2am

The Statistics : 2am
"Sleep has poisoned me with drunken insecurities."


I first heard this song in the summertime when I was still in high school. I instantly fell in love with how raw it was. Throughout the song there is a background organ (I think) note that holds the same key the entire song. It is so uneasy to listen to! Your heart aches, and instantly tightens at the horrible memory of a time when these lyrics could have perfectly come out of your mouth. Or maybe you currently are in this situation... where dreaming is better than being awake, because at least in your dreams you can control the outcome.

"2am" perfectly captures the dreading of night time when your heart has been broken. When the sun is up everything seems more manageable. As soon as that sun sets it is as if you JUST realized you are alone. The realization that you are alone sets in and poisons your thoughts. It's kind of like, surviving through the night.

The lyrics in this song are quite possibly some of my favorite lyrics ever written, due to how honest they are. Too many break up songs have mainstream lyrics. The lyrics in "2am" take you inside his mind and lets you experience some of his deepest thoughts. You feel as though you are becoming him and seeing through his eyes, thinking his thoughts, and feeling his heart race with each passing ringing of the phone when you are anxiously, desperately, waiting for her to pick up. It's a seriously sad song, that couldn't have been created in a more beautiful, real way.


Sleep has poisoned me with drunken insecurities. I’ve forgotten why I’ve called you. Maybe to say hello. Or maybe, just to let you know, I’ve got no one to talk to. I’ve got no one to talk to. It’s just as well that you let me go. At least you’ve got a story you can tell, to all those guys who pull up your shirt and rub your thighs. I guess I just called to say hi. 


Staring at the phone, I’ve wondered if you’ve gotten home. Maybe you’ve always been sleeping. I’ll give you one more try, maybe just to say goodbye. I’ll find someone to live through. I’m bored with myself and I only wanted to be you.


I’m intimate with your machine; I memorize what it says to me. “Kate and I are busy right now, but I’m sure we’ll get a hold of you sometime.” I guess I called to say hi.


Hope you guys can appreciate this song and the lyrics that go along with it as much as I have these past few years. Time to talk to my boyfriend and get out of my musical emo state. Night little ones.