Sleep

actually i belive this song is about sleep deprovation that is what gerard said

GErard said this songs about while they were at the paremour house/ haunted mansion thing. lol. He said it was VERY difficult to go to sleep at night, they always felt like they were being watched, weird things were happening like doors were closing, water randomly running, and mikey kept hearing voices. They wee scared and Gerasrd said this song was about the nightmares (or as he called them "night tremors" becuase they were worse than nightmares) he had while staying there.

Okay I was close lol

I dunno why, but the first time I ever heard this track, it made me think of the 9/11. Like, some-one wakes up in the rubble not knowing what happened, then sees (someone they love?) in the rubble and thats when it says 'close your eyes and sleep'. Then like, they have flashbacks until they finally remember the attack, watching the planes hit the towers. That's what all the screaming is about.

(And then there's the voice bits where it says things like 'terrorists, sometimes i see flames and other time i see people i love dying' and also 'the tremors' like from when the rubble hit the floor and sent tremors out or some-thing.)


I'm probably waaaaay off, but I can never help but think that's what it is =D

i feel really sorry for Gerard, he was the one having those horrible dreams...

<3 Gerard.. never dream of hell again, i luv u!

kezza596:

I dunno why, but the first time I ever heard this track, it made me think of the 9/11. Like, some-one wakes up in the rubble not knowing what happened, then sees (someone they love?) in the rubble and thats when it says 'close your eyes and sleep'. Then like, they have flashbacks until they finally remember the attack, watching the planes hit the towers. That's what all the screaming is about.

(And then there's the voice bits where it says things like 'terrorists, sometimes i see flames and other time i see people i love dying' and also 'the tremors' like from when the rubble hit the floor and sent tremors out or some-thing.)


I'm probably waaaaay off, but I can never help but think that's what it is =D

wow..... that makes a shitload of sence......
i rekon when it goes "the hardest part, is letting go of your dreams" is like having to wake upp and face reality and like the only hope you have that things will ever get better is in your dreams....

[quote="i shot ur goldfish"]

kezza596:

I dunno why, but the first time I ever heard this track, it made me think of the 9/11. Like, some-one wakes up in the rubble not knowing what happened, then sees (someone they love?) in the rubble and thats when it says 'close your eyes and sleep'. Then like, they have flashbacks until they finally remember the attack, watching the planes hit the towers. That's what all the screaming is about.

(And then there's the voice bits where it says things like 'terrorists, sometimes i see flames and other time i see people i love dying' and also 'the tremors' like from when the rubble hit the floor and sent tremors out or some-thing.)


I'm probably waaaaay off, but I can never help but think that's what it is =D

Huh--never thought of that. It's entirely possible, 'cause MCR actually did a song about 9/11--"Skylines and Turnstiles." We all know it made a major impression on Gee, so maybe he had the event in mind when he wrote about his "night terrors."

Its about 9/11 the audio tape at the begganing and end of the song said it all/middle of the song is about the patient passing away

I got it!!!!!. There aren't two people at all! It's a conversation with himself. He's attempting to reconcile something bad that he did in his mind, at the same time attempting to convince himself that he's not sorry about it. And also at the same time, he's struggling with something that's killing him, which could be just exhaustion from his conscientious internal conflicts. He's literally telling himself to just give it up and sleep, that it's not worth the worry. And all of this is forcing him to give up his dreams, causing nightmares, and making him admit that he had been a monster in the past! It totally makes sense now, especially the way it falters from anger to regret. Or could I be reading into it too much? Let's hear it! (Hope this all makes sense)

Give Em Hell Kid:

Its about 9/11 the audio tape at the begganing and end of the song said it all/middle of the song is about the patient passing away

Sorry to kinda be correcting you but it isnt......

Its about how when he was in the paramour he would have trouble getting to sleep and how when he did sleep he had horrible nightmares of people that he cared about dying, sometimes even about Joan of Arc dying.
Then when he woke up, he would feel like someone was strangling him..
You can pick up on some of it in the audio!
Sorry

^^Joan of Arc? THE Joan of Arc? How very interesting. Where'd you find that out?

=s whos joan of arc?!?!? =s =s =s lol...

morosentity:

I got it!!!!!. There aren't two people at all! It's a conversation with himself. He's attempting to reconcile something bad that he did in his mind, at the same time attempting to convince himself that he's not sorry about it. And also at the same time, he's struggling with something that's killing him, which could be just exhaustion from his conscientious internal conflicts. He's literally telling himself to just give it up and sleep, that it's not worth the worry. And all of this is forcing him to give up his dreams, causing nightmares, and making him admit that he had been a monster in the past! It totally makes sense now, especially the way it falters from anger to regret. Or could I be reading into it too much? Let's hear it! (Hope this all makes sense)

i also think that it could be about him not wanting people to feel sorry for him or help him either...like as if its something he has to do on his own ...
but omg! pritti sure u got it!! yay! wow...i wish id thort of that...lol

i shot ur goldfish:

=s whos joan of arc?!?!? =s =s =s lol...

Joan of Arc was a French peasant who believed that god was talking to her, telling her to free the French people. She went to the king and got an army, she won many battles but was Captured by the English and burnt alive on the account as they believed she was a witch.
:]

Solitary Style.:

^^Joan of Arc? THE Joan of Arc? How very interesting. Where'd you find that out?

lol! Yea, THE Joan of Arc! The French one! I found it out when I got the limited edition box set, it comes in the booklet, it reads as follows -

"Now right about the darkest days for us, at The Paramour, when all hope seemed to be lost, I had terrible trouble sleeping. Every single night it felt as if someone or something was gripping my throat, squeezing away until my lungs were empty. I would convulse.
My heart was literally stopping. It was horrifying, These werent simply "Night Tremors" but in fact "Night Terrors" [Authors note - check the tape recording
(This was the inspiration for the song "Sleep" ).
It was also about the time that I bacame obsessed for Joan of Arc for some crazy reason.
I almost shaved my head; Im glad I didnt. I bought every movie I could about her and watched them over and over.
The best one was "The Passion Of Joan of Arc." It was silent and intense. I would go for days just locked up in my room staring at this painting called "The March of the Saints" in which Joan of Arc is featured. (This painting bacame the inspiration for the cover of the album and you will also notice Joan of Arc in the artwork.

Occasionally during these convulsions, I would have these 'waking dreams.' Visions, but most likely nightmares that were probably a result of stress and anxiety. In these visions I would see people that I loved dying, or Joan of Arc burning alive, terrible things. [Authors Note - Once again, check the tape recording]
I never slept. I had come across a small page of notes I had kept during the nightmares. One of the things written was this:
"WE ARE ALL JUST A BLACK PARADE"


And then it goes into how they got the storyline etc.

I couldnt find the painting that he was talking about but I did find this
The Passion of Joan of Arc -




Edit - I have been looking for like 20 mins in Wikipedia and Google, I cant understand, I cant find a reference ANYWHERE!!!

Wow, thanks for posting that. I had never heard of any correlation between MCR and JofA before. And I couldn't find "March of the Saints," either, although I only looked for five minutes.

Its about 9/11 the audio tape at the begganing and end of the song said it all/middle of the song is about the patient passing away thats what i think it means but i may be wrong

Suicidal Reject.:

i shot ur goldfish:

=s whos joan of arc?!?!? =s =s =s lol...

Joan of Arc was a French peasant who believed that god was talking to her, telling her to free the French people. She went to the king and got an army, she won many battles but was Captured by the English and burnt alive on the account as they believed she was a witch.
:]

Solitary Style.:

^^Joan of Arc? THE Joan of Arc? How very interesting. Where'd you find that out?

lol! Yea, THE Joan of Arc! The French one! I found it out when I got the limited edition box set, it comes in the booklet, it reads as follows -

"Now right about the darkest days for us, at The Paramour, when all hope seemed to be lost, I had terrible trouble sleeping. Every single night it felt as if someone or something was gripping my throat, squeezing away until my lungs were empty. I would convulse.
My heart was literally stopping. It was horrifying, These werent simply "Night Tremors" but in fact "Night Terrors" [Authors note - check the tape recording
(This was the inspiration for the song "Sleep" ).
It was also about the time that I bacame obsessed for Joan of Arc for some crazy reason.
I almost shaved my head; Im glad I didnt. I bought every movie I could about her and watched them over and over.
The best one was "The Passion Of Joan of Arc." It was silent and intense. I would go for days just locked up in my room staring at this painting called "The March of the Saints" in which Joan of Arc is featured. (This painting bacame the inspiration for the cover of the album and you will also notice Joan of Arc in the artwork.

Occasionally during these convulsions, I would have these 'waking dreams.' Visions, but most likely nightmares that were probably a result of stress and anxiety. In these visions I would see people that I loved dying, or Joan of Arc burning alive, terrible things. [Authors Note - Once again, check the tape recording]
I never slept. I had come across a small page of notes I had kept during the nightmares. One of the things written was this:
"WE ARE ALL JUST A BLACK PARADE"


And then it goes into how they got the storyline etc.

I couldnt find the painting that he was talking about but I did find this
The Passion of Joan of Arc -




Edit - I have been looking for like 20 mins in Wikipedia and Google, I cant understand, I cant find a reference ANYWHERE!!!

omg!!! thankyou sooo much for posting that!!! wow! thats soo cool....*inspired to research Joan of Arc* wow....what else does the book say?!?

rip my heart out:

Its about 9/11 the audio tape at the begganing and end of the song said it all/middle of the song is about the patient passing away thats what i think it means but i may be wrong

hmmm...random question: in your signature...do u post the bunny or the writting if ur one of the 8% that rockout each day?? lol =D