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Better Sleep With Your Eyes Open

Vexa Moon

Better Sleep With Your Eyes Open

Verse 1
You said love was a quiet room
Soft lights, no noise, no doom
But I hear footsteps in the hall
Even when there’s nothing at all

You kissed like a loaded gun
Said “trust me, I’m the only one”
Now every shadow knows my name
And I don’t sleep the same

Pre-Chorus
So you can keep your lullabies
I learned to read between your lies

Chorus
Better sleep with your eyes open
Better keep your heart half broken
I don’t need a savior, I need a warning sign
Better sleep with your eyes open tonight
Tonight
Yeah, I’m done pretending I’m fine
Better sleep with your eyes open tonight

Verse 2
You painted peace on a battlefield
Told me wounds don’t need to heal
But I feel thunder in my veins
Every time you say my name

You built a house on shifting sand
Then blamed me when it didn’t stand
Now I’m packing up my truth
Leaving pieces here with you

Pre-Chorus
You called it love, I called it chains
We were never both the same

Bridge
If I go quiet, don’t mistake it for peace
It’s just the sound of me breaking free
And if you come knocking when the lights go low
Don’t be surprised if I don’t know you

Final Chorus
Better sleep with your eyes open
No more hoping, no more choking
On the words you never meant to say out loud
Better sleep with your eyes open now
Now
I’m the storm you never saw coming down
Better sleep with your eyes open now

Outro
Eyes open…
Yeah, I learned somehow
To never sleep like you’re around