Wake Up

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The chance that he ever reaches any place suitable to support life in his lifetime's pretty low (Get low) Pretty low (Get low), pretty low (Get low), pretty low (Get low) And the chances of him of ever seeing anybody that he knows are even lower So he's making up his mind to just go (Let go) Just go (Let go), just go (Let go), just go (Let go) So it's one shot in the arm (One shot in the arm) Hazy in the head (Hazy in the head) Set the timer once (Set the timer once) Lay down in the bed (Lay down and) Close the hatch, trying to clear your mind Cause nightmares and alarms blowing, kill the time If you have a God, say something sublime Deep breath and leave it behind; you ready to— (Jump) Be right here when you wake up (Jump) Be right here when you wake up (Jump) Be right here when you wake up (Jump) Be right here when you wake up (Jump) There'll be no here when you wake up (Jump) There'll be no here when you wake up (Jump) There'll be no here when you wake up (Jump) There'll be no here when you wake up [Chorus] Slow blood Slow blood Slow blood [Verse 2] Somewhere, in sleep is a brainstorm and the EKG spikes And the nerves fire like flies lightly, then die slightly each night Alright, alright, alright It's an artifact apparently, similar to a muscle memory And he grabs her ropes and chokes back songs Like tears, like stars, like gears And moving pictures, picture-perfect, paint a perfect picture Perforate it, rip it up into a thousand jagged edges He's embarrassed of the love he has for things you never knew—didn't you know? Happiness is waiting at your door In a sleek, black dress and a kiss that says, "Hello" And a thick, black mess and a mom that says, "Don't go" And a cul-de-sac so cold, it'll hold you close When the stores all close and the clothes so thin to begin with When the wind rips, they blow [Bridge] Pretty low (Get low), pretty low (Get low) Pretty low (Get low), pretty low (Get low) Just go (Let go), just go, (Let go) Just go (Let go), just go (Let go) [Chorus: Daveed Diggs & Paul Outlaw] Slow blood I follow the stars when the sun goes to bed Slow blood Everything I've ever known is long dead Slow blood I can't go back home 'cause I wanna be free Slow blood Someone tell the others what's become of me