… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least three bands/performers who go by the name Callaghan.
1. Callaghan http://www.callaghansongs.com is a British acoustic/pop singer, originally from Lincolnshire and now performing in London and Nashville.
Born in Boston, Lincolnshire to a musical family, Callaghan was classically trained on flute from age 6, then gravitated toward singing and playing piano. By 14 she was writing songs, and started trekking to London to record with various producers. At 18 Callaghan relocated to London permanently to live with her sister (whose flat was so tiny, the singer slept under the kitchen table), while recording a number of independent EPs and playing all over the city, at spots like the Bedford, Regal Room, Royal National Theatre, and 100 Club. A long-time Mullins fan, Callaghan contacted him in 2009 through MySpace while seeking a producer, and he agreed to a rare collaboration. An initial recording trip to Atlanta yielded three songs, prompting her life-changing relocation there in 2010 to finish the full-length.
2. Callaghan http://www.myspace.com/callaghanrock is a Spanish Rock group based in Madrid.
3. Callaghan is a punk band from Chicago, IL. Their first (self-titled) album was released on (now-defunct) Seven Dead Arson. There is an EP, Fired a Blank, available from Red Line distribution.
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Sweet Surrender
Callaghan Lyrics
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I don’t wanna be there finish yesterday’s fight
So I think I’ll just keep driving into the darkness of the night
Cos I don’t wanna be there when you open up the door
I can’t face another day no I can’t take no more
So I think I’ll just keep going, miss the turning in the road
Sweet surrender is all that’s left of me
And I don’t want to remember the man you used to be
Sweet sweet surrender of this love is all that I can see
When I close my eyes and think back to the night I first saw you
It’s fading like the memory of early morning dew
And I told myself so many times you would change but somehow I knew
That I’d find a way of going back, watch you break my heart in two
Sweet surrender is all that’s left to me
And I don’t want to remember the man you used to be
Sweet sweet surrender of this love is all that I can see
Waking up alone in this silent hotel room
Can’t believe you ever talked me into loving you
But there’s no use trying to forget
All the years that I’ve lived through
Cos they made me who I am
Somehow I found the strength to walk away
Sweet surrender is all that’s left of me
And I don’t want to remember the girl I used to be
It only makes me stronger when I see what I’ve become
Sweet surrender of this love is the best thing that I’ve done
The lyrics to Callaghan's song "Sweet Surrender" explores the experience of a woman who has decided to walk away from a toxic relationship. The song captures the emotional turmoil that often accompanies such a decision. The first verse captures the moment when the singer decides to walk away. She describes how she waits until nighttime to ensure that she won't have to face her partner. She also contemplates missing the turning on the road so that she can keep on driving into the darkness of the night. These actions reveal that the singer wants to leave without confrontation, despite the emotional pain that she may still be experiencing.
The second verse reflects on the singer's memories of the relationship. She acknowledges that when she first met her partner, she was hopeful that he would change. However, as time passed, she found that her partner continued to break her heart repeatedly. This has led the singer to the decision to walk away entirely. The third verse speaks about the aftermath of leaving the relationship. The singer wakes up in a hotel room, having found the strength to walk away. She acknowledges that although the years she spent in the relationship shaped her, she now feels stronger than ever.
Line by Line Meaning
Six in the evening and I’m waiting at the lights
I am waiting at the traffic lights, and it's six o'clock in the evening
I don’t wanna be there, finish yesterday’s fight
I don't want to be in the same place where I had a fight yesterday
So I think I’ll just keep driving into the darkness of the night
I have decided to keep driving into the night, rather than stay in the same place
Cos I don’t wanna be there when you open up the door
I don't want to be present when you open the door
I can’t face another day no I can’t take no more
I do not want to face another day like the ones before, I cannot handle it anymore
So I think I’ll just keep going, miss the turning in the road
I will keep going and miss the turn in the road
And maybe just maybe you will never know
There is a possibility that you will never know what I am doing
Sweet surrender is all that’s left of me
I have given up everything, and all I have left is sweet surrender
And I don’t want to remember the man you used to be
I do not want to think of you as the person you were before
Sweet sweet surrender of this love is all that I can see
All I can see now is the sweet surrender of this love
When I close my eyes and think back to the night I first saw you
When I think of the night I first saw you, and close my eyes
It’s fading like the memory of early morning dew
The memory of it is fading away gradually, like the dew in the morning
And I told myself so many times you would change but somehow I knew
I kept telling myself that you would change, but I always knew that you wouldn't
That I’d find a way of going back, watch you break my heart in two
I knew that I would find a way back to you, only to have you break my heart again
Waking up alone in this silent hotel room
I wake up alone in a quiet hotel room
Can’t believe you ever talked me into loving you
I cannot believe that you convinced me to love you
But there’s no use trying to forget, all the years that I’ve lived through
It is useless to try and forget all the years I spent with you
Cos they made me who I am, somehow I found the strength to walk away
Those years made me who I am, and they also gave me the strength to leave you
It only makes me stronger when I see what I’ve become
I become stronger every time I realize what I have become
Sweet surrender of this love is the best thing that I’ve done
Giving up on this love and surrendering was the best decision I made
Contributed by Charlie I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.