Hypnotic (from Greek Hypnos, sleep) or soporific drugs, commonly known as sleeping pills, are a class of psychoactive drugs whose primary function is to induce sleep and to be used in the treatment of insomnia (sleeplessness), or surgical anesthesia.
This group is related to sedatives. Whereas the term sedative describes drugs that serve to calm or relieve anxiety, the term hypnotic generally describes drugs whose main purpose is to initiate, sustain, or lengthen sleep. Because these two functions frequently overlap, and because drugs in this class generally produce dose-dependent effects (ranging from anxiolysis to loss of consciousness) they are often referred to collectively as sedative-hypnotic drugs.
Hypnotic drugs are regularly prescribed for insomnia and other sleep disorders, with over 95% of insomnia patients being prescribed hypnotics in some countries. Many hypnotic drugs are habit-forming and, due to a large number of factors known to disturb the human sleep pattern, a physician may instead recommend changes in the environment before and during sleep, better sleep hygiene, and the avoidance of caffeine or other stimulating substances before prescribing medication for sleep. When prescribed, hypnotic medication should be used for the shortest period of time possible.
Hypnotic is the last album by Wild Orchid. It is the first album released by Wild Orchid since Stacy Ferguson, a former member of the band, left and became a member of the hip hop band The Black Eyed Peas. There are no singles released from this album.
After the departure of Ferguson, Ridel and Sands recorded "Hypnotic" under the label Yellow Brick Records throughout 2002. The album was released directly on the band's website on January 15, 2003. The duo hoped that they could get a deal with a major label and officially release the album, but it never happened. The album was only available online, and only 5,000 were copies printed and sold.
They intended for "All The Way" to be the first single, followed by Hypnotic however none of the songs were released to radio. Wild Orchid performed a couple of concerts in support of the album, but never got major publicity for the album.
All songs co-written by Stefanie Ridel or Renee Sands unless noted.
Cleopatra Records is an American, Los Angeles-based independent record label, founded in 1992 by entrepreneur and music fan Brian Perera. It has since grown into a family of labels, including Hypnotic Records, Purple Pyramid, Deadline and X-Ray Records, encompassing a variety of genres with emphasis on unique and experimental artists.
Cleopatra Records has been primarily known for ushering in the second wave of gothic and industrial music with a roster of artists including Christian Death, Switchblade Symphony, Leæther Strip, The Electric Hellfire Club, Razed In Black, X Marks the Pedwalk, Spahn Ranch, Genitorturers, Download (featuring members of Skinny Puppy) and others as well as New Wave artists Gary Numan, Missing Persons, Information Society and others.
Cleopatra has also been a vital force in promoting underground and British punk rock bands such as The Vibrators, UK Subs, The Damned, as well as dozens of smaller bands that had never before been released in the U.S. market.
This cave full of crystal
Explicit, precise
Grounded by pounding waves of white
Hue water washed color
Amber and scarlet
Trance like I fall victim
Hypnotic... Hypnotic... Hypnotic...
The smoke from the fire
Circles my eyes
I'm still spinning form these sudden goodbyes
As we walk on this delicate strand
I can feel your heart beating
It rests in my hands
It rests in my... hands
I want to feel
Your breath
Your touch
As you whisper in my ear when the pain is too much
I want to love
I want to try
To feel the love I've found on the inside
Oh I... I...I... I will
(hypnotic hypnotic hypnotic)
Water fills my eyes
Salty and hot
I can't tell the difference
Between what I am and what I'm not
Love caustic and brutal
Carves through the panes
Trapped your reflection and captured your face
It captured your... face
I want to feel
Your breath
Your touch
As you whisper in my ear when the pain is too much
I want to love
I want to try
To feel the love I've found on the inside
Oh I... I...I... I will
Your breath
And your touch
And your breath
And your touch
It's too much
I want to feel
Your breath
Your touch
As you whisper in my ear when the pain is too much
I want to love
I want to try
To feel the love I've found on the inside