Story Behind the Song
Born out of a jam session the night before this performance.
Lyrics
Awake, oh sleeper
– has the darkness overcome thee?
Trust, old man – it’s as ugly as it seems.
I went away for a weekend and came back another man, on another day, and wondered at where I had been, and I what I had seen.
Awake, oh sleeper – has your pump took to disliking pumping?
Broken and bended and tossed away
-- it’s not what they need?
I understand, gave my heart to lady -- thought I was another man, on another day, and wondered at where I had gone, and what took so long for me to see…
That love – love is not inside of me;
It’s choosing hold to what I’ll never see,
And I’ll hold to that promise any way I know how
If it’s now, it’ll be forever
And forever proudly wears it’s scars…
Awake, oh medicine man – have they again overrun you?
Did you feed the young, and fatten them to only have them bite your hand?
I’ve worn your shoes, I’ve been there, though I was another man, on another day, and wondered at what I should do, if I had been you
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