Since You're Gone
Cars The Lyrics
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The nights are gettin' strange
Since you're gone
Well, nothing's makin' any sense
Since you're gone
I stumbled in the shade
Since you're gone
I can't help it
When you fall apart
And I can't help it
Guess you better start
That is forgettin' about you (since you're gone)
Since you're gone
Nights are gettin' strange (since you're gone)
Since you're gone
Thrownin' it all away (since you're gone)
Since you're gone
The nights are gettin' strange (since you're gone)
Since you're gone
Thrownin' it all away
I can't help it
Everything's a mess
I can't help it
You're so treacherous
When it comes, to tenderness
(Since you're gone)
I can't help it
Everything's a mess
I can't help it
You're so treacherous
Oh, where's that tenderness?
(Since you're gone)
Since you're gone
I missed the peak sensation
(Since you're gone)
Since you're gone
I took the big vacation
(Since you're gone)
Well, never feel sedate
(Since you're gone)
Well, the moonlight ain't so great
(Since you're gone)
Since you're gone
(Since you're gone)
Well, I've thrown it all away (since you're gone)
When the night
(Since you're gone)
Strange
I've thrown it all away (since you're gone)
Well, since you're gone (since you're gone)
Since you're gone
Since you're gone (since you're gone)
I've thrown it all away (since you're gone)
The song Since You're Gone by The Cars appears to be about the aftermath of a breakup. The lyrics speak to the sense of loss and disorientation that can come after someone leaves. The singer suggests that since the subject of the song has left, nothing makes sense anymore, and they've been thrown off balance. The nights have become strange, and the dreamlike quality of the surreal landscape they describe seems to mirror the bewildering new reality in which they find themselves.
The lyrics suggest a kind of impotence, indicated both by the singer's inability to help when the subject of the song falls apart, and their sense of helplessness when confronting the mess that remains after they're gone. The lines "I can't help it, you're so treacherous when it comes to tenderness" seem to be an acknowledgment that the relationship may have been unstable from the beginning, with an undercurrent of danger lurking beneath the facade of tenderness.
Overall, the song conveys a sense of mourning for what has been lost, and a kind of acceptance that things will never be the same. The final lines "I've thrown it all away" suggest a reckoning with the past and a recognition that it's time to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
Since you're gone
The singer is discussing the effects of someone leaving.
The nights are gettin' strange
The singer is experiencing unusual happenings during the night, potentially as a result of the person leaving.
Well, nothing's makin' any sense
The singer is struggling to make sense of things in the absence of the person.
I stumbled in the shade
The artist is metaphorically stumbling in darkness or confusion.
Everything's in perfect tense, well
Things seem to be stagnant or unchanging in the absence of the person.
I can't help it
The singer feels powerless in their current emotional state.
When you fall apart
The singer is likely referring to the person who left and their emotional state.
Guess you better start
The artist is suggesting that the person who left start doing something, potentially to reconcile or move on from the situation.
That is forgettin' about you (since you're gone)
The artist suggests that forgetting about the person who left may be the best course of action.
Thrownin' it all away (since you're gone)
The artist is potentially referencing how they have given up or lost something as a result of the person leaving.
I can't help it
The singer is still experiencing feelings of powerlessness and inability to control their emotions or situation.
Everything's a mess
The situation is chaotic and hard to manage or make sense of.
You're so treacherous
The singer likely feels deceived, betrayed, or hurt by the person who left.
When it comes, to tenderness
The singer is potentially referencing how the person who left may have been tender or caring in the past, but that has changed.
I missed the peak sensation
The singer is potentially referencing how they miss the highest points or best aspects of their time with the person who left.
I took the big vacation
The artist is potentially referencing how they felt free or on vacation when they were with the person who left, and they miss that sensation.
Well, never feel sedate
The artist is potentially saying that they never felt dull or indifferent in the presence of the person who left, and they miss that feeling.
Well, the moonlight ain't so great
The singer is potentially referencing how things that were once beautiful or magical (like moonlight) have lost their luster in the absence of the person.
I've thrown it all away
The singer is potentially referencing how they have let important things slip or fall apart since the person left.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Ric Ocasek
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@RuledByMars
I lost my wife of 27 years on Dec 11, after she battled cancer for 4.5 years. She was only 57. I miss her desperately. We both loved these guys since 1978. Now I can't listen without losing it. Especially this song. I love you Nancy. I miss you so so much
@Cooldad24
I'm sure she misses you as well and is watching from above.
@mrbenn8028
So sorry for your loss.
She & you have great taste.
Growing up in Scotland, very few people knew about this song.
I loved it then. I love it now.
Try to a bit of happiness every day.
@jackclingenpeel5020
I’m so sorry for your loss! 😢
@rickramirez4962
❤💔❤
@MasculineGeek
Stay strong!
@JTland-sea-air
I wonder if The Cars knew how much we loved them? They were quietly one of the best bands us kids from the 80's grew up with. I love how all the movies from the 80's included at least one song of theirs. You HAD too, they define that time, and were one of the few bands that crossed the musical boundries of rock, punk, and alternative.
@schultzjohnd
Well said... always loved this group
@patrickmoons4110
So Underrated, and So Missed.
@Shawn666Hellion
They rocked