Snooze
Song Meaning
Disciple builds “Snooze” around remembered encounters and the shame of failing to remain alert. A voice recalls coming near, calling a name, and waiting, only to find the other person asleep. The title sounds playful until the surrounding scenes introduce a raging crowd and costly love; wakefulness becomes a question of loyalty when attention and courage are needed.
The repeated admission that someone waited but “you snoozed” keeps returning after each memory. Yet the song does not end by discarding the sleeper. Gratitude enters the final section, where the singer remembers being taught how to treat people others overlook. Failure is exposed so that love can produce a different response.
Matthew 26:40 records Jesus finding his disciples asleep when he asked them to watch with him. Luke 22:61 captures the painful moment when Peter remembers Jesus’ words after denying him, and John 15:13 defines the greatest love as laying down one’s life for friends. The lyric asks believers to wake up, remember Christ’s sacrifice, and practice attentive love toward people they might otherwise pass by.
Do you remember the night my eyes were pouring rain
You came to me, and you took my hand, and you wiped my rivers dry
I could never forget how high that you taught me how to fly
Do you remember that night, well me neither
[Chorus]
I waited for you, but you never came
I waited for, you but you lied
I waited for you, but you never came
But it’s alright, I sleep just fine
[Verse 2]
Do you remember the night, the night we took the stage
The crowd was in a rage of noise but the only voice I heard was you
Passed every face by till I saw your smile
Do you remember that night, well me neither
[Chorus]
I waited for you, but you never came
I waited for, you but you lied
I waited for you, but you never came
But it’s alright, I sleep just fine
[Bridge]
I could never thank you enough for teaching me
how just to treat the ones I love and be there
I could never thank you enough for teaching me
how just to treat the ones I love and just be there
[Chorus]
I waited for you, but you never came
I waited for, you but you lied
I waited for you, but you never came
But it’s alright, I sleep just fine