Light Sleeper

By Bess Atwell

On Light Sleeper

Released on May 24, 2024

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[Verse 1]

On a scale of one to ten

Where do you land?

And how are you supposed to know that?

I have emotional pins and needles

And I dig my heels in


[Chorus]

I'm ready to be a light sleeper again

To wake up and feel everything

I can carry the weight of it


[Verse 2]

We are running on the beach

We are hunted

Something heavy in the sea

Something blunted

Fear can't hurt you anymore

Than a dream can

It's okay to feel bad


[Chorus]

I'm ready to be a light sleeper again

To wake up and feel everything

I can carry the weight of it


[Verse 3]

If thеre were a bеast

I would've seen it by now

I've been all over this island

You taught me to be

Afraid of myself

Well, I am

But I'm trying