Cursed Sleep

by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

From the album: The Letting Go

Track 4 of 13 on The Letting Go (2006).

The Letting Go cover art

Lyrics for Cursed Sleep

Backing vocals: Dawn McCarthy I slept sweetly unpretending That the night was always ending She breathes lightly right next to me And I dreamed of her inside of me And in my dream she sang so sweetly A melody I hope to sing So enslaved by her sweet wonder It cut my legs and? hunger She sang my name and so engulfed And I cried and felt my legs fail In her arms I trembled electric And she led me and she held me Then waking she was older still And holds my love against it's will In spell cast with her palms extended Cursed love is never ended Cursed eyes are never closing Cursed arms are never closing Cursed children never rising Cursed me never despising Oh I am loving always holding Epic song it tells of how Of she and I are living now [Dawn: cursed love (repeat)]

More from The Letting Go

  1. Love Comes To Me
  2. Strange Form Of Life
  3. Wai
  4. Cursed Sleep
  5. No Bad News
  6. Cold & Wet
  7. Big Friday
  8. Lay And Love
  9. The Seedling
  10. Then The Letting Go
  11. God's Small Song
  12. I Called You Back
  13. [untitled track]