[Verse]
Trying to forget
Something that you know
It hasn’t killed you, yet
But you cannot let it go
Trying to exist
Trying not to scream
How it does persist
Entrapped inside a dream
[Pre-Chorus]
Fighting’s not the answer
Fighting’s not the cure
It’s eating you like cancer
It’s killing you for sure
[Chorus]
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over (Oh ooh)
[Verse]
Living in the past
It’s difficult to hide
Some things will never last
When you’re swallowing your pride
[Pre-Chorus]
Fighting’s not the answer
Fighting’s not the cure
It’s eating you like cancer
It’s killing you for sure
[Chorus]
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
[Bridge]
Watch the rain drop
Watch the rain drop
Watch the rain drop
Watch the rain drop
Watch the rain drop
Watch the rain drop
Watch the rain drop
[Outro]
So wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over
Wake me when it’s over (Ahh)
Wake Me When It’s Over was written by Dolores O’Riordan.
Wake Me When It’s Over was produced by Stephen Street.
The Cranberries released Wake Me When It’s Over on Tue Mar 19 2019.
On 18 March, 2019, an Instagram post with probable lyrics was posted
And on March 19, 2019, the song was announced to be premiered on BBCRadio, on Instagram.
While ‘Wake Me When It’s Over’ is obviously about Dolores’ personal experiences, the directors [of the music video] take on it as a song about the destruction of our natural environment… in keeping with her long-held belief that the listener can always decide for themselves what any of her songs are...