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stik]]> Sunday Songwriters Group stikman https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y7week15-ninety-naps-a-day/#post-322104 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y7week15-ninety-naps-a-day/#post-321737 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:13:36 +0000
Alan, it might be that I'm rambling on too much in this one and I might sometimes fail to notice where some link might need be clearer so that it makes some sense to someone else than myself :wink:

So, in case you' wanted to know:

The persona is narcoleptic (thus he/she might fall asleep any second and the sleep might last for minutes or hours. as narcolepsy means an infinite need for sleep and you have no control whatsover of when/how long/where you fall. e.g. might drown in a bathtub. also, while sleeping much during the day, you are likely to suffer from insomnia at nighttime.) and recollects scenes from her/his hometown from the time before the sickness (verse1). Been trying to revisit those places, but never made it there coz always feel asleep before and it's just too exhausting to go anywhere outside alone. so mostly staying home. hearing ont he radio that the town is changing- e.g. a place where he/she had spent some good days (the house with the winds and cats) has been sold off + is now closed to strolling youths. Tried to call a friend to check if it's true that everything is changing. That's about how I meant this :wink: But of course you can also read it without narcolepsy, as stuck in the past and trapped at home, apathy and depression......

Hope it helped :D
Thanks for all the comments everyone!!
Cheers,
straycat.]]> Sunday Songwriters Group straycat. https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y7week15-ninety-naps-a-day/#post-321737 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y7week15-ninety-naps-a-day/#post-321225 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:14:04 +0000

A :-)]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Alan Green https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y7week15-ninety-naps-a-day/#post-321225 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y7week15-ninety-naps-a-day/#post-321221 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:55:26 +0000
Thanks for posting it.

Ernie]]> Sunday Songwriters Group stikman https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y7week15-ninety-naps-a-day/#post-321221 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y7week15-ninety-naps-a-day/#post-321218 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:40:07 +0000
I like it a lot. Some classic lines.....well :roll: I was going to cut and paste but I said I like this and that and this...even got stray cat in the song :wink:

....I liked it all :D

Nice writing.

James]]> Sunday Songwriters Group jamestoffee https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y7week15-ninety-naps-a-day/#post-321218 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y7week15-ninety-naps-a-day/#post-321211 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:45:55 +0000
. . . but right now I'm going to take a nap.

I keep falling asleep . . .
KR2]]> Sunday Songwriters Group KR2 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y7week15-ninety-naps-a-day/#post-321211 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y7week15-ninety-naps-a-day/#post-35019 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:24:53 +0000
ninety naps a day

surely, the swing is still
waiting for me on the top of the hill
where the city sways back and forth at your will
surely, the bridge holds still
with its half-timbered houses across the stream
where i used to sit with or without her

i've been walking towards them for a month
yes, i've been meaning to put one foot in front of the other but i
keep falling asleep

and i've been staring out of the kitchen window
yes, i've been meaning to learn the backyard by heart but i
keep falling asleep

hm, last night, doing the dishes all over again
they spoke about a building site on the radio
that's being filled with earth until a park shall grow
hm, last night, doing the dishes all over again
they told about a factory house on the radio
that's been bought and cleared out, no more occupants

and, oh, where are the young ones getting
their dreads made these lone afternoons
if they sold the shattered place of windows where
stray cats and hoarse winds came through

yes, i've been meaning to call you to ask if it's quite true but i
keep falling asleep

i broke my hand last year while opening a door
my mom found me fast asleep on the floor
and i could not write for weeks

the bathtub is my enemy now, just waiting for head under water
and i've been meaning to remember but i keep falling asleep oh i
keep falling asleep

hoping the swing is still
waiting for me on the top of the hill
where the city sways back and forth at your will

Hm... I've been watching a documentary on narcolepsy.
Guess it shows :)

Cheers,
straycat.]]> Sunday Songwriters Group straycat. https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y7week15-ninety-naps-a-day/#post-35019