and it'll haunt you

While you were sleeping
Your babies grew,
The stars shined,
And the shadows moved.

Time flew,
The phone rang,
There was a silence
When the kitchen sang.

Songs competed
Like kids for space,
We stared for hours
At our makers' face.

They gave us picks
Said "go mine the sun,
And go gold,
And come back when you`re done".

While you were sleeping
You tossed, you turned
You rolled your eyes
As the world burned.

The heavens fell,
The earth quaked.
I thought you must be,
But you weren't awake.

No, you were dreaming
You ignored the sun,
You grew a power garden
For your little ones.

And you found brides for them
On Christmas Eve,
They hung young Cain
From the Adam trees,
And danced.

While you were sleeping
I tossed and I turned too,
I closed my eyes,
But the future burned through

The planet turned
A hair gray
As I relived
The day.

While you were sleeping
The money died,
Machines were harmless,
And the earth sighed

The wind.
You swept sound,
And gravity brought
My love around.

The ocean's roe
Sang about decay,
The witches flew
And the mermaids stayed

Full of dreams.
You overslept.
In keeping with the quiet
Through the walls I crept.

I walked on tip-toes,
Sent darkness swirling
Over all the kitchen
In the early morning.

I`ll never catch up to you
Who sleep so sound.
My yawns are useless,
My heart beats too loud
To go to sleep,
My mind's too proud
To bow out.

While you were sleeping
The time changed,
All your things
Were re-arranged.

Were you falling,
Were you flying,
Were you  c a l l i n g   o u t
Or were you dying?

[lyrics elvis perkins]