Violent Dreams every night
lately I've been waking out of urgency
something I said, something I did
is bringing on this violent emergency

one black day in ghostly white
it's just another sleepless night

and one more day, I'm always taking the dive
All it takes is all I can give
all my waking hours just to see you live
through this sleepless night

Violent Dreams every night
patiently waiting in the waiting room
hospital white hospital lights
burning an unbearable fluorescent gloom
still with both my eyes shut tight
it's just another sleepless night

one more day, I'm always taking the dive
All it takes is all I can give
All my waking hours just to see you live

You behind closed eyes, behind closed doors
"First thing tomorrow" someone said
she's hanging by a needle and a thread

Violent Dreams every night
turning empty pages of old magazines
turning instead of turning in bed
turning off the static on the T.V. screen
in the vending machine light
it's just another sleepless night

one more day I'm always taking the dive
and all it takes is all I can give
all my waking hours just to see you live