Hypnic Jerk

from Unreleased Demos Released by Pocus Whiteface

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A hypnic jerk is that sudden spasm you get when you're just drifting off to sleep. It's something that seems to plague all of us at various times and Theo decided to turn it into lyrics to this track. There are a number of theories about why it happens, see the Wikipedia page for more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnic_jerk

This was the final track finished by Pocus Whiteface, shortly before splitting up

lyrics

This is a story all about when,
You're trying to sleep but suddenly then,
You're hit by a spasm, a jerk of sorts,
And left all alone WITH ONLY DARK THOUGHTS!

Brain let me sleep, let me sleep, let me not awaken now,
I won't drown, I won't fall, I won't see you in hell! x2

Hypnic. Jerk.
Hypnic. Jerk.

JERK! Where's my head?
JERK! Where did my sheet go?
JERK! Where's my leg?
JERK! What did you say?

Brain let me sleep, let me sleep, let me not awaken now,
I won't drown, I won't fall, I won't see you in hell! x2

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from Unreleased Demos Released, released June 6, 2009

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