Verse
Bm D Bm
If I could stay away, would you notice I was gone?
D Bm
The silence says that you don't care.
D Bm
And the promises you made are fading after all.
D A
It's obvious that you're not there.
[Chorus]
G A Bm D
Please don't wake me up, I might sleep forever,
G A Bm
Cause the sun shines cold on me again.
G A Bm D
Please don't wake me up, I might sleep forever,
G Em G
I don't wanna hear the lie today, tomorrow won't be ok.
[Interlude]
Bm G
[Verse 2]
Bm D Bm
And I'm followed by the sound of a laugh that filled the air,
D Bm
From a ghost that haunts me everywhere.
D Bm
And I wonder where you are a thousand times a day.
D A
I tried but I cant walk away.
[Chorus]
G A Bm D
Please don't wake me up, I might sleep forever,
G A Bm
Cause the sun shines cold on me again.
G A Bm D
Please don't wake me up, I might sleep forever,
G Em G
I don't wanna hear the lie today, tomorrow won't be ok.
[Bridge]
Bm D E
Like a statue I wait frozen in sorrow
Bm
And on and on, and on and on it goes.
D E
And it's always the same for a thousand tomorrows.
G A
And on and on, and on and on it goes.
[Chorus]
G A Bm D
Please don't wake me up, I might sleep forever,
G A Bm
Cause the sun shines cold on me again.
G A Bm D
Please don't wake me up, I might sleep forever,
G Em G
I don't wanna hear the lie today, tomorrow won't be ok.
[Interlude]
Bm D
[Ending]
Bm D Bm
If I could stay away, would you notice I was gone?