Name: bleat
Duration: P00H03M31S
Description: SleepJumper’s rhythm guitarist, Brendan, brought this driving instrumental to the band, and in true SleepJumper fashion, each member put their own spin on it. bleat’s lyrics tell the story of finding one’s voice and finding the courage to speak up. The quintet recorded “bleat” in one day at Kennedy Studios in Burlington, MA.

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SleepJumper’s rhythm guitarist, Brendan, brought this driving instrumental to the band, and in true SleepJumper fashion, each member put their own spin on it. bleat’s lyrics tell the story of finding one’s voice and finding the courage to speak up. The quintet recorded “bleat” in one day at Kennedy Studios in Burlington, MA.

lyrics

I’ve lost all my convictions
I’ve got no instincts to trust
He didn’t ever listen
So I let my tongue turn to rust

Do not trust me
I am a sheep
Do not believe me
When I bleat

Look at me playing victim
Always blaming the man
But I’m the one who picked him
And so I shall remain on the stand

Do not follow me
I am a sheep
Do not listen to me
When I bleat

But that’s not the will I got
‘Cause I won’t sit quietly now
Yeah I’ll die before I rot
Oh, now the beast is coming out

Do not approach me
I am transforming
You cannot ignore me
When I bleat

And as I used to conclude
It was no one’s fault but my own
Cause I should’ve been more rude
And I should’ve been okay alone
But as I sat in self-loathing
I realized it was just sheep’s clothing

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released June 30, 2023

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SleepJumper Boston, Massachusetts

Boston / Alternative Rock
New Single "bleat" out 11/14/22
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