Shins, The - Sleeping Lessons Lyrics






Go without 'til the need seeps in your love anymore
Collect your novel petals for the stem

And glow, glow, melt and flow
Eviscerate your fragile frame and spill it out on the ragged floor
A thousand different versions of yourself

And if the old guards still offend
They got nothing left on which you depend
So enlist every ounce of your bright blood
And off with their heads

Jump from the hook
You're not obliged to swallow anything you despise

See, those unrepenting buzzards want your life
And they got no right
As sure as you have eyes
They got no right

Just put yourself in my new shoes
And see that I do what I do

Because the old guards still offend (petty guards and shiny hands)
They got nothing left on which we depend
So enlist every ounce of your bright blood
And off with their heads

Jump from the hook
You're not obliged to swallow anything you despise, you despise, you despise, you despise, you despise





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  1. C.... M....

    First time I heard this song I was 16 sitting with a couple cousins at a Christmas party in the basement passing around a joint with the only light coming from the Christmas lights tacked to the ceiling. Good times.

  2. T.... ....

    I wanna get pegged to this song

  3. s.... !....

    a boy told me to listen to this song before i went to sleep, he’s no longer just a “boy” to me, i can’t stop thinking about him & this song
    he has suddenly become just as special as this song to me
    thank u for that !! 💗
    we’re planning to hangout v soon.
    best believe im making my move to this song

    s.... !....

    strawwbbyy ! Good luck!

  4. A.... z....

    Makes me miss her even more

  5. B.... ....

    Impeach, America

  6. Q.... S....

    My castle brought me here

  7. F.... ....

    This album made highschool easier to handle ngl... When you hear a great album, you want to listen and appreciate the quality of music.

  8. T.... O....

    Been altenating between Cage the Elephant, Buillt to Spill, Granndaddy, Beach House, and The Shins. Taking a break from that reading Bulfinch's Age of Fable mythology, such clarity these last few days.

  9. H.... V....

    Sound for sore ears.

  10. K.... G....

    My mantra as an artist, since I was 16.

  11. H.... G....

    Off with their heads

  12. a.... m....

    Lets not underestimated folks, the shins were pioneers.

  13. k.... M....

    I screamed when I saw clay and Justin have this poster in their room (13rw) I got so many happy memories when i first listened to this and now I’m sad

  14. k.... M....

    Omg there is so much more views

  15. C.... ....

    makes my ears go "aaa"

  16. H.... F....

    I still have a hard time believing this song is real. It's like finding a magical fairy or some shit. Makes my lifetime every time I hear it.

  17. S.... B....

    1000 different versions of yourself...Dopple gangers!

  18. M.... Q....

    this song gives me a sudden urge to just break down into tears

  19. C.... J....

    Who's here from Drew Gooden?

  20. I.... E....

    This song saved my life. Gave me a view outside of the box.

  21. a.... t....

    The Shins are magicians.

  22. A.... J....

    Have no one to sing this with .-.

  23. D.... S....

    thanks nate

    D.... S....

    Dinosaur Senpai
    you here from his insta story?

  24. e.... ....

    Things sure were different when I heard this for the first time.

  25. l.... ....

    I am one major step closer to THIS! Here I go!

  26. S.... S....

    Isn't it crazy how hearing one song can bring back of flood of memories and emotions from your youth? Im not even that old but hearing this song makes me feel both like a fifteen year old kid and the 27 year old woman that I am at the same time.

  27. J.... P....

    Highschool feels ❤❤

  28. C.... K....

    McKenzie, if you're reading this, I love you.

    C.... K....

    Love u 2

  29. G.... S....

    Step 1: close your eyes
    Step 2: try to forget
    Step 3: dont forget
    Step 4: sleep

  30. K.... K....

    And they got no right
    As sure as you have eyes
    They got no Right

  31. R.... E....

    Damn, this saved my day.

  32. A.... S....

    2011-2019 still love this song❤❤❤

  33. g.... L....

    0.75x speed

  34. B.... ....

    There's an algathym that makes it work, pulling out dangerous agreements doesn't. Adults have to gather the room
    A miss step???

  35. M.... ....

    I've been listening to the shins for a few years now and they still amaze me even coming back to their older songs. It's my freshman year of highschool and I've been through a lot already, but the shins have helped me get through a lot.

  36. K.... t....

    One of the best albums in human history.

  37. B.... ....

    Winter is coming, February, or April

  38. S.... ....

    I feel like the only reason I'm here or even know who they are is because of my absolutely absurd daily drug intake

    S.... ....

    Not quite true, my man. I don't do drugs and goddamn, they're a freakin charm for me, too ❤️

  39. v.... g....

    thank you shins, for the music.

  40. B.... ....

    Only identified madness can be cured!

  41. j.... ....

    Saw them open their set at LeedsFest with this one about 10 years ago. Excellent

  42. *.... d....

    When I was little this song always reminded me of Alice in wonderland for some reason

    *.... d....

    *lps doodle * off with your headsssss

  43. B.... ....

    Migrants, immigrants, history that should be taught in schools. Of why they strive be in the country s , who's polices created there environment. Weather it be cold war dictators, to a consumption of drugs of that same society. Americas foreign policy has created a hatred that's not going away. The next generation has to understand why there s such disdain for the colonial past. And there lives living up with it. Read history, understand now

  44. B.... ....

    A song that helped me inhale

  45. T.... F....

    You sick self forfilling prophecy. You are pretty sick!

  46. N.... D....

    Thanks I love it

  47. f.... d....

    Im so fuckking high and at like 1:30 of the song when theres that nail scarcth i though t it was my teacher chewing really loudlyahahha

  48. M.... R....

    Nostalgia.

  49. M.... M....

    This was my go “Stop Being Sad Song” in high school
    Still works as a grumpy adult 😂♥️

  50. J.... B....

    Junior year for me. Chutes Too Narrow was my freshman year

  51. D.... ....

    i love this album so much but i have tripophobia

  52. d.... ....

    i have never heard this song before but drew gooden mentioned it and i was curious what it sounded like and it's a good ass song ggs i'm sad at 01:32 now

  53. N.... S....

    I remember hearing this song for the first time when it was part of a Zune Commercial.

  54. E.... N....

    why does the background sound different with head phones on??

  55. R.... E....

    Wow. Take me back why dont you. 2018.

  56. T.... B....

    First heard this whilst thrilling on acid. Best acid song ever imo

  57. e.... x....

    Trypophobia

  58. N.... R....

    Why am I just finding this?

  59. D.... D....

    I need some sleeping lessons myself

  60. B.... ....

    Seeing everyone that listened to this song years ago and came back with better lives make me hope I can do the same. Remind me to come back in a few years.

    B.... ....

    'Check-up'

    B.... ....

    wait a few more years

    B.... ....

    Hope you doing good man

  61. T.... S....

    I love this song but I have trypophobia do you feel me

  62. A.... M....

    Always takes me somewhere else for a bit.

  63. T.... W....

    I love to fuck to this song and chill it works both ways I stable on this band it's great

  64. A.... ....

    Omg ever since I heard this song fall in love girl in high college school emotions memories

  65. g.... h....

    ever since i first heard it, this song always reminded me of a boardwalk amusement park at night.

  66. L.... A....

    It has a Felix Colgrave feel into it.

  67. e.... s....

    Heard it the first time driving through the Rocky Mtns in Montana. I was amazed!! Many thanks to my son for this gift.

  68. -.... a....

    I like music that makes me feel like the main character in a coming of age movie

  69. b.... ....

    did i hear some passion pit like vibes

  70. C.... H....

    I see baleen anemones on grid paper.

  71. H.... O....

    How did I forget this

  72. S.... Q....

    The first time you hear a song you love but haven't heard for years, truly priceless.

  73. T.... w....

    This song give me IBS... But in a good way.

  74. M.... M....

    Gorgeous song <3

  75. H.... ....

    The beginning reminds me of a Sleeping at Last song

  76. N.... B....

    Imagine the band clicking on this video and reading so many genuine comments from all these different people about how their music makes them feel something else. They are truly extraordinary.

  77. C.... Q....

    just now getting into the shins. am now very angry about that fact.

  78. R.... M....

    Still listening in 2018!

  79. 6.... ....

    where the lyric hoe at

    i need u

  80. Q.... B....

    You’re gonna go off to college soon… and you’re gonna start listening to bands like Godspeed, You Black Emperor! and the Shins… and then you’ll dye your hair black and become a lesbian…

  81. n.... n....

    The picture made me throw up a lil bit, but the tune is exquisite.

  82. H.... G....

    2:26 tho

  83. M.... ....

    I remember hearing this my freshman year of college. I bought the album from Target. Years later I am still listening to it, here and there.

  84. S.... Y....

    siickbrain

  85. m.... m....

    essa musica é perfeita a vibe positiva que ela proporciona com um climax frenetico que te faz voltar a si explicar essa musica é dificil qnd a tantos sentimentos diferentes em torno dela do msm essa musica faz td sentido pq n tem explicacao melhor do q sentir ela de vdd vou amar ela p sempre

  86. t.... ....

    After 6 months of BMT then tech school, I finally returned to my hometown to see my family and friends. On the last night I spent with my friends before leaving for my first base, they drove me back to my parents apartment and we were going over old memories and talking about the future...and this song was playing in the background. I was kinda blown away knowing it’d be years before I’d get to see them again and how we’ve grown up so fast and the only way I can honestly describe how that feels is this song.

    t.... ....

    What the Oracle tells you is for you, and you alone.

  87. R.... S....

    Go without,
    'Till the need seeps in,
    You low animal,
    Collect your novel petals for the stem,

    And glow,
    Glow,
    Melt and flow,
    Evascerate your fragile frame,
    And spill it out on the ragged floor,
    A thousand different versions of yourself,

    And if the old guards still offend,
    They got nothing left on which you depend,
    So enlist every ounce,
    Of your bright blood,
    And off with their heads,

    Jump from the hook,
    You're not obliged to swallow anything you despise,
    See, those unrepenting buzzards want your life,
    And they got no right,
    As sure as you have eyes,
    They got no right,

    Just put yourself in my new shoes,
    And see that I do what I do,
    Because the old guard still offend,
    (Their pudgy hearts and slimy hands)

    they got nothing left on which we depend,
    So enlist every ounce,
    Of your bright blood,
    And off with their heads,

    Jump from the hook,
    And you're not obliged,
    To swallow anything you despise.

    R.... S....

    thank you so much for this

    R.... S....

    They better have explained this.

  88. J.... S....

    As a young adult, I now understand why my Dad played this album ALL the time and during EVERY long car ride.

  89. C.... D....

    Wow just discovered this 😌 beautiful. This song takes me places

  90. N.... A....

    Sophomore year. Getting high in the back of my best friend's car late at night.

  91. Z.... A....

    Why do I know this song? I’m pretty sure I’ve never heard it before?

    Edit: I figured it out. It was background music in a DesAndNate IDEK video, specifically #2

  92. I.... !....

    Drew Gooden anyone?

    I.... !....

    @Cela Jony Why Did I Write That Down? l Reading my Old Terrible Jokes

    I.... !....

    Hahaha yeah thats where I found this song

    I.... !....

    I'm watching this high because of drew

  93. N.... n....

    Drew Gooden's alarm

  94. L.... D....

    drew gooden?

    L.... D....

    Luke Doricic little stinker

  95. D.... M....

    Road work ahead? Yeah, I sure hope it does!

    D.... M....

    I FUCKIGN KDLF;JKSLAFASF

    D.... M....

    little stinker

  96. B.... C....

    Rachel Banks this is north quad stuff. ..

  97. B.... B....

    I clip my long ass toe nails to this song and thrown the clippings in the corner of the room...