I'm in Love with Sleep (3:17)

Do the petals of the cherry blossoms moan while they’re beautiful,
before they go to seed do they open and moan in the air?
I knew I’d hear the mourning doves and get nothing done.
My spade is in the garden and I’m in love with sleep.

How long will the lilac hold its fragrance, will it be lost when you go away
and will you go away when the lilac petals fall?
Slowly we’re walking on the roads beside roses,
through the heat we’re barely moving and I’m in love with sleep.

The day is thick and blue with heat.
Birds lie on the blanket of hot sky, they don’t need to fly,
they’re held there with the soft brush of air.

How long will the season hold its spell, will it be lost when you go away
and will you go away when the cherry blossoms fall?
When only grasses and sun touch my hands you won’t be missed,
and I’m in love with sleep.

Birds lie on the blanket of hot sky, they don’t need to fly,
they’re held there with the soft brush of air.