v. woke (wk) or waked (wkt), waked or wok·en (wkn), wak·ing, wakes
v.intr.
1.
a. To cease to sleep; become awake: overslept and woke late.
b. To stay awake: Bears wake for spring, summer, and fall and hibernate for the winter.
c. To be brought into a state of awareness or alertness: suddenly woke to the danger we were in.
2. To keep watch or guard, especially over a corpse.
v.tr.
1. To rouse from sleep; awaken.
2. To stir, as from a dormant or inactive condition; rouse: wake old animosities.
3. To make aware of; alert: The shocking revelations finally woke me to the facts of the matter.
4.
a. To keep a vigil over.
b. To hold a wake over.
n.
1. A watch; a vigil.
2. A watch over the body of a deceased person before burial, sometimes accompanied by festivity. Also called regionally viewing.
3. wakes (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Chiefly British
a. A parish festival held annually, often in honor of a patron saint.
b. An annual vacation.
My name here is Sleeper, and this is my story, as it unfolds.
I am definately going through something, but I'm not sure whether it's enlightenment or slow death, so the multiple meanings are intentional.
P.S. -- I also like that song by Bach.