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At the Gates of Sleep Lyrics by Insomnium

Above the Weeping World

2006

[Intro]
Listen to the night, hearken to the silence
The wind sings in fir-trees, forest´s music rings
Rueful is the tune, wailful the soughing
Soothing is the choir, murmur of the trees
[Verse 1]
Time to forget all the heartache and pain
Time to leave behind all the toil and travail
Here where the water mirrors a still sky
Here a fair place for a child to lie
Under the woeful sky
Moss-grown our bed tonight
[Chorus]
Here we sprawl in mellow darkness
In warm caress of the night
Far away from world's betrayals
Afar from all the Heaven's might
[Verse 2]
Better to dream, far sweeter to slumber
Than face the cold days, bear the grim longing
Time to rest a while, close the drowsy eyes
Sleep till the dawn, till the bleak morning
Heed not the rustle or hoots of the owl
Heed not the ghosts that still dwell in the soul
Night brings us solace and serenity deep
Night brings at last never ending sleep
[Chorus]
Here we sprawl in mellow darkness
In warm caress of the night
Far away from world's betrayals
Afar from all the Heaven's might
[Bridge]
Better it would be to sleep forever
In silent shades of the ever-night
Sweet are the dreams in the groves of death
Far away from the earthly woes
[Outro]
Sound is the sleep under spruce's boughs
Serene are the dreams in the dark-ling shade
Gone are the cares of the waking world
Forgotten the sorrows of the weary heart
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Insomnium

Insomnium

About “At the Gates of Sleep” by Insomnium

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"At the Gates of Sleep" appears on "Above the Weeping World" in 2006.

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