The Cure - Sleep When I'm Dead

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Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels

But until then

They told me I would live forever
If I kept it clean
They said I would be the chosen one
If I took one for the team

Yeah, it's the only way to be
Never think it isn't fair
That's a green eyed panic climb
To the edge of nowhere

Give it to the chicken and see if it ticks
Yeah, give it to the kitten and see if it sicks
Then give it to the wonderful, wonderful me
And I will tell on my return the way it is

With all the happy boys and girls
Yeah, the whole happy world
And the love they feel for me
Yeah, the love they feel for me

Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said

They told me I could run the world
If I kept it quiet
They said I could be the man
If I took it out of sight

In a monkey suit again
Having fun with all your friends
How a casual hour can pull
All this world to pieces

Give it to the bunny and see if she kicks
Yeah, give it to the puppy and see if he sticks
Then give it to the wonderful, wonderful me
I'll let you know when I get back just how it is

With all the other boys and girls
Yeah, the whole [unverified]
Other world

And the way it stirs inside
And the why it never burns at night
And the way they make the climb
And the why they never pray for time

And the way I show surprise
And the why I never close my eyes
Yeah, just how it is

Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said

Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
I'll sleep when I'm dead

But until then

Well, I should at least feel tired I think
Before I lay me down to dream

Remixes

Release History

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2012

2012-06-01: Barcelona, Spain

1. Plainsong (6:04)
2. Pictures of You (7:06)
3. High (3:33)
4. The End of The World (3:34)
5. Lovesong (3:28)
6. Push (4:17)
7. Inbetween Days (2:57)
8. Just Like Heaven (3:31)
9. From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea (7:42)
10. The Hungry Ghost (4:51)
11. Play For Today (3:34)
12. A Forest (6:50)
13. Bananafishbones (2:60)
14. Lullaby (4:08)
15. The Walk (3:29)
16. Mint Car (3:29)
17. Friday I'm In Love (3:33)
18. Doing The Unstuck (4:22)
19. Trust (5:31)
20. Want (5:02)
21. Wrong Number (6:04)
22. One Hundred Years (6:50)
23. Disintegration (7:01)
24. [crowd noise] (2:36)
25. The Kiss (6:09)
26. If Only Tonight We Could Sleep (5:44)
27. Fight (4:41)
28. Dressing Up (2:51)
29. The Lovecats (3:38)
30. The Blood (3:44)
31. The Caterpillar (3:41)
32. Close to Me (3:41)
33. Just One Kiss (7:15)
34. Let's Go To Bed (3:33)
35. Sleep When I'm Dead (3:52)
36. Why Can't I Be You? (3:14)
37. Boys Don't Cry (2:38)

27 October 2008

4:13 Dream

1. Underneath The Stars (6:18)
2. The Only One (4:14)
3. The Reasons Why (4:35)
4. Freakshow (2:30)
5. Sirensong (2:23)
6. The Real Snow White (4:43)
7. The Hungry Ghost (4:51)
8. Switch (3:44)
9. The Perfect Boy (3:21)
10. This. Here And Now. With You (4:07)
11. Sleep When I'm Dead (3:52)
12. The Scream (4:37)
13. It's Over (4:17)

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Best Of

1. Boys Don't Cry (2:38)
2. Close to Me (3:41)
3. Just Like Heaven (3:31)
4. A Forest (6:50)
5. Freakshow (2:30)
6. The Walk (3:29)
7. Lullaby (4:08)
8. Killing An Arab (2:56)
9. The End of The World (3:34)
10. Friday I'm In Love (3:33)
11. Let's Go To Bed (3:33)
12. Alt.End (3:00)
13. The Lovecats (3:38)
14. The Blood (3:44)
15. Jumping Someone Else's Train (2:56)
16. Sleep When I'm Dead (3:52)
17. In Between Days (2:58)
18. Mint Car (3:29)
19. High (3:33)
20. Love Song (3:28)
21. Cut Here (4:10)
22. Pictures of You (7:06)

16 September 2008

Hypnagogic States

1. Exploding Head Syndrome
2. Freakshow (2:30)
3. Sleep When I'm Dead (3:52)
4. The Only One (4:14)
5. The Perfect Boy (3:21)

2008

Live At Madison Square Garden 2008

1. Underneath The Stars (6:18)
2. Pictures of You (7:06)
3. The Perfect Boy (3:21)
4. Hot Hot Hot (3:52)
5. The Only One (4:14)
6. The End of The World (3:34)
7. Lovesong (3:28)
8. Sleep When I'm Dead (3:52)
9. Push (4:17)
10. Friday I'm In Love (3:33)
11. In Between Days (2:58)
12. Just Like Heaven (3:31)
13. Baby Rag Dog Book (4:26)

2008

Live At Madison Square Garden 2008

1. Underneath The Stars (6:18)
2. Pictures of You (7:06)
3. The Perfect Boy (3:21)
4. Hot Hot Hot (3:52)
5. The Only One (4:14)
6. The End of The World (3:34)
7. Lovesong (3:28)
8. Sleep When I'm Dead (3:52)
9. Push (4:17)
10. Friday I'm In Love (3:33)
11. In Between Days (2:58)
12. Just Like Heaven (3:31)
13. Baby Rag Dog Book (4:26)