I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
Lyrics
I’m looking for an interruption,
Do you believe?
You looking to dig my dreams
Be prepared for anything
You come into my little scene
Hooray hooray hip hip hooray
There’s one thing I can guarantee:
You won’t have to dig, dig too deep
Said leave me to lay, but touch me deep,
I don’t sleep, I dream
I’ll settle for a cup of coffee, but you know what I really need
Are you looking to drive my dreams?
You here to run my screens?
You come, deliver my demons
Hooray hooray hip hip hooray
Are you coming to ease my headache?
Do you give good head?
Am I good in bed?
I don’t know, I guess so
I don’t sleep, I dream
I’ll settle for a cup of coffee, but you know what I really need
I’m looking for an interruption,
Can you believe?
Some medicine for my headache
Hooray hooray hip hip hooray
I’m pitching for a new direction
Pinch me when I wake
Don’t tell me my dreams are fake
You leave me to lay, you touch me deep,
I don’t sleep, I dream
I’ll settle for a cup of coffee, but you know what I really need
Leave me to lay, but touch me deep,
I don’t sleep, I dream
I’ll settle for a cup of coffee, but you know what I really need
Copyright © R.E.M./Athens Ltd.
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Monster (CD Album)USA – 9 45740-2
released: unknown
- 1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 2. Crush With Eyeliner
- 3. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- 4. King Of Comedy
- 5. Star 69
- 6. Strange Currencies
- 7. Tongue
- 8. I Took Your Name
- 9. Bang And Blame
- 10. Let Me In
- 11. Circus Envy
- 12. You
Automatic For The People + Monster (CD Album)2 202940 049356
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- 1. Drive
- 2. Try Not To Breathe
- 3. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
- 4. Everybody Hurts
- 5. New Orleans Instrumental No. 1
- 6. Monty Got A Raw Deal
- 7. Sweetness Follows
- 8. Ignoreland
- 9. Star Me Kitten
- 10. Man On The Moon
- 11. Nightswimming
- 12. Find The River
- 13. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 14. Crush With Eyeliner
- 15. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- 16. King Of Comedy
- 17. Star 69
- 18. Strange Currencies
- 19. Tongue
- 20. I Took Your Name
- 21. Bang And Blame
- 22. Let Me In
- 23. Circus Envy
- 24. You
1994 (Bootleg CD Album)released: unknown
- 1. Losing My Religion
live recorded at: 1991-04-28 in Charleston - 2. World Leader Pretend
live recorded at: 1991-04-28 in Charleston - 3. Belong
live recorded at: 1991-04-28 in Charleston - 4. Low
live recorded at: 1991-04-28 in Charleston - 5. Losing My Religion
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens - 6. Country Feedback
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens - 7. Begin The Begin
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens - 8. Monty Got A Raw Deal
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens - 9. Everybody Hurts
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens - 10. Man On The Moon
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens - 11. Everybody Hurts
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens - 12. Drive
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens - 13. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
live recorded at: 1994-11-12 in New York - 14. Bang And Blame
live recorded at: 1994-11-12 in New York - 15. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
live recorded at: 1994-11-12 in New York
2nd Strike At the Bowl (Bootleg CD Album)ISR –
released: unknown
Tracks 1 – 25 Recorded at Milton Keynes 7/30/95 plus 7 Out of Time Outtakes
- 1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 2. Crush With Eyeliner
- 3. Drive
- 4. Turn You Inside Out
- 5. Try Not To Breathe
- 6. I Took Your Name
- 7. Undertow
- 8. Bang And Blame
- 9. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- 10. Strange Currencies
- 11. Revolution
- 12. Tongue
- 13. Man On The Moon
- 14. Country Feedback
- 15. Half A World Away
- 16. Losing My Religion
- 17. Pop Song 89
- 18. Finest Worksong
- 19. Get Up
- 20. Star 69
- 21. Let Me In
- 22. Everybody Hurts
- 23. Fall On Me
- 24. Departure
- 25. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 26. Night Swim
- 27. Fretless
- 28. Kerouac No. 4 (Organ Song)
- 29. It’s A Free World Baby
- 30. Unknown
- 31. Untitled OOT Instrumental
- 32. Shiny Happy People
Adhesion (Bootleg CD Album)KTS 471-72
released: unknown
Milton Keynes 7/30/95
- 1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 2. Crush With Eyeliner
- 3. Drive
- 4. Turn You Inside Out
- 5. Try Not To Breathe
- 6. I Took Your Name
- 7. Undertow
- 8. Bang And Blame
- 9. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- 10. Strange Currencies
- 11. Revolution
- 12. Tongue
- 13. Man On The Moon
- 14. Country Feedback
- 15. Half A World Away
- 16. Losing My Religion
- 17. Pop Song 89
- 18. Finest Worksong
- 19. Get Up
- 20. Star 69
- 21. Let Me In
- 22. Everybody Hurts
- 23. Fall On Me
- 24. Departure
- 25. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
Aneurysm ’95 (Bootleg CD Album)released: unknown
Recorded: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, 5/15/95
- 1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 2. Circus Envy
- 3. Crush With Eyeliner
- 4. Drive
- 5. Me In Honey
- 6. Try Not To Breathe
- 7. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- 8. Strange Currencies
- 9. Revolution
- 10. Tongue
- 11. Man On The Moon
- 12. Country Feedback
- 13. Monty Got A Raw Deal
- 14. Losing My Religion
- 15. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 16. Star Me Kitten
- 17. I Took Your Name
- 18. Departure
- 19. Star 69
- 20. Get Up
- 21. Let Me In
- 22. Everybody Hurts
- 23. Pop Song 89
- 24. Bang And Blame
- 25. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
Aural Pleasure (Bootleg CD Album)MOONTUNES 13/14
released: unknown
Recorded: Milton Keynes 7/30/95 + 7/29/95 and 1/16/95 , Tracks 10-14 on disc 2 are from July 29th, and 15-17 are from the
- 1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 2. Crush With Eyeliner
- 3. Drive
- 4. Turn You Inside Out
- 5. Try Not To Breathe
- 6. I Took Your Name
- 7. Undertow
- 8. Bang And Blame
- 9. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- 10. Strange Currencies
- 11. Revolution
- 12. Tongue
- 13. Man On The Moon
- 14. Country Feedback
- 15. Half A World Away
- 16. Losing My Religion
- 17. Pop Song 89
- 18. Finest Worksong
- 19. Get Up
- 20. Star 69
- 21. Let Me In
- 22. Everybody Hurts
- 23. Fall On Me
- 24. Departure
- 25. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 26. Circus Envy
live recorded at: 1995-07-29 in Milton Keynes - 27. Orange Crush
live recorded at: 1995-07-29 in Milton Keynes - 28. Welcome To The Occupation
live recorded at: 1995-07-29 in Milton Keynes - 29. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
live recorded at: 1995-07-29 in Milton Keynes - 30. King Of Comedy
live recorded at: 1995-01-16 in Adelaide - 31. Me In Honey
live recorded at: 1995-01-16 in Adelaide - 32. Disturbance At The Heron House
live recorded at: 1995-01-16 in Adelaide
Ballroom Dancing (Bootleg CD Album)released: unknown
Recorded at Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL 7/7/84, SNL 1994.
- 1. Femme Fatale
- 2. Radio Free Europe
- 3. Gardening At Night
- 4. 9-9
- 5. Windout
- 6. Letter Never Sent
- 7. Sitting Still
- 8. Driver 8
- 9. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 10. Seven Chinese Bros.
- 11. Voice of Harold
- 12. Harborcoat
- 13. Hyena
- 14. Pretty Persuasion
- 15. Second Guessing
- 16. (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
- 17. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
live recorded at: 1994-11-12 in New York - 18. Bang And Blame
live recorded at: 1994-11-12 in New York - 19. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
live recorded at: 1994-11-12 in New York - 20. Hello In There
Classic Traxx (Bootleg CD Album)SH 69057
released: unknown
All tracks recorded live in USA 1993-1995
- 1. The Wake-Up Bomb
- 2. Bang And Blame
- 3. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 4. Losing My Religion
- 5. Shiny Happy People
- 6. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- 7. Drive
- 8. Everybody Hurts
- 9. Radio Song
- 10. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 11. Love Is All Around
- 12. Man On The Moon
- 13. Pop Song 89
- 14. Red Rain
- 15. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 16. The One I Love
Down Under 95 (Bootleg CD Album)ROB-1046 A/B
released: unknown
Recorded: 1/16/95
- 1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 2. Circus Envy
- 3. Crush With Eyeliner
- 4. Drive
- 5. King Of Comedy
- 6. Me In Honey
- 7. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 8. Try Not To Breathe
- 9. Revolution
- 10. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- 11. Tongue
- 12. Man On The Moon
- 13. Half A World Away
- 14. Country Feedback
- 15. Losing My Religion
- 16. You
- 17. Orange Crush
- 18. Star 69
- 19. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 20. Let Me In
- 21. Everybody Hurts
- 22. I Took Your Name
- 23. Bang And Blame
- 24. Finest Worksong
Espana ’95 (Bootleg CD Album)EMCD0001/02
released: unknown
Recorded, San Sebastian, Spain 2/15/95
- 1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 2. Circus Envy
- 3. Try Not To Breathe
- 4. Drive
- 5. Crush With Eyeliner
- 6. You
- 7. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- 8. Monty Got A Raw Deal
- 9. Revolution
- 10. Tongue
- 11. Man On The Moon
- 12. I Took Your Name
- 13. Country Feedback
- 14. Losing My Religion
- 15. Departure
- 16. Star Me Kitten
- 17. Me In Honey
- 18. Finest Worksong
- 19. Get Up
- 20. Star 69
- 21. Let Me In
- 22. Everybody Hurts
- 23. Pop Song 89
- 24. Bang And Blame
- 25. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
Freak Marmalade (Bootleg CD Album)KRCD 12
released: unknown
Recorded: Recorded: Track 1 – MTV Music Awards 9/7/95, Track 2-4 – Milton Keynes, London 7/29/95, Track 5-7 – Saturday Night Live 11/12/94, Track 8-12 – Greenpeace benefit 11/19/92, Track 13 – Milton Keynes, London 7/29/95, Track 14-16 – Milano 1995
- 1. The Wake-Up Bomb
- 2. Undertow
- 3. Revolution
- 4. Departure
- 5. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 6. Bang And Blame
- 7. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- 8. Everybody Hurts
- 9. Losing My Religion
- 10. Me In Honey
- 11. Drive
- 12. Funtime
- 13. Radio Free Europe
- 14. Half A World Away
- 15. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 16. Country Feedback
- 17. Man On The Moon
Godzilla vs. REM’s Monster (Bootleg CD Album)Germany – TR009
released: unknown
Recorded: 1-16: Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL 7 July 1984., 17-19: Saturday Night Live, 12 Nov. 94. , 20: Scotland w/Billy Bragg, Natalie Merchant
- 1. Femme Fatale
- 2. Radio Free Europe
- 3. Gardening At Night
- 4. 9-9
- 5. Windout
- 6. Letter Never Sent
- 7. Sitting Still
- 8. Driver 8
- 9. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 10. Seven Chinese Bros.
- 11. Harborcoat
- 12. Hyena
- 13. Pretty Persuasion
- 14. Little America
- 15. Second Guessing
- 16. (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
- 17. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 18. Bang And Blame
- 19. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- 20. Hello In There
Heal Heal Rock N Roll (Bootleg CD Album)OCT 104/105
released: unknown
Recorded: 7/30/95 – National Bowl – Milton Keynes, England
- 1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 2. Crush With Eyeliner
- 3. Drive
- 4. Turn You Inside Out
- 5. Try Not To Breathe
- 6. I Took Your Name
- 7. Undertow
- 8. Bang And Blame
- 9. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- 10. Strange Currencies
- 11. Revolution
- 12. Tongue
- 13. Man On The Moon
- 14. Country Feedback
- 15. Half A World Away
- 16. Losing My Religion
- 17. Pop Song 89
- 18. Finest Worksong
- 19. Get Up
- 20. Star 69
- 21. Let Me In
- 22. Everybody Hurts
- 23. Fall On Me
- 24. Departure
- 25. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
Here Be Monsters (Bootleg CD Album)SOS-008
released: unknown
Recorded: Unknown
- 1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 2. Circus Envy
- 3. I Took Your Name
- 4. Drive
- 5. Revolution
- 6. Try Not To Breathe
- 7. Tongue
- 8. Man On The Moon
- 9. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- 10. Bang And Blame
- 11. Star 69
- 12. Let Me In
- 13. Everybody Hurts
- 14. Crush With Eyeliner
Last Defenders Of The Faith (Bootleg CD Album)Italy – RPCD 1195
released: unknown
Recorded: 2/10/95 Turin, Italy
- 1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 2. Crush With Eyeliner
- 3. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 4. You
- 5. I Took Your Name
- 6. Try Not To Breathe
- 7. Revolution
- 8. Tongue
- 9. Country Feedback
- 10. Losing My Religion
- 11. Departure
- 12. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- 13. Star Me Kitten
- 14. Get Up
- 15. Orange Crush
- 16. Everybody Hurts
- 17. Star 69
The Megatour (Bootleg CD Album)CH016/017
released: unknown
Recorded: 1/22/95, Brisbane Australia, (2)11/19/92, 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA
- 1. Circus Envy
- 2. Crush With Eyeliner
- 3. You
- 4. Me In Honey
- 5. King Of Comedy
- 6. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- 7. Revolution
- 8. Drive
- 9. Try Not To Breathe
- 10. Tongue
- 11. Man On The Moon
- 12. Half A World Away
- 13. Losing My Religion
- 14. Get Up
- 15. Star 69
- 16. Country Feedback
- 17. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 18. I Took Your Name
- 19. Finest Worksong
- 20. Let Me In
- 21. Everybody Hurts
- 22. Bang And Blame
- 23. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 24. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 25. Drive
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA - 26. Monty Got A Raw Deal
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA - 27. Everybody Hurts
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA - 28. Man On The Moon
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA - 29. Losing My Religion
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA - 30. Country Feedback
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA - 31. Begin The Begin
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA - 32. Finest Worksong
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA
Monster At Milton Keynes (Bootleg CD Album)FFCD 09/10
released: unknown
Recorded: 7/30/95, Milton Keynes
- 1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 2. Crush With Eyeliner
- 3. Drive
- 4. Turn You Inside Out
- 5. Try Not To Breathe
- 6. I Took Your Name
- 7. Undertow
- 8. Bang And Blame
- 9. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- 10. Strange Currencies
- 11. Revolution
- 12. Tongue
- 13. Man On The Moon
- 14. Country Feedback
- 15. Half A World Away
- 16. Losing My Religion
- 17. Pop Song 89
- 18. Finest Worksong
- 19. Get Up
- 20. Star 69
- 21. Let Me In
- 22. Everybody Hurts
- 23. Fall On Me
- 24. Departure
- 25. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
Monster B-Sides (Bootleg CD Album)Q-QR7
released: unknown
Recorded: Various
- 1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 2. Bang And Blame
- 3. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- 4. Monty Got A Raw Deal
- 5. Everybody Hurts
- 6. Man On The Moon
- 7. Losing My Religion
- 8. Country Feedback
- 9. Begin The Begin
- 10. Fall On Me
- 11. Me In Honey
- 12. Finest Worksong
- 13. Drive
- 14. Funtime
- 15. Radio Free Europe
- 16. Tighten Up
Monster Radio ’95 (Bootleg CD Album)PD 075/076
released: unknown
Recorded: 7/30/95, Milton Keynes: + 10 Early Tracks
- 1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 2. Crush With Eyeliner
- 3. Drive
- 4. Turn You Inside Out
- 5. Try Not To Breathe
- 6. I Took Your Name
- 7. Undertow
- 8. Bang And Blame
- 9. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- 10. Strange Currencies
- 11. Revolution
- 12. Tongue
- 13. Man On The Moon
- 14. Country Feedback
- 15. Half A World Away
- 16. Losing My Religion
- 17. Pop Song 89
- 18. Finest Worksong
- 19. Get Up
- 20. Star 69
- 21. Let Me In
- 22. Everybody Hurts
- 23. Fall On Me
- 24. Departure
- 25. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 26. West Of The Fields
- 27. (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
- 28. Auctioneer (Another Engine)
- 29. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 30. Sitting Still
- 31. Driver 8
- 32. 9-9
- 33. Windout
- 34. Pretty Persuasion
- 35. Radio Free Europe


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