Sleep Drained
Here are the lyrics, to the tune of "King of Pain," by The Police:
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There’s a little bloodshot in my eyes today
It’s the same old thing as yesterday
Every morning, my REM sleep is rocked
By the incessant ring of my alarm clock
Teen REM sleep occurs between 5 and 8
But every morning this is when we wake
There’s so little time to enjoy our beds
Must our footfalls be as heavy as our heads?
There’s a little bloodshot in my eyes today
(Start school later)
It’s the same old thing as yesterday
(Start school later)
On a yellow bus, I immediately plop
(Start school later)
If I took public transport, I’d miss my stop
(Start school later)
Teen REM sleep occurs between 5 and 8
But every morning this is when we wake
There’s so little time to enjoy our beds
Must our footfalls be as heavy as our heads?
Every day I struggle as the hours crawl
(Start school later)
And each night I receive another homework haul
(Start school later)
For my peers with jobs, I have sympathy
(Start school later)
Do they get even less sleep than me?
(Start school later)
Teen REM sleep occurs between 5 and 8
But every morning this is when we wake
There’s so little time to enjoy our beds
Must our footfalls be as heavy as our heads?
In teens, the sleep hormone melatonin
Doesn’t release until 11 PM,
Early mornings are such a burden
That we start to lose our motivation
Sleep drained…
Chronic sleep deprivation causes pain
(Start school later)
How much longer must we endure its reign?
(Start school later)
There’s a little bloodshot in my eyes today
It’s the same old thing as yesterday
Teen REM sleep occurs between 5 and 8
But every morning this is when we wake
There’s so little time to enjoy our beds
Must our footfalls be as heavy as our heads?
Sleep drained [3x]
(I don't want to be sleep drained) (x4, fading)