Daniel Lanois

Sleeping In The Devil's Bed

Daniel Lanois


I thought of you in blue and red 
I thought of you when you were playing 
I thought of you in my bed 
You were there, bound and chained 

I thought of you there next to me 
wearing your pretty face 
I thought of everything you could be 
Sleeping in the devil's bed 

I looked at you when lights were low 
and I payed for what I had 
I looked at you way down below 
till I felt I was going mad 

I think of you when I tell myself 
and the fever rises high 
I think of you and I get what's comin' 
Sleeping in the devil's bed 

[For the version on the "Until The End of the World" soundtrack, 
these 'extra' lyrics were included here: ] 

I thought of you up there on the ladder 
I thought of you when I heard the news 
I thought of you and it didn't matter - 
If I accepted, you'll refuse 

I wanted you and I wanted more 
I wanted everything 
I wanted what I couldn't get (give?) 
Sleeping in the devil's bed 
In the devil's bed 

I woke up in the steady rain 
I woke up when you said 
It's late and I'm feeling heavy, 
could you hold my aching head... 

I found myself tangled in wire 
I found you there in my dream 
I found you in desire 
You had left the devil's bed 
You had left the devil's bed 

You had left the devil's bed