I've been up for nights and days And my eyes remain wide awake Because more than my life's at steak So I ain't got time for blinking All the time I'm thinking If this ain't hell it's one firey place Metallic projectiles fly in ya face And leave you like human garbage lying in drains I gotta keep my eyeballs open The only thing that'll minus the pain like ibuprofen is 9 milli and k on the case I don't feel in control like pilots in planes I'm trapped in this winding maze I'm an insomniac I'm insane
[Chorus:] I've been up for days and nights through this crazy life but I'll sleep when I'm dead Until they pay me right My eyes are open wide but I'll sleep when I'm dead
When everything on my to do list is ticked off, Then maybe I can drift off, Until then I'm wide awake, lying in a daze, My eyeballs gaze. Hypnotized by the sound of my wrist watch, Clicking tick tock. I'm in charge of the Underground just like Brick Top So I can't sleep I'd be wrong if I did stop If I'm focused on writing a verse You couldn't put me to sleep with a thousand and nine bottles of night nurse It's likely I'll put ya lights out first So I'll sleep when I'm rest in peace Until then I've gotta bless these beats Till I conquer the streets If I'm conscious I can't get lost in a dream
[Chorus:] I've been up for days and nights through this crazy life but I'll sleep when I'm dead Until they pay me right My eyes are open wide but I'll sleep when I'm dead
If you're drowsy remain in a slumber My metaphors flow over ya head like a buttonless jumper I can't sleep till I'm in the sky like lightning and thunder Sometimes at night I wonder Is pursuing this dream a blunder Or the best thing that I ever did I can't sleep or slip till I'm 6 feet under Hence the song I'll sleep when I'm dead You might only need money to survive But my life relies on a needle instead I wanna eat steak meals everyday I'm sick and tired of living on a diet of beans and bread So believe what I said I'll sleep when I'm where I'll sleep when I'm what I'll sleep when I'm dead
[Chorus: x2] I've been up for days and nights through this crazy life but I'll sleep when I'm dead Until they pay me right My eyes are open wide but I'll sleep when I'm dead