r.e.m.
daysleeper
Receiving dept. 3 a.m. Staff cuts have socked up the overage Directives are posted. No callbacks  complaints. Everywhere is calm. Hong Kong is present Taipei awakes  All talk of circadian rhythm I see today with a newsprint fray My night is colored headache gray Daysleeper  The bull and the bear are marking Their territories They're leading the blind with Their international glories I'm the screen  the blinding light I'm the screen, I work at night. I see today with a newsprint fray My night is colored headache gray Don't wake me with so much. Daysleeper.  I cried the other night I can't even say why Fluorescent flat caffeine lights Its furious balancing I'm the screen, the blinding light I'm the screen, I work at night I see today  Don't wake me with so much. the Ocean machine is set to nine I'll squeeze into heaven and valentine My bed is pulling me. Gravity  Daysleeper, daysleeper. Daysleeper, daysleeper, daysleeper