Chris Koza

Lyrics

well, suppose all of the screens died
and people woke up in the middle of their lives
pale skin and crooked spines
wouldn’t know if they had their own minds
where dreams were growing like secret vines
and swallowing up whole the world we used to know

if you see me sleepwalking, shake me, wake me up
down the middle of the street, over by the river where the city is shimmering
I might beg you let me sleep but don’t you let me be alone
if you find me sleepwalking I want you to be the one to bring me home

well, suppose time didn’t move so fast
and the years didn’t collect like rain in a wine glass
weathered skin and worry lines
wouldn’t show even if the light wasn’t just right
and light is something that shines from the inside
catching shadows of our youth, dancing on the moon

if you see me sleepwalking, shake me, wake me up
down the middle of the street, over by the river where the city is shimmering
I might beg you let me sleep but don’t you let me be alone
if you find me sleepwalking I want you to be the one to bring me home

well, suppose love never led astray
and you’ve never watched the world roll by from the window of a train
charging through the thick and thin
the endless plains or the mighty mountains
past tiny homes and gardens
where the wind chimes sway and sing and crickets do their thing

if you see me sleepwalking, shake me, wake me up
if you find me sleepwalking I want you to be the one to bring me home