Name: Insomnia
Duration: P00H04M10S
Description: Insomnia was written on February 20th. I was talking to a friend about good subjects to write about, and this came up. Ironically I couldn’t fall asleep the night after writing it, so there’s that. I wrote the song in a very stressful time signature, in 5/4, but divided in triplets, so you could argue it’s in 15/8. Good luck falling asleep after this one.

Insomnia

from Brick By Brick by Jon Brændsgaard Toft

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Insomnia was written on February 20th. I was talking to a friend about good subjects to write about, and this came up. Ironically I couldn’t fall asleep the night after writing it, so there’s that. I wrote the song in a very stressful time signature, in 5/4, but divided in triplets, so you could argue it’s in 15/8. Good luck falling asleep after this one.

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Another sleepless night - It seems that I
Cannot win this fight - I don’t know why.
Soon the morning light - will ruin
Any chance I’ve got - at finding some rest,
My eyes just won’t shut - i’m getting stressed.

Soon I’ll have to stop - trying,
I’ll have to get up - I’m dying,
Spinning like a top - I’m crying.
No shoteye for me - I’m wide awake,
Nowhere left to flee - I need a break.

Then I take a deep breath and focus my mind,
And I start to feel my troubled thoughts unwind.
I know everything will be just fine in the end,
I believe I am ready now to transcend.

Here we go again - I’m in limbo.
It’s just like endless rain - On my window.
I’m gonna go insane - If I can’t
Make it all go away - Noises and light,
Not another day - with a sleepless night.

Then I take a deep breath and focus my mind,
And I start to feel my troubled thoughts unwind.
I know everything will be just fine in the end,
I believe I am ready now to transcend.

Looking at the clock - it’s so early,
Should I call the doc? - I might as well
Go out and take a walk - it feels like
Nothing I can think of - really works,
I picked the short straw - what are the perks?

Then I take a deep breath and focus my mind,
And I start to feel my troubled thoughts unwind.
I know everything will be just fine in the end,
I believe I am ready now to transcend.

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from Brick By Brick, released May 1, 2023

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Jon Brændsgaard Toft Aarhus, Denmark

Born in 1986, Jon Brændsgaard Toft is primarily a drummer with a passion for odd time signatures, but he plays other instruments as well. Thanks a lot for stepping by!

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