Derrek Estrella - With Sleep in My Eyes lyrics

As the sun does erase my eyes day to day The birds up above- they are frowning The city is thin from the fire and the wind And the clouds believe they are drowning Well, I could so easily master the sea With a tear and a captain’s song O, I know I will die with sleep in my eyes But the hour is far and time is long The dancer was bound for glory in the town But she soon settled on her knees For time can’t protect the every hair on her neck And peace won’t set her free O, who could could bear to match her stare Lest they risk being wrong O, she knows she will die with sleep in her eyes But the hour is far and time is long The vagrant, she strays with a bible and a mace Sat atop her sailing chariot The children aghast as she hangs off the mast To the tears of Judas Iscariot Well, she fought for the right to live satisfied With the sound of death’s old horn O, she knows she will die with God on her side But the hour is far and time is torn The man with a crook on his back, once mistook For a saint of spite and hate He lends a helping hand that nobody understands So he sleeps outside the gate Well, he dreams of disgust and undulating lust Yes, he dreams of a young girl’s thorn O, he knows he will die with nothing to hide But the hour is far and time is torn As the tales fill my mind, the sky does unwind And beckons for me to fly I reply, “No, no, I’m afraid I won’t go I’ll be on my feet when I die” While I’m still bright I could strangle the night For I couldn’t miss the dawn O, I know I will die with sleep in my eyes But the hour is far and time is torn