Why Are We Sleeping? Songtext
von Kevin Ayers

It begins with a blessing and it ends with a curse
Making life easy by making it worse
My mask is my master, the trumpeter weeps
But his voice is so weak that he speaks from his sleep

Saying why, why, why, why are we sleeping?

People are watching, people who stare
Waiting for something that′s already there
"Tomorrow I'll find it," the trumpeter screams
Then remembers he′s hungry and he drowns in his dreams

Saying why, why, why, why are we sleeping?
Why, why, why are we sleeping?


My head is a nightclub with glasses and wine
The customers dancing are just making time
And while David is cursing, the customers scream
Now everybody's shouting, "Get out of my dream!"

Saying why, why, why, why are we sleeping, yeah?
Alright, we better get ready now
I don't know when the next verse is coming

Begins with a blessing, ends with a curse
Making life easy by making it worse
My mask is my master, the trumpeter weeps
But his voice is so weak as he speaks from his sleep, saying

Why, why, why, why always sleeping?
Why, why, why, why always sleeping?
Why, why, why, why always sleeping?
Why, why, why, why always sleeping?
Come on
Why, why, why, why always sleeping?
Why, why, why, why always sleeping?