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I Get No Sleep

from Bittersweet Parade by Tyler Stenson

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A sleepless night waltz about the perils of insomnia and staring at the ceiling as the trains go by. Ala Damien Rice, Josh Ritter, Ray LaMontagne, Amos Lee, Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, Iron and Wine, Norah Jones.

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I get no sleep,
Try as I might,
Because I don't see no day
And there is sure as hell no night.

No, it's somewhere in between
The Dawn's haze and dream
And Nothing's ever seem more real
Than this ceiling that I see.

I get no sleep with these trains inside my head.
As far as I can see, I've got tracks running down both sides.
What started as a steady hum
Became a war-time drum
And eventually north and southbound collide.
I get no sleep with these trains inside my head.

Then, history repeats
And the city never sleeps
And I can hear those trains
No matter how soft they creep.

Can you hear them world?
The wolves are at my door;
I've got nothing to my name
And still they ask for more.

I get no sleep with these trains inside my head.
As far as I can see, I've got tracks running down both sides.
What started as a steady hum
Became a war-time drum
And eventually north and southbound collide.
I get no sleep with these trains inside my head.

I get no sleep with these trains inside my head.

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from Bittersweet Parade, released January 21, 2010
Featuring Scott Fisher on organ

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Tyler Stenson Portland, Oregon

Tyler Stenson is singer/songwriter in Portland whose music is elegant at its core. Twice-named Portland's "Songwriter of the Year" by the Portland Songwriters Association and recently named "Best Male Artist" at the Portland Music Awards, Stenson's music is refreshingly reminiscent of classic singer-songwriter greats such as James Taylor and Cat Stevens. ... more

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