https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week26-olavjamir-so-close-to-fall-asleep/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:52:02 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week26-olavjamir-so-close-to-fall-asleep/#post-59934 Fri, 30 Apr 2004 18:08:27 +0000
sorry that I changed your words a bit...just seemed to fit better that way.
I'm glad you like it...

of course, I'll try to explain the second verse to you(not sure if I can 'cause it's not as clear to me as it should be for I wrote it*smile*)
alright

the first line about the clocks refers to the first verse about time moving backwards, that's pretty obvious, I think, the person wants time to bring him(or her...let's assume it's a male person) back to the point where he stopped existing in a real(human) form-the point where his ashes were scattered

the next line about the leaves is somehow the third line of the first verse revisited...and still has something to do with the person- he grew&lost his beauty before anyone else even noticed
and now he's tired of it all but somehow can't give up on life yet...so he's ripping of his eye lashes so he cannot fall asleep(-no eye lashes means you can still see even with your eyes closed-might be different in real life, but...anyway :wink: )
then the chorus again...keeps on longing for the only place where he felt protected&quite alright...like a baby in its mother's womb...you could understand it that way also:he wants to creep back into his mother's womb literally...ohh creepy;)

I hope that helped.
thanx
bluenightangel]]> Sunday Songwriters Group straycat. https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week26-olavjamir-so-close-to-fall-asleep/#post-59934 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week26-olavjamir-so-close-to-fall-asleep/#post-59895 Thu, 29 Apr 2004 21:31:36 +0000 I love the first part of the lyrics, but
you lost me at the second verse. Would you care to give me some background or your ideas for what you wrote.
Sorry if it is a stupid question.
Blessings. Olav]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Olav https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week26-olavjamir-so-close-to-fall-asleep/#post-59895 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week26-olavjamir-so-close-to-fall-asleep/#post-2228 Wed, 28 Apr 2004 18:58:26 +0000 let's see...

so close to fall asleep

Time, go backwards, I left myself behind
don't care no more to fight my fears
as thoughts ripple in the shadows of my mind
Lord Im so tired, tired of denying
so tired of the bitter taste of my tears

home
was such a sweet place
almost like my mother's womb
a safe place
a warm cave

Yeah clocks, move these hands, the other way around
until I can perceive my scattered ashes
as the leaves cripple before their beauty can be found
Lord I'm so tired, tired
in order not to fall asleep, I'm ripping off my lashes
I will close
these eyes
no more

oh but home
such a sweet place
take me there
such a safe place
my mother's womb
keep me warm]]> Sunday Songwriters Group straycat. https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week26-olavjamir-so-close-to-fall-asleep/#post-2228