Story Behind The Song
Guitarist returned from honey moon - 1st jam session, he had the entire guitar line for Perfect Nightmare (the single), and the melody and lyrics just came to me on the spot.
Song Description
Original single's guitar riff written by Mal McAllister. Melody and lyrics and music (in the Dreamy Mix) by Jason Maynard.
| Song Length |
2:53 |
Genre |
Pop - Dreampop, Pop - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Non 4/4 |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Verse 1
Tell me once again, just so I believe it
Look at my friend, he's laying there and he's bleeding
Slowly so it goes, it's the ticking of the ages
This demon deep inside of me is tired of it's cages
Verse 2
Tender, tense and raw, it's a wound without a dressing
So leave it at the door, it's dirty too I'm guessing
Only one at a time, it's all I can afford now
Your dream is so sublime, tell me more, tell me how
Chorus
Time to sleep it's perfect in your nightmare
So it seems I live it
In my dreams you're walking over water
It's perfect in your nightmare now
Verse 3
Waking in a sweat, I'm numb but I can feel it
Recognise regret, no more need to waste it
Is this a memory
Time please be good to me
Hope I can wake up tomorrow
Don't want to beg and steal
Don't want to fade away
Don't want to sell out to borrow
Chorus
Time to sleep it's perfect in your nightmare
So it seems I live it
In my dreams you're walking over water
It's perfect in your nightmare
Perfect in your nightmare
Time to sleep it's perfect in your nightmare
So it seems I live it
In my dreams you're walking over water
It's perfect in your nightmare
It's perfect in your nightmare now