Fastsleeper from FASTSLEEPER EP by Fastsleeper

There was a time, a moment in time,
Two centuries from today.
There was a girl, an animal child,
No, she was not like the other kids.

Oh, but how she tried so hard to play nice
With their holograms and robot toys.
Back home with mom and dad, she’d say,
“You need not sing me no lullaby…
Cause I’m a Fastsleeper, I’m a Fast Sleeper!”

There was a boy, a not-so-human-boy,
Who loved to fly those abandoned skies.
One day he saw the girl out walkin’ out past the city lights.
She said, “I’m looking for a place between the here and now
And the Pontiac Motel and if you don’t mind driving through the night,
Yeah I’m not sure if you could already tell but…
I’m a Fastsleeper, I’m a Fastsleeper!"

“I heard about The Defenders,
Heard they’re looking for a shot who doesn’t blink.
I heard they’re looking for someone to destroy Old Captain Creep.
Heard they’re looking for a mover,
Someone to shake this waking dream.
I heard they might be looking for someone just like me.
Cause I’m a Fastsleeper, I’m a Fastsleeper!”

There was but one way out of the bar, one chance to set the record straight.
A conversation, negotiation, ‘tween the Borgs and the Human Race.
And though the girl was born of flesh and blood,
She was a threat to the Divisional State.
So when the Captain said, “My girl, you’re looking alright",
She said, “I hope you brought your pistol tonight!
Cause I’m a Fastsleeper, I’m a Fast Sleeper,
Real fast, oh yeah!”

• Canadian Rock
• Rock
• adult rock
• existential pop
• poet rock
• Toronto