5090 by FAWM: "Sleep Alone"

Sleep Alone

Skirmish: Make the Fragment Whole (... (@robinleaf) Challenge: Descending Chords

Liner Notes

#acoustic #pop
I started with the 4 lines of lyrics in the chorus and a note suggesting that the song should sound like Cher. Add verses and music, and here we are. Cher had a hit with a song called “We All Sleep Alone.” This song is almost the opposite idea, about struggling to regain a sense of self.

I marked the song for the Descending Chords challenge for the chromatic descent in the pre-chorus sequence of D Dmaj7 D7 D6. This chord progression is a neat trick that I would recommend for any guitarist to study and practice.

Lyrics

/1/
How can it be
That life is up to me
When I’m the loser in every deal
I’m just trying to keep it real
How can it be

/2/
How can you be sure
About my nature
After I lost myself along the way
And I don’t know what I want to say
I don’t know what role I should play
And all my good sense ran away
How can you be sure

/pre-chorus/
Find your own way
At the end of the day
That’s entering the great unknown

/chorus/
Sleep alone
Face my own dreams
Forgive me when I say
I don’t know what that means

/3/
How can I decide
What I’m feeling inside
When I’m the victim at every turn
When there’s a lesson I can’t seem to learn
When the fire that still won’t burn
When I’m afraid of the day
Afraid of the night
Afraid of the way
I have to stand up and fight
How can I decide

/pre-chorus/
Find your own light
To last through the night
That’s entering the great unknown

/chorus/
Sleep alone
Face my own dreams
Forgive me when I say
I don’t know what that means

/pre-chorus/
Find your own way
At the end of the day
That’s entering the great unknown

/chorus/
Sleep alone
Face my own dreams
Forgive me when I say
I don’t know what that means

Comments

@peterxml 7w

I really like the repetitions of the pre-chorus and the way it switches between 'find your own way" and "find your own light." And the questioning/ skeptical tone of the whole song makes it really interesting.

@frostin 7w

Nice play with the chords and the descending line in the pre-chorus was a nice change. Catchy hook!

@cjk 7w

Very insightful, and great lyrics, I love the pre-chorus especially. Great tune.

@kahlo2013 9w

Fantastic lyrics - I like the vulnerability and insight. I like the chorus a lot. Your delivery is great.

@jerrypettit 9w

Love these lyrics. I'm not familiar with the Cher song--guess, I'll have to look it up. Very nice job on this song! ❤️

@hyssop 9w

This is catchy! The lyrics "How can you be sure / About my nature / After I lost myself along the way" are really powerful. I really enjoyed the melody on the chorus. Big questions here, great write!