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In the Arms of Sleep

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In the Arms of Sleep Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Sleep will not come to this tired body now
Peace will not come to this lonely heart

[Chorus 1]
There are some things I'll live without
But I want you to know that I need you right now
I need you tonight

[Verse 2]
I steal a kiss from her sleepin' shadow moves
'Cause I'll always miss her wherever she goes

[Chorus 2]
And I'll always need her more than she
Could ever need me, I need someone to ease my mind

[Bridge]
But sometimes a someone is so hard to find
And I'll do anything to keep her here tonight
And I'll say anything to make her feel alright
And I'll be anything to keep her here tonight
'Cause I want you to stay, with me
I need you tonight

[Verse 3]
She comes to me like an angel out of time
As I play the part of a saint on my knees
[Chorus 1]
There are some things I'll live without
But I want you to know that I need you right now

[Outro]
Suffer my desire, suffer my desire
Suffer my desire for you
Suffer my desire (for you) suffer my desire (for you)
Suffer my desire for you
For you
For you

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What did The Smashing Pumpkins say about "In the Arms of Sleep"?
Genius Answer

Unhappy in love meant long nights on the town, undertaken without my bride in tow. I was spared the need to make up excuses why I didn’t want her along because she worked a normal job. Vanity and attention called me to many a mirror, but this was not because I wanted to see myself in the gaze of another. I was looking for something while the rest of the world slept, and the zombies and parasites that roam the midnight world do have some answers in their pockets if you can get past their well-worn stories. A beautiful little song that by keeping quaint says more about disunion and disloyalty could than any symphony of noise could point to.

-Billy Corgan, 2012 Reissue Liner Notes

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Release Date
October 23, 1995
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