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Sleep Paralysis

Electronic

Sleep Paralysis was released on May 8, 2026 by Ben as a part of the album Dead Air - EP

Song Details

AlbumDead Air - EP

Release DateMay 8, 2026

LabelBen

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM73

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Ben

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Benjamin Laprade

Benjamin Laprade

Composer

Lyrics

Another 3 AM with the TV glowing blue

Falling asleep to drown out my own thoughts again

The ceiling fan spins like it's counting down

Every silent second gets louder somehow

And I swear I felt somebody standing near the bed

Shadow in the corner whispering things inside my head

I try to move, try to breathe, try to scream

But my body feels buried underneath the sheets

Outside the city still hums alive

But in this room it feels like time stopped tonight

And maybe it's all in my head

Maybe exhaustion's just twisting reality again

But every night it waits for me

Right there between asleep and awake

Sleep paralysis

Something heavy on my chest again

Wide awake but I can't move a limb

Every fear I tried to bury crawling back inside my skin

And I know there's nothing really there

But tell that to the panic in the air

When the dark starts breathing in my room

And all my worst thoughts finally break through

Sleep paralysis

Feels like my mind's at war with itself again

Doctor says stress can make the brain play tricks

But he's never seen the shadows move like this

Never felt your heartbeat pounding through the floor

While your own mind turns into an open door

I stopped telling people what the nights are like

'Cause everybody laughs until it happens in their life

So I fake being rested with caffeine and lies

While exhaustion hangs underneath my eyes

And every morning I say "Tonight I'll sleep"

Like repeating it enough might finally let me breathe

But every time the lights go out

I feel that same cold fear return somehow

Like the dark knows my name by now

Sleep paralysis

Something heavy on my chest again

Wide awake but I can't move a limb

Every memory I locked away crawling back inside my skin

And I know there's nothing really there

But tell that to the dread stuck in the air

When the room starts spinning in the gloom

And all my worst thoughts finally break through

Sleep paralysis

Feels like my mind's at war with itself again

Maybe the shadow ain't a monster after all

Maybe it's every fear I never dealt with at all

Every sleepless night, every buried thought

Every time I said I'm fine when I was not

And maybe healing starts when you stop running away

From the parts of yourself you're terrified to face

Sleep paralysis

But tonight I finally sat up through it all

Heart racing while the silence filled the hall

And for the first time I didn't look away from what I felt

Yeah the dark still lingers in the room

But maybe I don't gotta let it consume

Maybe fear only grows when it stays hidden inside

Sleep paralysis

Maybe surviving it starts one night at a time

Written by: Benjamin Laprade

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