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if I fall asleep
I'm constantly letting you down
You say hush, and I don't make a sound
I scream into layered white noise
But all of your worries, you don't hear my voice
Been too long since I said yes
I undress my sorrows, they stay in my head
I'm so sick and tired of the loneliness
One day, if I fall asleep, will I be missed?
I lay with the angles, yet I lie with their horns
My kindness, superficial, is begging to be born
My conscience tells me secrets, and I ignore the signs
If I let go of the surface, would you even cry?
My choices stay stuck in the clouds
You say stop, but my lungs are too loud
Words drop with language so sick:
"Her body is broken" "His mind clogs too thick"
I've lost the emotion I own
I untie the knots, the pain won't leave its home
I'm so sick and tired of the loneliness
One day, if I fall asleep, will I be missed?
I lay with the angles, yet I lie with their horns
My kindness, superficial, is begging to be born
My conscience tells me secrets, and I ignore the signs
If I let go of the surface, would you even cry?
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My name is Arielle G. I am a16 year old singer-songwriter. The song "if I fall asleep" is about failing to meet expectations and letting loved ones down.