

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Fighting sleep again Head drops, coffee cold Highway lines are blurring I’m too tired to be this bold Eyes close for a heartbeat Just a blink, I swear But the dark rolls in like thunder And I’m falling through that chair [Chorus] Back of my eyelids, like a movie screen Horror, blood, fear in every scene I jolt awake, hand on my chest (oh) Praying for a peaceful rest I’m fighting sleep, but sleep fights mean Back of my eyelids, plays what I’ve seen [Verse 2] Doctor says it’s “memories” I say it feels like sin Things I did, things I couldn’t do Come crawling from within Her face in that white hallway Red stain on my shirt I taste metal in the silence Like I’m bleeding with the dirt [Chorus] Back of my eyelids, like a movie screen Horror, blood, fear in every scene I jolt awake, hand on my chest (yeah) Praying for a peaceful rest I’m fighting sleep, but sleep fights mean Back of my eyelids, plays what I’ve seen [Bridge] If I lay this burden down Tell the truth, speak her name Could I trade these midnight terrors For a softer kind of pain? (mm) ’Til then I ride these hours Just me and this old TV Too scared to close my eyes ’Cause I know what’s waiting for me [Chorus] Back of my eyelids, like a movie screen Horror, blood, fear in every scene I jolt awake, hand on my chest Praying for a peaceful rest I’m fighting sleep, but sleep fights mean Back of my eyelids, plays what I’ve seen Yeah I’m fighting sleep, but sleep fights mean Back of my eyelids, it’s killing me
Tags
country, Heartfelt modern country ballad with male vocals; warm fingerpicked acoustic and gentle pedal steel in the verses, brushed snare and soft bass easing in on the chorus. Subtle organ pad underlines the haunted mood, chorus lifts with close harmony stacks and a touch of reverb. Final chorus strips back to mostly vocal and guitar for an intimate, vulnerable close., heartfelt, sleep
3:09
No
2/4/2026