Sleepless – English Lyrics

• By: Eric Saade
• Album: Masquerade

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the early sounds of Swedish pop sensation Eric Saade with his debut single, "Sleepless." As one of the tracks that launched his solo career, this song offers a great entry point to understanding the polished, melodic pop structure that has defined much of his subsequent work, particularly his early work written by acclaimed songwriter Fredrik Kempe.

[English]

I run away from you and raise my love to

you. But you're the one that makes my

heart beat faster. It's just the games

you play that makes it hard to stay. I

feel we're heading for a complete

disaster.

I'll stay cuz I need you.

Heat. Heat. Heat.

Heat. Heat.

Oh,

I told you everything. I'm not going to

let you in. That's how it is for me.

It's all for nothing. Sort of lost

control. I love that you know. Are we

okay? You're all simply fed.

I'm waiting for your answer. Ooh, I do.

Heat. Heat.

I like to make myself believe

that you force will think me.

Oh, and kiss me when I fall asleep.

You know my weakness. That is why I'm

sleepless.

You know my weakness. That is why I'm

sleepless. Baby, I'm thinking of your

love.

Heat.

Heat.

You know this

is now

Yeah. Heat.

Yeah.

Heat.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A2	verb - move rapidly on foot
raise /reɪz/ A2	verb - lift or move to a higher position
heart /hɑːt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood
beat /biːt/ A2	verb - strike rhythmically
stay /steɪ/ A2	verb - remain in a place
disaster /dɪˈzæstər/ B1	noun - a sudden event causing great damage
heat /hiːt/ A1	noun - state of being warm
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - accept as true
force /fɔːrs/ B1	noun - strength or power
weakness /ˈwiːknəs/ B2	noun - the state of being physically or mentally weak
thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A2	verb - having thoughts
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - touch with the lips
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - move downwards
asleep /əˈsliːp/ A2	adjective - in a state of sleep

Key Grammar Structures

• I run away from you and raise my love to you.

  ➔ Present simple tense expressing habitual or emotional actions

  ➔ The phrase 'run away' uses the present simple to show a repeated or emotional reaction toward someone.

• You're the one that makes my heart beat faster.

  ➔ Relative clause with 'that' defining the noun

  ➔ The word 'that' introduces a clause explaining which person is being referred to — 'the one that makes my heart beat faster'.

• I'll stay cuz I need you.

  ➔ Future tense with contraction 'I'll' + causal clause 'because'

  ➔ The contraction 'I'll' = 'I will'; 'cuz' is an informal form of 'because'. Together, they express a future decision with motivation.

• I told you everything.

  ➔ Past simple tense for completed action

  ➔ The verb 'told' is the past form of 'tell', showing that the action of revealing information is complete.

• Are we okay?

  ➔ Interrogative with be verb inversion

  ➔ The subject 'we' and the verb 'are' switch places to form a question.

• I'm waiting for your answer.

  ➔ Present continuous expressing current ongoing action

  ➔ The form 'am waiting' shows that the action of waiting is happening right now.

• You know my weakness.

  ➔ Present simple for general truth or fact

  ➔ The verb 'know' shows an established fact — knowledge that already exists and continues.

• That is why I'm sleepless.

  ➔ Causal clause using 'that is why'

  ➔ The phrase 'that is why' connects a reason and a result — 'you know my weakness, that is why I'm sleepless.'