I've been up for nights and days

And my eyes remain wide awake

Because more than my life's at stake

So I ain't got time for blinkin’

All the time I'm thinkin’

If this ain't hell it's one firey place

Metallic projectiles fly in ya face

And leave you like human garbage lyin’ in drains

I gotta keep my eyeballs open

The only thing that'll minus the pain like ibuprofen is

9 Million K in a case

I don't feel in control like pilots in planes

I'm trapped in this winding maze

I'm an insomniac I'm insane

[Hook]

I've been up for days and nights through this crazy life but

I'll sleep when I'm dead

Until they pay me right

My eyes are open wide but

I'll sleep when I'm dead

When everything on my to do list is ticked off

Then maybe I can drift off

Until then I'm wide awake, lyin’ in a daze

My eyeballs gaze

Hypnotised by the sound of my wrist watch

Clickin tick tock

I'm in charge of the Underground just like Brick Top

So I can't sleep I'd be wrong if I did stop

If I'm focused on writing a verse

You couldn't put me to sleep with a thousand and nine bottles of Night Nurse

It's likely I'll put ya lights out first

So I'll sleep when I'm restin’ in peace

Until then I've gotta bless these beats

‘Till I conquer the streets

If I'm conscious I can't get lost in a dream

[Hook]

I've been up for days and nights through this crazy life but

I'll sleep when I'm dead

Until they pay me right

My eyes are open wide but

I'll sleep when I'm dead

If you're drowsy remain in a slumber

My metaphors flow over ya head like a buttonless jumper

I can't sleep till I'm in the sky like lightning and thunder

Sometimes at night I wonder

Is pursuing this dream a blunder

Or the best thing that I ever did

I can't sleep or slip till I'm six-feet-under

Hence the song I'll sleep when I'm dead

You might only need money to survive

But my life relies on a needle instead

I wanna eat steak meals everyday

I'm sick and tired of livin’ on a diet of beans and bread

So believe what I said

I'll sleep when I'm where

I'll sleep when I'm what

I'll sleep when I'm dead

[Hook]

I've been up for days and nights through this crazy life but

I'll sleep when I'm dead

Until they pay me right

My eyes are open wide but

I'll sleep when I'm dead

I've been up for days and nights through this crazy life but

I'll sleep when I'm dead

Until they pay me right

My eyes are open wide but

I'll sleep when I'm dead