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This article is about the song The Sandman. You may be looking for the The Sandman (Character) of the same name. |
Scene 1 (The Sandman) or The Sandman is the first track on The Voice of Midnight. The album was released in 2007 by Mute Records. Sadly, very little is known about the track aside from this information.
Plot[]
The song starts with Nathaniel (Nate) is frantically calling his girlfriend, Claire. Nate does this because he claims to have seen the Sandman, a person who Nate claims killed his father as a small child and tried to steal his eyeballs. He then tells Claire the story over voicemail, after finishing the story Claire tells Nate he's wrong. She tells him that He imagined the Sandman to better cope with the loss of his father. That he couldn't accept the reality around him and invented something to blame. After this, Nate agrees with Claire, and they go on a nice picnic. Here, Nate professes his love for Claire and says how much he wants to kiss her as the song ends.
Lyrics[]
CLAIRE "Hi, it's Claire. I'm not home now, so please leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can." NATE "CLAIRE! CLAIRE! ARE YOU THERE? ARE YOU THERE, CLAIRE? IT'S HIM, CLAIRE... IT'S HIM! IT'S THE SANDMAN, CLAIRE! I SAW HIM! I, I JUST SAW HIM FIVE MINUTES AGO! HE KILLED MY FATHER, AND, AND NOW HE'S COME FOR ME!!! He, he's got this little shop near the campus where he sells used books and lab equipment to the students... I, I know that it's him... I know that face!!! And, and the way he walked... I, I'll never forget! NEVER! AND, AND THOSE EYES!!! THOSE EYES!!! He, he tried to fool me with those dark glasses, but I remember those BEADY LITTLE INSECT EYES!!! I KNOW!!! I KNOW!!! I know... I, I... I'm sorry. I know this must sound really weird... It's just, this guy I saw... It was the Sandman. It has to be him... Spring break is next week, so, so... I'll be home in a couple of days and tell you all about it. I, I'm sorry... I, I love you. I love you, Claire." NATE He, he tried to steal my EYES when I was little... Then he disappeared after he killed my father... I knew he'd be back. NATE "I was alone and so very small I was alone and dreaming I heard the hard footsteps in the hall I heard my heart - screaming. They were just friends, in my father's room They were just friends, when he died There was a voice talking to the moon It was the voice of midnight." SANDMAN "The Sandman can, The Sandman can, Provide the serendipity That turns delight into debris." CLAIRE "You surrendered self control when fantasy appeared You call it truth and purity, but all I see is fear There's nothing there that cares for silly children on the moon There's nothing there but air, inhabited by you You were just a little boy left in a lonely room So you taught yourself to see a sandman on the moon You gave him the power that you never had The power to be everywhere, the power to be bad." NATE "I was alone and lingering too long I was alone and lonely." NATE "Oh, Claire! The idea of going on this picnic is, it's, it's just PERFECT! It's so great to spend some time together. Just the two of us... No distractions... Away from everything... I need you, Claire. I need you... I, I can't stop looking at your lips... and your eyes... I have to kiss you, Claire... I have to... I have to."
Releases[]
Versions[]
- Album Version (8:36)
- Telephone Call (3:17)
Notes[]
On the bootleg The Voice of Midnight Alternate Instrumentals six unused version of the track appear here.