The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness

by The National

From the album: Sleep Well Beast

Track 4 of 12 on Sleep Well Beast (2017).

Duration: 03:56

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Lyrics for The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness

Maybe I listen more than you think And I can tell that somebody sold you We said we'd never let anyone in We said we'd only die of lonely secrets The system only dreams in total darkness Why are you hiding from me? We're in a different kind of thing now All night you're talking to God I thought that this would all work out after a while Now you're saying that I'm asking for too much attention Also, no other faith is light enough for this place We said we'd only die of lonely secrets The system only dreams in total darkness Why are you hiding from me? We're in a different kind of thing now All night you're talking to God I cannot explain it Oh, any other, any other way I cannot explain it Oh, any other, any other way The system only dreams in total darkness Why are you hiding from me? We're in a different kind of thing now All night you're talking to God I cannot explain it Oh, any other, any other way I cannot explain it Oh, any other, any other way I cannot explain it Oh, any other, any other way I cannot explain it Oh, any other, any other way

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  2. Day I Die
  3. Walk It Back
  4. The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
  5. Born to Beg
  6. Turtleneck
  7. Empire Line
  8. I'll Still Destroy You
  9. Guilty Party
  10. Carin at the Liquor Store
  11. Dark Side of the Gym
  12. Sleep Well Beast