Bombay Bicycle Club - How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep (Official Video) 

In college, I studied at lot, barely sleeping a few hours each night. It wasn't healthy. Meanwhile my mom was dying of cancer. She had maybe a few months left. Eventually, I dropped out to take care of her. She would ask me how my classes were, and I lied, saying everything was fine; that I had it under control, but I didn't. I went so long without sleep I suffered sleep paralysis, still... I struggled to move, to wake up. This song reminds me of my mother dying, of sleep deprivation, of dreams, promises, and the denial we go through while fighting for the things we know we're going to lose.

This was my dogs favourite song, the opening of the song until the drums kicked in would be nothing but him howling along to this track and wagging his tail. I put him to sleep a few days ago after 12 years of pure joy and happiness on this earth, just listening to this track takes me right back to when we were both young and we both didn't have a care in the world. Rip Jack 2010 - 2023.

"Can I wake you up?" "Is it late enough?" "Could you bag me up?" Beautiful, simple song.

Ben Wyatt made this music video you cant tell me otherwise

I like how the video shows the sleeping person's side of the song, instead of the person who is already awake. While you hear the awake person's thoughts in the lyrics, you see what the sleeping person is dreaming in the video. It also supports the narrator's conflict of whether to wake them up or not, in the fascination of the sleeping person's dreams and the general feeling that they don't want to wake up yet.

This is one of the hidden jewels of music. While the radio runs decent music into the ground via overplaying, Bombay Bicycle Club still feels fresh years later and has a feel the radio world could never handle

During the early 2000s to the 2010s, indie rock had exploded all over the world. Great bands and great music. I have fond memories from that time in college and every so often I reminisce when I hear songs like this.

The percussion at 1:43 onward is absolutely amazing!

This video is bizarre, but it suits the song perfectly. The shear amount of time and effort that must have gone into the production and filming its astounding.

Y'all people think this boy has a creepy face. I beg to differ. I think he's a cute boy with dreams that are endless, endless, endless.

When I say I like BBC a lot of people get confused! xD

2:19 - “I'll just save this moon jizz for later."

How are they not more popular they're so good!

Absolutely without a doubt my favourite band 🎶

I've been visiting this song at least once a year for 4 - 5 years now. and i dont think ill break the habit. this song brings me back to my center. thank you for this!!

I remember the first time I heard this song, I fell in love with it. Still love it over 10 years later.

I don't think any other song has ever given me such a sense of happiness. I feel like my chest physically swells when I hear this. You can't not appreciate!

I wanna lose myself like that...

"How Can you Swallow so much Sleep" and "Lights Out, Words Gone" are my fave of these talented guys! ♥ Repeat 20X

the amount of work that went into this is incredible

I was looking for a bike and joined the club

This band, this band can make you tear up without you even knowing why That’s how good they are Lyrically, musically, melodies, tone and percussion especially are just so unique and exceptional Thanks BBC 🙏🏻❤

I didn't have any reliable friends back when I was in my sophomore years in high school. This music stuck with me for several years of literally curling on my bedroom floor crying after a day at school. I thought I'd just let my thoughts "grow away" over the years. Well, 7 years later I still get the same attacks, but I can manage it better now. It seems weird. It seems a little too un-complicated, but the brain is strangely powerful. I can't even tell if this is me.

i was probably 1,000 of those 2.3 mil views i want dreams like these ;-;

The wonders of opening yourself up to new music. In love.

Kind of reminds me to keane's bedshaped.

You guys sure it's "bag me up" and not "back me up"?

I really liked the opening, it inspired me to write the following: I follow my footprints in the snow Carefully tracing memories I used to hold Some made afresh, others seem too old But oh, already they glint with afterglow. And your lips as storm they sway: 'You are dreaming once again, My youthful love, my smile that rains Why must you fly to unworldly play?' But I must, I must Ahead my closing footprint Already covered by starry dust.

The beginning reminds me of Alt-J

Not just the song being pleasing to my ears, but this video is eye catching.

157 people are wrong

Just recently discovered them. This song is a pure bliss.

The beginning of this song used to play in the background of my local news promo. It drove me nuts trying to figure out who it was. When I finally found out nearly cried. It's beautiful

so happy i discovered this band

@MattyBojangles33 Man, I knew I couldn't get through a page of comments without seeing something like this. Stop trying to be funny and just watch the video.

A good friend of mine's wife passed away of melanoma almost a year ago, she was only 23. He's fallen into a really dark spot and sleeps constantly, day & night. This song always had a special place for me, but now it has a special pain & sense of longing attached to it for me, I'm always wondering when it'll be okay to try and wake him up, or pull him out of it, or just talk

@MattyBojangles33 I don't think about things like that in a video that has nothing to do with it.

My friend: "Da fuck did I just watch?" Me: "You, my friend, just watched ART."

I just 'discovered' this band about 15 minutes ago and now I'm obsessed, seriously amazing songs!

Reminds me of "The Distance of the Moon" by Italo Calvino

"Can I wake you up? Can I wake you up? Is it late enough? Is it late enough? There's a story in which my eyes shut Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? There's a story in which my eyes shut Is it late enough? Is it late enough? Can I wake you up? Can I wake you up? Is it late, is it late, Is it late, is it late? Can I wake you up? Can I wake you up? Is it late, is it late, Is it late, is it late enough? There's a story in which my eyes shut Can I wake you up? Can I wake you up? Is it late enough? Is it late enough? There's a story in which my eyes shut Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Can I wake you up? Can I wake you up? Is it late enough? Is it late enough? There's a story in which my eyes shut Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Saw you hanging there [?] With your eyes looking down And it's all wasted now. Told you but you can't take it. Can I wake you up? Can I wake you up? Is it late enough? Is it late enough? There's a story in which my eyes shut Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up?"

he reminds me of percy weasley

Bombay, Low Roar, half moon run and The Boxer Rebellion are def the best of music ❤

go smoke a joint then play this song..feel blessed lel

Saw them live in a cozy little venue in Orlando a while back. Fucking awesome show.

The intro to this track takes me somewhere. That rhythm guitar and that long strung out vocal. Gives me chills everytime.

Calvino's story "The Distance of the Moon"

walked into the church to an instrumental version of this song yesterday. still speechless!

Can I wake you up? Can I wake you up? Is it late enough? Is it late enough? There's a story in which my eyes shut Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? There's a story in which my eyes shut Is it late enough? Is it late enough? Can I wake you up? Can I wake you up? Is it late? Is it late? Is it late? Is it late? Can I wake you up? Can I wake you up? Is it late? Is it late? Is it late? Is it late? There's a story in which my eyes shut Can I wake you up? Can I wake you up? Is it late enough? Is it late enough? There's a story in which my eyes shut Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Can I wake you up? Can I wake you up? Is it late enough? Is it late enough? There's a story in which my eyes shut Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Saw you head back With your eyes looking down And it's all wasted now Told you, but you can't take it Can I wake you up? Can I wake you up? Is it late enough? Is it late enough? There's a story in which my eyes shut Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up? Could you bag me up?

Me and my 2year old brother love this :L Anytime he sees me on the laptop he always screams at me to put the "Jellyfish song" on ... :L

Always knew about bombay bicycle club and liked a couple of their songs but then kinda forgot , just rediscovered them and definitely going to buy all their albums ! Excited to see them at Leeds Fest

Literally was my alarm clock all senior year of high school ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

This song is insanely beautiful. This band is really talented. And the video is gorgeous too!!!

Bassist and drummer went nuts on this!

I just woke up someone beautiful with this song :)

my teacher recommended this band to me and i’m glad she did because they are amazing!

I came here from Norah Jones singing about how she couldn't come. . .

i adore this band

Lo Jones - if you can read this, I still think of you when I hear this. It takes me right back! You saved my skin back then. If you can read this, call your old friend from MLA. she misses you.

2019 anyone?

the little man reminds me of Thom Yorke, and this is perfect!

I'll have what he's having

This song got me through depression. Honestly everything they did helped heal me

This song is my key to cry ... :) So much meaning in the lyrics.

I miss 2012

i love Bombay Bicycle Club's Official Videos, they always put so much effort into them. It's not all about them, they put other people into their videos, which is nice in a way :)

this song literally makes me feel as if I'm as free as running through the meadows of an ever green park right now, we all have our issues and our struggles, others addictions others less fortunate. I am so grateful for all of the bullshit I've PUT my self through and voluntarily went through. I started going to church at the beginning of 2021, for 5 -10 minutes, to speak to God or my late brother or any other spirit out there. Mu moral is if you're in a bad place right nk ow. You WILL get through it, you will prevail. As I've been finding with myself sometimes you have to go back in order to move forward , ie for me I look at my life through the eyes of myself being 5/7. You've got ths light in you be yourself and fall back only on your faith, fall forward with everything else. God bless

at first I only listened to this band because I found them in my boyfriend's playlist, but they really grew on me. Love this song

Claymation Mark Zuckerburg

Watching this on acid can't even

the shins - rifle's spiral (stop motion too)

reminds me of bedshaped by Keane

Still in JAN 2019..

sickest music video

Someone 2019?

Ahh music

@pittsburgh199 it's the originality of the melody for me. a girl dressed in a garbage can, or a girl dressed in formal wear could sing a song and if it's good i would like it. not for everyone i guess. thus hipsters.

♥♥♥♥♥ :D

I like the bits where he sings things twice. I like the bits where he sings things twice.

This band is so good in so many ways

While listening song I'm feeling likr I'm in another world...

Saw them live yesterday at the El Rey in Los Angeles and they were absolutely amazing!!! I love Bombay!!

Wow this is gorgeous

Kind of looks like Pepper from American Horror Story

took 6 months to make this video. i applaud the artists who worked so hard for this.

I could sleep to this song

Recently discovered this song, it’s an absolute banger! I snickered at the name at first but awesome song, lovely video, and overall fantastic vibes lol

I miss this indie era so much

This song would have received a thousand times more hits without the word "sleep" in the title.

You guys are doing everything right! I love it.

I did a cover of both of these songs in my Advent Calendar Series. Please check them out

Boom, who needs bundles of lyrics with a melody this good, less is more!

They were so epic that most people were too distracted to take videos, especially of the beginning.

I like the melody, but the lyrics are ridiculously repetitive. There are only 36 unique words in this song. For crying out loud, Lady Gaga's Poker Face has three times as many. I don't mean to pick on this song specifically. It's just that too much contemporary music amounts to nothing more than a catchy tune matched with a few lyrics that are repeated again and again, that say nothing that hasn't been said before.

Such a beautiful song

I love Bombay!

2021

This band sounds so much like Two door cinema club and the fact that they are both named something club cant be a coincidence right?

Ah, the mandatory 'If you don't like it don't listen to it response'. I wish I could never listen to this 'band' again, i'd love to be able to do that. Unfortunately, for as long as I require a part time job to support university studies at a company I shall not name (who seem to love this damn band so much their playlist includes their whole album) I am not able to. Posting on this video helps me to vent my frustration at being forced to listen to bad music regularly :)