Originally Posted by Kay-lynn Carew
And why would she want to stay awake longer than she should... she WANTS to go to sleep.

“Stay awake longer than she should” feels confusing, yes.

As I first wrote it, the line: “Just a little longer than I should” suggests:
- insomnia
- restlessness
- uncertainty
- or even avoidance of sleep

And that contradicts the story, as you pointed out.

Your character:
- wants the dream
- trusts it
- believes it’s preparing her for something real

So the listener might reasonably ask: Why delay sleep if sleep is the goal? That’s the disconnect you sensed.

She stays awake because she trusts the dream. She feels it’s preparing her for a real meeting.

That means:
- She’s not avoiding sleep
- She’s choosing the moment
- She’s mentally readying herself
- She treats the dream as something sacred or intentional

In other words: She lingers at the edge of sleep because crossing into the dream matters.

But I agree, it might make sense to make it a bit clearer:

Verse (final)
So I stay awake
Just long enough to let it in
‘Cause I trust
What I know
Every time I cross that line
It’s me
And you
Getting close
Meet me here, same time, same dream