Dead Asleep

by Dream Theater

From the album: Parasomnia

Track 4 of 8 on Parasomnia (2025).

Duration: 11:06

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Lyrics for Dead Asleep

In a waterside village, in the heat of July A man and his wife settled down for the night In the morning, he woke to a horrible sight It's all just so tragic, an unusual case The violent result of a fatal mistake How can he be to blame? He was never awake (Wake up) what have I done? I was dead asleep (Wake up) can you send someone? I'm not insane, I was dead asleep Scrambling in the darkness, in fear for his life Certain a killer broke in He fumbles for a weapon, reaches for a knife A sleepwalking murder begins It was a vivid encounter, a realistic fight And now he's got blood on his hands He stands over the body, sees it's his wife A nightmare he can't understand I must confess, it was me I needed to silence the screams She suffered a brutal attack A shockingly violent act (Wake up) what have I done? I was dead asleep (Wake up) can you send someone? I'm not insane, I was dead asleep Out of my mind, out of my body Someone's been killed, I am sorry Out of control, all out of answers Maybe one day you'll forgive me (Wake up) what have I done? I was dead asleep I must have been dreaming I have no memory of anything We strongly suspect you're feeling a sense of despair No one knows of the guilt that you bear In the eyes of the law, you are free You are innocent

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More from Parasomnia

  1. In the Arms of Morpheus
  2. Night Terror
  3. A Broken Man
  4. Dead Asleep
  5. Midnight Messiah
  6. Are We Dreaming?
  7. Bend the Clock
  8. The Shadow Man Incident