The Land of Sleep

The Land of Sleep


Once my life had a purpose.
I had a mission, a plan.
Now I’m filled with confusion
And I just don’t give a damn.

Watch a bug crawl up the wall.
Count my fingers and my toes.
See dark clouds as they pass by.
That’s the way my morning goes.

Try to tumble from my bed,
Shake the cobwebs from my brain.
Maybe amble to the bar
Or, just lay here, wait for rain.

I’m looking for some meaning,
Some reason to stay alive.
Right now I’m just wasting space
Just trying to find some drive.

I sweat and slave paying bills
Payments always far behind.
I have to end this drudgery
Or I just may lose my mind.

A sad stranger I’ve become,
A loner to those I meet.
This hard path that I travel
Draws me to the land of sleep.

I watch the moving shadows
As they slide along the wall.
Gradually they disappear.
Into the abyss I fall.

Once my life had a purpose.
I had a mission, a plan.
Now I’m filled with confusion
And I just don’t give a damn.