Sleepless — Summary

Neko BelleAnxious

12 AM I am awake in my bed I should be sleeping, resting for the day to come But I can't I can't stop thinking about every mistake I have ever made The rain is starting to drizzle

1 AM I should be sleeping Instead, I think about him and how I wish he was here I think about whether or not its worth it to be so many miles away I think about if he would love me the same way in person The rain is really starting to come down now

2 AM I shouldn't be awake right now I keep thinking of how I let my parents down Of every dream they had for me and how I crushed it with a few simple words I think about how my dad looks at me with disappointed eyes and a tired heart It's pouring now

3 AM I have to go to sleep now I can't keep staying awake like this The shadows in the darkness are becoming more real The crawling is sinking deeper into my skin The dark thoughts are becoming louder and stronger It sounds like there's a hurricane​ outside now

4 AM

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Neko Belle's "Sleepless" follows one long night, hour by hour, as a speaker lies awake while worry builds. At midnight the thoughts are general: past mistakes. By one o'clock they turn to a long-distance love, and the speaker wonders whether the distance is worth it and whether he would love her the same in person. At two, the guilt shifts to family, to the sense of having let her parents down and seeing disappointment in her father's eyes.

The weather mirrors this spiral. The rain begins as a drizzle, then falls harder, then pours, until it sounds like a hurricane. By three, the fear is physical: shadows feel real, something crawls under the skin, and dark thoughts grow louder. The repeated "I should be sleeping" shows how helpless the speaker feels. The final line, "4 AM," is left empty. That blank might suggest exhaustion, silence, or a night that simply hasn't ended. The mood is anxious, lonely, and tightly closed in.

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