Embrace
Сhase and Status Lyrics
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And all my friends are gone,
There's rust around the things I love,
When it's fraying at the seams of reality and dreams
All those dreams are quiet and dull
This town's alright
But it's not enough
Like a prisoner on the run
Like a prisoner on the run
Big time break down
Look how the stars come out
Big time break down
Why didn't you just shout
I'm lonely and I'm looking
For a place to go
Where everything's an embrace
And everybody wants to know
I'm your absent Valentine
And the pigtails in the bride
I'm the still that carves the toes in your bottle (I think!)
I'm the lynch mob in the dark
I'm the silk worm in your heart
Spinning out my perfect circle
This town's alright
But it's not enough
I'm looking for a quick exit
Like a prisoner on the run
Like a prisoner on the run
Big time break down
Look how the stars come out
Big time break down
Why didn't you just shout
I'm lonely and I'm looking
For a place to go
Where everything's an embrace
And everybody wants to know
I'm on the water
Fetch your brother, fetch your daughter
Come, Come undone
Fetch your sister, fetch your son
This town's alright
But it's not enough
I'm looking for a quick exit
Like a prisoner on the run
Like a prisoner on the run
Big time break down
Look how the stars come out
Big time break down
Why didn't you just shout
I'm lonely and I'm looking
For a place to go
Where everything's an embrace
And everybody wants to know
The lyrics of "Embrace" by Chase and Status explore the themes of loneliness, longing, and escapism. The song captures the feeling of being stuck in a place and yearning for a way out. The opening lines "When the daylight weighs a tonne and all my friends are gone, there's rust around the things I love" creates a sense of isolation and disconnection.
The lyrics then turn to the idea of wanting to escape when the singer sings "This town's alright but it's not enough, I'm looking for a quick exit like a prisoner on the run." The repeated lyric "Big time break down" and the question "Why didn't you just shout?" adds to the sense of frustration and desperation for something different.
The second half of the song shifts to a more hopeful tone as the singer is "lonely and looking for a place to go, where everything's an embrace and everybody wants to know." The lyrics become more abstract with lines like "I'm your absent Valentine and the pigtails in the bride" and "I'm the silk worm in your heart spinning out my perfect circle." This creates a dream-like quality to the song, as if the singer is striving for a utopian world where they belong.
Overall, "Embrace" by Chase and Status is a melancholic yet hopeful exploration of the desire to escape and find a place where one belongs.
Line by Line Meaning
When the daylight weighs a tonne
When the burdens of life become too much to bear
And all my friends are gone
When I feel alone and without support
There's rust around the things I love
The things I love are starting to decay and lose their value
When it's fraying at the seams of reality and dreams
When reality and my dreams are starting to fall apart
All those dreams are quiet and dull
My dreams have lost their excitement and vibrancy
This town's alright
This place is okay
But it's not enough
But it's not fulfilling my needs
I'm looking for a quick exit
I want to leave quickly
Like a prisoner on the run
Like someone who is trying to escape from custody
Big time break down
A significant emotional collapse
Look how the stars come out
Appreciating the beauty of the night sky
Why didn't you just shout
Why didn't you express your feelings
I'm lonely and I'm looking
I'm feeling isolated and searching for companionship
For a place to go
For somewhere to belong
Where everything's an embrace
Where I feel welcomed and accepted
And everybody wants to know
And where people are interested in getting to know me
I'm your absent Valentine
I'm someone you care about who isn't physically present
And the pigtails in the bride
And the childlike innocence in a woman on her wedding day
I'm the still that carves the toes in your bottle
I'm the quiet force that shapes your experience
I'm the lynch mob in the dark
I'm the hidden, dangerous group lurking in the shadows
I'm the silk worm in your heart
I'm the subtle influence that constructs your emotions
Spinning out my perfect circle
Crafting my ideal world
I'm on the water
I'm travelling by boat
Fetch your brother, fetch your daughter
Get your family together
Come, Come undone
Let go of your worries and surrender
Fetch your sister, fetch your son
Bring your loved ones along
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HARRY MCVEIGH, SAUL GREGORY MILTON, WILLIAM FREDERICK KENNARD
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@milahu
i know chase & status many years,
been to their live show in munich (no problem...)
but this song is SO different!
just found it, listening to the 'no more idols' album
and it hit me! this sound, these lyrics...
better than hitz, end credits, flashing lights, pieces...
i have no words! other than:
I'm lonely
and I'm looking for a place to go
Where everything's an embrace
and everybody wants to know
This town's alright
but it's not enough
I'm looking for a quick exit
like a prisoner on the run
@milahu
LFCEOIN i know chase & status many years,
been to their live show in munich (no problem...)
but this song is SO different!
just found it, listening to the 'no more idols' album
and it hit me! this sound, these lyrics...
better than hitz, end credits, flashing lights, pieces...
i have no words! other than:
I'm lonely
and I'm looking for a place to go
Where everything's an embrace
and everybody wants to know
This town's alright
but it's not enough
I'm looking for a quick exit
like a prisoner on the run
@hoanglinh5469
gossip girl brought me here. love it!!
@victororego5208
Gossip girl exposed to a lot of really nice songs.
@wilkinsonyachtbrokerUK
I wouldn’t expose that u watch that show
@elijahmckinzy1180
Same
@slyman8106
Don't care how you found it or why. That chorus gives me f******g chills. Awesome.
@Levoenessa
i heard this in gossip girl season 5 episode 4 and i fell in love!!!!
@user-og7qq5zy8p
thanks for writing the episode bc I was gonna go rewatch it now lol
@laurabelette4336
thank you Gossip Girl
@karchata7123
yessss
@CatieMonsta
Actually, you should be happy that Gossip Girl shares good music, such as this song, so that millions of people can see this awesome music they normally would not stumble upon. Thank you.