Insomnia
About the song
Insomnia by Daya is about not being able to sleep because you miss someone. The main theme is longing late nights, racing thoughts, and wanting the person back so badly you can’t rest.
The verses show how small things keep you awake: tossing and turning, flipping the pillow, and Tylenol PM that does nothing. Memories and sounds of the person keep coming up, making the night feel longer than it is. The idea of reaching between the sheets shows how physical the ache feels not just emotional, but a real need to hold them.
The chorus repeats the word insomnia like a heartbeat. It’s a simple, honest song about how love can disturb your sleep and take over your mind. In the end, it’s about wanting comfort and closeness more than anything else.
Lyrics
Ah, ah, ’cause I can’t sleep without you
No, I don’t want to dream about you
Wish I had my arms wrapped around you (insomnia)
I’ve been down for two days
Tylenol PM ain’t working
Losing track of time, babe (insomnia)
My mind is running too fast
Shadows on the wall keep lurking
I wish that you would come back (insomnia)
I keep on hoping to find you
Reaching in between the sheets
Baby, it’s only been one night
Feel like it’s been like a week
Tossin’ and turnin’, tossin’ and turnin’
Flipping the pillow, pulling the curtains
I got, I got, I got
Insomnia, ah
‘Cause I can’t sleep without you
No, I don’t want to dream about you
Wish I had my arms wrapped around you (insomnia)
Insomnia, ah
‘Cause I can’t sleep without you
No, I don’t want to dream about you
Wish I had my arms wrapped around you (insomnia)
I can hear your voice now
Keeping me awake ’til morning
Can see you with the lights out (insomnia)
I keep on hoping to find you
Reaching in between the sheets
Maybe it’s only been one night
Feel like it’s been like a week
Tossin’ and turnin’, tossin’ and turnin’
Flipping the pillow, pulling the curtains
Oh, I got, I got, I got (I got, I got, I got)
Insomnia, ah
‘Cause I can’t sleep without you
No, I don’t want to dream about you
Wish I had my arms wrapped around you (insomnia)
Insomnia, ah
‘Cause I can’t sleep without you
No, I don’t want to dream about you
Wish I had my arms wrapped around you (insomnia)
I keep on hoping to find you
I’m trying and trying and trying to
You setting, you setting my mind loose
Oh, I got, I got, I got