New Morning Sun
Blue Rodeo Lyrics

Maybe now we could be lovers
The singer is suggesting the possibility of starting a romantic relationship.

We'll share all the darkness in our souls
The singer is proposing to share their deepest fears and insecurities with their potential partner.

Don't you tell me lies
The singer is warning their potential partner not to lie to them.

I could always see the truth in your eyes
The artist claims to have the ability to detect when their partner is lying.

Please don't lead me on
The artist is begging their potential partner not to give them false hope or expectations.

Better just to crush me now and be gone
The singer suggests it's better for their potential partner to reject them outright than string them along.

Way down here under the red lights
The singer sets the scene for their conversation, perhaps in a dimly lit or seedy location.

We carved our futures on the wall
The artist reminisces about a past where they and their partner left their mark on the world.

Somedays seemed too much
The artist reflects on some difficult days in their past relationship.

I would always bend right under your touch
The artist admits to being vulnerable to their partner's physical affection.

Morning comes again
The singer wakes up to a new day, symbolically representing the possibility of a fresh start.

I've already move way past all the pain
The artist claims to have moved on from the hurt and heartbreak of their past relationship.

Gotta rise up
The singer exhorts themselves to take action and move forward.

Rise up and take the sky like a new morning sun
The singer uses the metaphor of the rising sun to represent newfound hope and positivity.

If we walk away, Then we walk away never knowing what we could have done
The singer suggests that it's better to take a chance and pursue their potential relationship than to always wonder what could have been.

Maybe you're right
The artist concedes that their partner may be correct in their reservations about starting a relationship.

We lose sometime
The artist acknowledges that they may experience setbacks or failures in their pursuit of love.

Stand around to see what's fine, Or what will come
The singer suggests that they should take a wait-and-see approach in their dating life.

That's the risk that we run
The singer recognizes that pursuing love involves taking a risk and potentially experiencing disappointment.

Now we can hear everyone talking
The artist notes that others are gossiping or discussing their relationship.

Well our world's getting smaller everyday
The artist laments the shrinking of our world due to social media and technology.

All our games are played
The artist recognizes that they and their partner have played games or engaged in power struggles in the past.

We gotta live with the mess that we made
The singer acknowledges the consequences of their past actions and decisions.

Don't you walk away
The artist warns their partner not to abandon the relationship.

I can hear every word that you say
The singer claims to be attuned to their partner's words and feelings.