Cub Sport (formerly Cub Scouts; and before that Tim Nelson and the Cub Scou… Read Full Bio ↴Cub Sport (formerly Cub Scouts; and before that Tim Nelson and the Cub Scouts) are an Australian indie-pop band from Brisbane, Queensland. Formed by singer-songwriter Tim Nelson in 2010. They released a self-titled EP that same year. Following a line-up change, the band dropped the "Tim Nelson and the" at the front of their name in 2011. Under the new name, they released two singles - "Evie" in 2011 and "Do You Hear" in 2012, before releasing their second EP, Told You So, in October 2012. Another new single, "Pool!," was released in March 2013. The band officially changed their name to Cub Sport in August 2013 before releasing new single "Paradise."

In 2016, the band released their debut album, entitled This Is Our Vice. Two singles have been released from the album - "I Can't Save You" and "Come On Mess Me Up."

Shuffle
Cub Sport Lyrics

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There's a look in your eye
Says you're leaving tonight
Says you're leaving alright

There's a sound in your voice
And I know it's your choice
But you're leaving alright

I read what you wrote
And it brought me to tears
I wondered why you think
It confirmed my fears

I only have
What I have
When you're with me

There's more to lose
The more you move
From where you're with me

There's a look in your eyes
Says you're leaving tonight
Says you're leaving alright

And there's a sound in your voice
And I know it's your choice
But you're leaving alright

I read what you wrote
And it brought me to tears
And I wondered why you think
It confirmed my fears

I only have
What I have
When you're with me
There's more to lose
The more you move
From where you're with me
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There's a look in your eye
Says you're leaving tonight
Says you're leaving alright

And there's a sound in your voice

And I know it's your choice
But you're leaving alright

Overall Meaning

In Cub Sport's song Shuffle, the lyrics suggest that the person the singer is addressing is leaving them, and they are aware that this is the person's choice. There's a look in their eye and a sound in their voice that gives it away. The singer has read something written by this person and it has brought tears to their eyes. They wonder why this person thinks the way they do because it confirms the singer's fears that they are being left behind. The singer only has what they have when this person is with them, and they fear losing more the further away they get.

The lyrics describe a relationship in which one person is leaving the other, and the singer is consumed by their emotions. They are aware of what is happening and have read something that confirms what they already knew, that they are being left alone. The lyrics provide a window into the emotional state of the singer who is dealing with the painful experience of being abandoned.

Line by Line Meaning

There's a look in your eye
Your eye expression is telling me that you are leaving.

Says you're leaving tonight
Your eye expression implies that it's tonight that you're leaving.

Says you're leaving alright
Your eye expression confirms that your departure is set to happen without a problem.

There's a sound in your voice
I can hear something in your voice.

And I know it's your choice
And I am aware that leaving is your decision.

But you're leaving alright
Your tone suggests that everything will be okay once you leave.

I read what you wrote
I went through what you wrote.

And it brought me to tears
It moved me to tears.

I wondered why you think
I started to question why you are taking this decision.

It confirmed my fears
Your message proved my worries to be true.

I only have
My possessions add up to