In Your Apartment
Charlotte Sometimes Lyrics


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I noticed I've been looking all around
Still hoping that we'd work out
But my authority on the subject has been long out
So la, ladi, dadi, da, ladi, dadi, oh

In your apartment we were together
Always as one, always as one
It was like this but it wasn't, was it?

I take deep breaths around you, watch the clock
That's not the kind of girl I am
So la, ladi, dadi, da, ladi, dadi, oh, oh

In your apartment, we were together
Always as one, always as one
It was like this but it wasn't, was it?

So ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba
Goes the trumpet inside my
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba
Goes the trumpet inside my

In your apartment, we were together
Always as one, always as one
It was like this but it wasn't

Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba
Goes the trumpet inside my
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba
Goes the trumpet inside my




Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba
Goes the trumpet inside my head

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Charlotte Sometimes's "In Your Apartment" seem to express the singer's feelings of nostalgia and perhaps regret about a relationship that has ended. The beginning of the song reveals that the singer has been unable to let go of the hope that the relationship might still work out, but she acknowledges that she no longer has the authority or power to make that happen.


The lyrics then transition to a reminiscence of the time the singer and her partner spent together in an apartment. The repetition of "always as one" suggests a sense of unity or closeness that the singer longs to recapture. However, she also seems to question whether the relationship was as perfect as it seemed at the time: "It was like this but it wasn't, was it?"


The final verses of the song include a repetition of the phrase "goes the trumpet inside my head." This may be interpreted as a reference to the ache of memory and longing the singer feels when she thinks of her past relationship. Overall, the song expresses a sense of wistful longing for a time and a love that is lost, but also a growing awareness that the past might be remembered differently than it was experienced at the time.


Line by Line Meaning

I noticed I've been looking all around
I've been searching for answers about us.


Still hoping that we'd work out
I'm still holding onto hope that we can make it work.


But my authority on the subject has been long out
My knowledge and expertise on our relationship has long expired.


So la, ladi, dadi, da, ladi, dadi, oh
I'm trying to distract myself from my thoughts and feelings with meaningless sounds.


In your apartment we were together
We were happy in your apartment.


Always as one, always as one
We were united and close in your apartment.


It was like this but it wasn't, was it?
But our happiness in your apartment was not true, was it?


I take deep breaths around you, watch the clock
I'm anxious and uncomfortable around you, and I'm always watching the clock, waiting for when I can leave.


That's not the kind of girl I am
But this is not who I really am.


So la, ladi, dadi, da, ladi, dadi, oh, oh
I'm still trying to distract myself from my true feelings.


So ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba
The trumpet inside my head is getting louder.


Goes the trumpet inside my
My thoughts and emotions are becoming overwhelming.


In your apartment, we were together
But in your apartment, we only appeared to be happy together.


Always as one, always as one
We only seemed united and close in your apartment.


It was like this but it wasn't
Our happiness in your apartment was not genuine.


Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba
The trumpet inside my head is becoming almost unbearable.


Goes the trumpet inside my
My thoughts and emotions are taking over.


Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba
The trumpet inside my head is almost deafening.


Goes the trumpet inside my
My thoughts and emotions are overwhelming me.


Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba
The trumpet inside my head is dominating my thoughts.


Goes the trumpet inside my head
My thoughts and emotions are getting louder and louder.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JESSICA POLAND

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