned my mum — that’s what Sleepless is...
[Intro]
I can't reach your hand
I can’t liberate you
I know you're alive, but in my heart I've said goodbye
So tonight, I’m sleepless
[Verse 1]
Afraid of what I might become
A curse I've tried to ignore
But still it leaves me feeling numb
I wished I could've done more
It's taken over every cell
Why are you drowning yourself
When you are so unwell?
[Chorus]
I can't reach your hand
I can't liberate you
I know you're alive, but in my heart I've said goodbye
So tonight, I’m sleepless
Sleepless
Sleepless
[Bridge]
I keep this out of sight, out of mind
But I never left it all behind
I never left it all behind
[Chorus]
I can’t reach your hand
I can't liberate you
I know you’re alive, but in my heart I've said goodbye
So tonight, I'm sleepless
[Outro]
I'm sleepless, sleepless
I’m sleepless, sleepless
I'm sleepless, sleepless
I'm sleepless, sleepless
Sleepless was written by Nic Pettersen & Joshua Smith (Northlane) & Jonathon Deiley & Marcus Bridge.
Sleepless was produced by Northlane & Chris Blancato & Dave Petrovic.