Man who sleep worked all day

Man who sleep worked all day
Man with sleep in his eyes and brain
He stands comatosed by work
Comatosed by boredom
Comatosed by lack of stimulus
And comatosed by his very own existence

Man who sleep worked all day
Man with sleep in his eyes and brain
His eyes itch red tiredness
Brain flickers feverishly
Whilst he is pushed into corners
And squashed into the ground naked

Man who sleep worked all day
Man with sleep in his eyes and brain
He is numb from the brain down
Limp and ragged mind exhaustion
Frozen in a heartless shell
And shattered with an industrial wheel

The man
Who sleep worked
All day
He is pushed
And pulled
In many ways

The man
Who sleep worked
All day
He is squeezed
And dragged
In many ways

The man
Who sleep worked
All day
He is undervalued
An underpaid
Everyday

The man
Who sleep worked
All day
He is trapped in a corner
A corner with fractured glass
On the floor
The window frames
Are rough
And full of splinters
His existence
Is for others
To decide


This song was written in 2004 when I was seriously under pressure at work, and feeling like all my efforts were pointless, and in no way appreciated by the owners of the Company.

The song title is a play on the phrase 'Sleep walking' which is instead substituted, because that's how it felt at the time, with 'Sleep working'.

So many people have to deal with, and go through these kinds of situations on a daily basis, and it is those very people who tirelessly carry on, who I feel are the real backbone this country has propping it up, but at the same time getting no better thought of.



By Spartacus Mole