Good Morning Heartache
Brian Dickinson Lyrics
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Good morning heartache, thought we said goodbye last night
I turned and tossed until it seemed you had gone
But here you are with the dawn
Wish I'd forget you, but you're here to stay
It seems I met you when my love went away
Now everyday I start by saying to you
Stop haunting me now
Can't chase you no how
Just leave me alone
I've got those Monday blues
Straight through Sunday blues
Good morning heartache, here we go again
Good morning heartache, you're the one who knew me when
Might as well get used to you hanging around
Good morning heartache, sit down
Stop haunting me now
Can't chase you no how
Just leave me alone
I've got those Monday blues
Straight through Sunday blues
Good morning heartache, here we go again
Good morning heartache, you're the one who knew me when
Might as well get used to you hanging around
Good morning heartache, sit down
The song Good Morning Heartache is an emotional ballad that depicts the feeling of waking up to a heartache that refuses to disappear every morning. The lyrics convey the idea that the singer thought that they had said goodbye to their heartache, but it has come back to haunt them. The lines, "I turned and tossed until it seemed you had gone, but here you are with the dawn" suggest that the singer was trying to move on and forget their heartache, but it seems to be an everlasting presence in their life.
The singer tries to make peace with their heartache, acknowledging that they might as well get used to it, saying "Good morning heartache, you're the one who knew me when, might as well get used to you hanging around, good morning heartache, sit down." This shows acceptance of the situation, but also a sense of surrender to the hold the heartache has over their life. The lines, "Stop haunting me now, can't chase you no how, just leave me alone" showcase the desperate cry for the heartache to go away.
Overall, Good Morning Heartache is a beautifully expressed and heart-wrenching portrayal of the battle we often face against our inner demons.
Line by Line Meaning
Good morning heartache, you old gloomy sight
Addressing the feeling of sadness and heartbreak as an object; it is always present and brings the singer down
Good morning heartache, thought we said goodbye last night
Even though the singer tries to let go of the pain and move on, it's always there as a reminder greeting them in the morning
I turned and tossed until it seemed you had gone
The singer tried to shake off the sadness by tossing and turning all night but it never left
But here you are with the dawn
The feeling of heartbreak never goes away and it's ready to greet the artist with every sunrise
Wish I'd forget you, but you're here to stay
The artist wishes they could forget the heartbreak but it seems like it's there to stay permanently
It seems I met you when my love went away
The heartbreak arrived when the singer's love left, as if they are inseparable
Now everyday I start by saying to you
Good morning heartache, what's new
The singer starts the day acknowledging the sadness and asking what's new, as if expecting it to bring more negative news
Stop haunting me now
Can't chase you no how
Just leave me alone
I've got those Monday blues
Straight through Sunday blues
The artist can't shake off the heartbreak and is asking it to leave them alone. They feel sad and down the whole week and can't escape it
Good morning heartache, here we go again
Good morning heartache, you're the one who knew me when
Might as well get used to you hanging around
Good morning heartache, sit down
The artist has accepted that the heartbreak will always be there and wants it to sit down, as if it's a person. They might as well get used to it because it's not going away
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham Padellan
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