Le Bon is singled out by critics for her "beautiful, haunting voice". She described writing and performing music as "important to me, it's just an expression and sometimes it's not necessary to moralise it". Le Bon claimed that "early experiences with a string of pet deaths had a profound lasting effect on me" and informed her initial self-admitted "abnormal fixation with death". She describes her lyric writing as "foraging for [the right] words and then everything falls into place".
Daylight Matters
Cate le Bon Lyrics
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Silhouette of the night
Still never not there
And I'm never gonna be there again
Promises speaking confusion and dice
A day in the life
Arranging the chairs
And I'm never gonna live it again
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But you're not here
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But you've gone
Why do they stick when your lips read like stone?
Mouthing the lines, returning the air
And I'm never gonna feel them again
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But you're not here
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But you've gone
If I'm never gonna see it again
It's too late now
Your mind is like
Dreams I've had and never shared
Sacrificed the daylight matters
Ooh, la ah
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But you're not here
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But you've gone
The song "Daylight Matters" by Cate le Bon has a melancholic tone and laments a lost love. The opening lines "wide of the line in occasional bloom, silhouette of the night, still never not there" suggest that the singer is caught in a perpetual state of limbo, unable to move forward from the loss of their loved one. The subsequent lines "and I'm never gonna be there again, promises speaking confusion and dice, a day in the life" highlight the confusion and ambiguity of the situation. The singer seems to be reminiscing about the good times but also accepts that they will never experience them again.
The refrain "Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, but you're not here, love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, but you've gone" reinforces the sense of loss and longing. The lines "why do they stick when your lips read like stone, mouthing the lines, returning the air, and I'm never gonna feel them again" suggest that the singer is unable to forget the memories of their past relationship, even though they know that it is over.
The song seems to end on a slightly hopeful note with the lines "if I'm never gonna see it again, it's too late now, your mind is like, dreams I've had and never shared, sacrificed the daylight matters." The phrase "sacrificed the daylight matters" suggests that the singer realizes that they have wasted too much time on this lost love and have to move on. The upbeat refrain of "come on" towards the end of the song also signals a desire to move forward.
Line by Line Meaning
Wide of the line in occasional bloom
The line is blurry and uncertain and only shows up occasionally
Silhouette of the night
The dark, formless shape of the night
Still never not there
The night is a constant presence that is always there
And I'm never gonna be there again
The artist is not going back to that place or time
Promises speaking confusion and dice
Promises that are unclear and unreliable
A day in the life
A typical, mundane day
Arranging the chairs
Doing something insignificant or unimportant
And I'm never gonna live it again
The artist is not going back to that day
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
The artist loves the person they are addressing
But you're not here
The person is not physically present
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
The singer reiterates their love
But you've gone
The person has left
Why do they stick when your lips read like stone?
Why do these words stay with the singer when the person's words are unfeeling
Mouthing the lines, returning the air
The person is not sincere in their words
And I'm never gonna feel them again
The singer is not going to feel those things again
If I'm never gonna see it again
The artist won't see that thing again
It's too late now
It's too late to change anything now
Your mind is like
The person's mind is similar to
Dreams I've had and never shared
The singer has had dreams that they haven't told anyone
Sacrificed the daylight matters
The artist has given up important things for this love
Ooh, la ah
Expressions of frustration or disappointment
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Encouragement or urging
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
The singer still loves the person
But you're not here
The person is still not there
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
The singer repeats their love
But you've gone
The person is still gone
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: Cate Timothy
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Wide of the line in occasional bloom
Silhouette of the night
Still never not there
And I'm never gonna be there again
Promises speaking confusion and dice
A day in the life
Arranging the chairs
And I'm never gonna live it again
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But you're not here
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But you've gone
Why do they stick when your lips read like stone?
Mouthing the lines, returning the air
And I'm never gonna feel them again
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But you're not here
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But you've gone
If I'm never gonna see it again
It's too late now
Your mind is like
Dreams I've had and never shared
Sacrificed the daylight matters
Ooh, la ah
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But you're not here
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But you've gone
Andy Vought
I had never heard of Cate Le Bon before, but I'm falling in love with this album rather quickly.
VVW
U rite
Ray van Wayenburg
I love this album so much.
108grog
Maybe you can live through the loss of love
after one more than enough trips down the hole.
The words are sad but the tone is positive.
Wow.
nati D.
cate le bon is the best thing in music that happened to me since 10 years!!!cale, roxy music, let´s dance, kate bush atmosphere <3
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Wide of the line in occasional bloom
Silhouette of the night
Still never not there
And I'm never gonna be there again
Promises speaking confusion and dice
A day in the life
Arranging the chairs
And I'm never gonna live it again
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But you're not here
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But you've gone
Why do they stick when your lips read like stone?
Mouthing the lines, returning the air
And I'm never gonna feel them again
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But you're not here
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But you've gone
If I'm never gonna see it again
It's too late now
Your mind is like
Dreams I've had and never shared
Sacrificed the daylight matters
Ooh, la ah
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But you're not here
Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But you've gone
Daniel Duvall
Wow! The imagery in this video with the juxtaposition of open, natural spaces and industrial structures made me wistful for the way my hometown used to be, with vast swaths of trees and wooded areas that have subsequently been razed to make way for more retail shops, restaurants, and a road that I used to ride my bicycle on in the 1980s when that road was under construction (before automobiles were allowed on it). Beautiful vocals, too -- what a unique timbre in that voice.
Dani Umpi
Qué temazo!
mimo
What an original song of love. What an unicity as far as the sound is cocerned.
Jordan K
So good, I hope I can get a copy of this new release at your Barcelona gig 😻