Discover the story of the song > “Sleep” – Citizen

The protagonist and his partner fell asleep together on the floor, but he left her there. He feels guilty for leaving her alone so much, so he contemplates ending his own life to make things fair. He is tired all the time and his partner and friends were right about him. He wants to sleep again, but he can't. He's tired of pretending to be happy, he can't think straight, and he wants to feel alive again, but he's scared of change. He offers to leave his partner so she can feel better and he thinks about how he has nothing to say. He still wants to feel alive again, but he'll wait for that. Overall, the protagonist is expressing his guilt, exhaustion, dissatisfaction with himself, and desire for change and sleep.