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Settle for a Nightmare Lyrics by Buttons

Bent and Broken

2014

I stay in bed and try to sleep
Oh, it doesn't matter
I toss and turn on dirty sheets
Better I did without her
I'd grind my crooked fucking teeth
Until they crack and shatter
Then I think I need another drink
But remember that it doesn't get any better
In the morning, if i still wake up alone
And know that I'm in an empty home with no one to hold
So I just pop a pill that will give me the apathy I need to sleep
So then I can get up and do it all again
I just can't sleep here
How I'd kill for a dream
But I'd settle for a nightmare
Just so that I can close my eyes
And pretend everything's alright
The only thing that's as scary as the monster that's in my closet
Is the thought that if he isn't, he'd escape
I couldn't stop him from starting to tear me apart
From ripping off my arms, and taking my heart
Clean out of my chest
But the best that I can do is to just lay in bed
And pull the covers up over my head
And hope that everything gets better in the morning
When the sun is pouring through the window curtains
And I'm certain that it's not away, and I can sit up and say
I just can't sleep here
How I'd kill for a dream
But I'd settle for a nightmare
Just so that I can close my eyes
And pretend everything's alright
Everything's alright
I just can't sleep here
How I'd kill for a dream
But I'd settle for a nightmare
Just so that I can close my eyes
I just can't sleep here
How I'd kill for a dream
But I'd settle for a nightmare
Just so that I can close my eyes
And pretend everything's alright
Well, everything's alright
Everything's alright
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Buttons

Buttons

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"Settle for a Nightmare" appears on "Bent and Broken" in 2014.

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