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I’m Only Sleeping - The Beatles

Album: Revolver

genre: Folk Psychedelic Rock

When I wake up early in the morning
Lift my head, I’m still yawning
When I’m in the middle of a dream
Stay in bed, float up stream (Float up stream)

Please, don’t wake me, no, don’t shake me
Leave me where I am, I’m only sleeping

Everybody seems to think I’m lazy
I don’t mind, I think they’re crazy
Running everywhere at such a speed
Till they find there’s no need (There’s no need)

Please, don’t spoil my day, I’m miles away
And after all I’m only sleeping

Keeping an eye on the world going by my window
Taking my time

Lying there and staring at the ceiling
Waiting for a sleepy feeling…

Please, don’t spoil my day, I’m miles away
And after all I’m only sleeping

Ooh yeah

Keeping an eye on the world going by my window
Taking my time

When I wake up early in the morning
Lift my head, I’m still yawning
When I’m in the middle of a dream
Stay in bed, float up stream (Float up stream)

Please, don’t wake me, no, don’t shake me
Leave me where I am, I’m only sleeping

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Lyrics added by Isabelle P.

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"I'm Only Sleeping" has a unique sound because of George Harrison's backward guitar.
Song details
  • Publishing: Parlophone
  • Co-Production: George Martin
  • Recording: EMI Studios, London
  • Mix Engineering: Geoff Emerick
  • Composition: Paul McCartney, John Lennon
  • Vocals: John Lennon
  • Release Date: 20 June 1966
"I'm Only Sleeping" is a tribute to sleep. Maureen Cleave, a friend of John Lennon, stated in a London Evening Standard article that: "He can sleep almost indefinitely, is probably the laziest person in England. 'Physically lazy,' he said. 'I don't mind writing or reading or watching or speaking, but sex is the only physical thing I can be bothered with any more.'"