I Lie Awake
Quietdrive · When All That's Left Is You [2006]
Can you hear me screaming?
Coming to find you.
It's not that I want to make it another night alone.
This feeling is lonely, sending me slowly, hits me so deep it cuts my bone.
Fills my heart, burns me up, for way too long, for way too long.
Here's my hand, pull me up.
I lie awake, because I'm scared.
I'm not as fake as you once heard.
But we'll lay down now,
Making sure we put these words between us.
Can you hear us falling, we're falling faster.
Its hard to remember where we were at a year before.
I thought we were ready, I thought we were steady,
'Til the emotion hit the floor.
Fills my heart, burns me up, for way to long, for way to long.
Here's my hand, to pull me up.
I lie awake, because I'm scared.
I'm not as fake, as you once heard.
But we'll lay down now,
Making sure we put these words between us.
Don't put these words between us.
I lie awake, because I'm scared.
I'm not as fake, as you once heard.
But we'll lay down now,
Making sure we put these words between us.
I lie awake, because I'm scared.
I'm not as fake, as you once heard.
And we take these words and we put them down on the floor beneath us.
Don't put these words between us.
Don't put these words between us.
Coming to find you.
It's not that I want to make it another night alone.
This feeling is lonely, sending me slowly, hits me so deep it cuts my bone.
Fills my heart, burns me up, for way too long, for way too long.
Here's my hand, pull me up.
I lie awake, because I'm scared.
I'm not as fake as you once heard.
But we'll lay down now,
Making sure we put these words between us.
Can you hear us falling, we're falling faster.
Its hard to remember where we were at a year before.
I thought we were ready, I thought we were steady,
'Til the emotion hit the floor.
Fills my heart, burns me up, for way to long, for way to long.
Here's my hand, to pull me up.
I lie awake, because I'm scared.
I'm not as fake, as you once heard.
But we'll lay down now,
Making sure we put these words between us.
Don't put these words between us.
I lie awake, because I'm scared.
I'm not as fake, as you once heard.
But we'll lay down now,
Making sure we put these words between us.
I lie awake, because I'm scared.
I'm not as fake, as you once heard.
And we take these words and we put them down on the floor beneath us.
Don't put these words between us.
Don't put these words between us.
I Lie Awake
Quietdrive's "I Lie Awake" stands as a defining track from their 2006 album *When All That's Left Is You*. Released during the height of the emo revival, the song exemplifies the genre's characteristic blend of melodic pop sensibilities and introspective lyricism. The recording captures the band's signature sound, characterized by emotive vocals and atmospheric instrumentation that resonated deeply with fans of the era. As a centerpiece on the album, the track contributed to Quietdrive's reputation for crafting emotionally resonant music that balanced youthful energy with mature thematic exploration, solidifying their place in the mid-2000s indie pop landscape.

