Asleep

"Asleep" was written by Johnny Marr and Morrissey, and recorded in London in 1985. It features on the compilation albums The World Won't Listen and Louder Than Bombs, and originally appeared as the B-side to the boy with the thorn in his side. The song, one of the band's bleakest, features mostly piano; the melody was something Johnny Marr had been toying around with for years, originally composed (in simpler form) as a coda to suffer little children. The song was recorded the same day as rubber ring, when Marr announced that he had "a little piano thing" he wanted "to put down with Morrissey." It remains a fan-favourite, although it was only performed live once by the group (at Eden Court, Inverness, on 1 October 1985, the last date of the '85 Scotland tour), after a piano, which couldn't be moved, was discovered on the wings of the stage during the sound check. Morrissey was apparently in a fetal position in the center of the stage by the end of the song. The song ends with a music box playing "Auld Lang Syne". It has been covered by Stars and can be found on Sing Me to Sleep: Indie Lullabies.

[Verse 1] Sing me to sleep Sing me to sleep I'm tired and I I want to go to bed Sing me to sleep Sing me to sleep And then leave me alone Don't try to wake me in the morning 'Cause I will be gone [Chorus 1] Don't feel bad for me I want you to know Deep in the cell of my heart I will feel so glad to go [Verse 2] Sing me to sleep Sing me to sleep I don't want to wake up On my own anymore Sing to me Sing to me I don't want to wake up On my own anymore [Chorus 2] Don't feel bad for me I want you to know Deep in the cell of my heart I really want to go [Verse 3] There is another world There is a better world There must be Well, there must be Well, there must be Well, there must be Well... [Outro] Bye, bye Bye, bye Bye...