Violent Dreams - Jump, Little Children

Violent dreams

Every night

Lately I’ve been waking out of urgency

Something I said

Something I did

Is bringing on this violent emergency

One black day in ghostly white

For just another sleepless night

One more day

I’m always taking the dive

All it takes

Is all I can give

All my waking hours just to see you live

Through this sleepless night

Violent dreams

Every night

Patiently waiting in the waiting room

Hospital white

Hospital lights

Burning an unbearable fluorescent gloom

Still with both my eyes shut tight

It’s just another sleepless night

One more day

I’m always taking the dive

All it takes

Is all I can give

All my waking hours just to see you live

You behind closed eyes

Behind closed doors

«First thing tomorrow»

Someone said

She’s hanging by a needle and a thread

Violent dreams

Every night

Turning empty pages of old magazines

Turning instead

Of turning in bed

Turning off the static on the T.V. screen

In the vending machine light

It’s just another sleepless night