Sun
Daphne Loves Derby Lyrics


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I'm desperate to know how you are
I'll be deep asleep
I've been awake for days
I'm tryin' to study
Every inch of your body
In this picture
From a distant day
When I could safely say
Nothing in this world
Could tear me down in any way
But like a dream
You disappeared
Without a sound
Without a trace

Sleep well, darlin'
Where ever you are
I hope that you're happy tonight
And maybe you found someone to have you right

Sleep well, darlin'
I'm desperate to say
Now I need you more than ever
But all I can say was goodnight

This is for a girl back home
She tore down all my walls
Left me for all she'd known
But I pushed it all away from me
And I don't know
Even if I knew
Even if I knew what to say to you
It's just to late to make you stay
I'm sick of fighting
This broken fate
If someone else gets to tell you
That you're beautiful

Sleep well, darlin'
Where ever you are
I hope that you're happy tonight
And maybe you found someone to have you right

Sleep well, darlin'
I'm desperate to say
Now I need you more than ever
But all I can say was goodnight

It's the last thing I want
But it's all that I've got
It's the last thing that I need
But it's to carry you in my heart

It's the last thing I want
But it's all that I've got
It's the last thing that I need
But it's to carry you in my heart
In my heart

Sleep well, darlin'
Where ever you are
I hope that you're happy tonight
And maybe you found someone to have you right

Sleep well, darlin'
I'm desperate to say




Now I need you more than ever
But all I can say was goodnight

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Daphne Loves Derby's song "Sun" is a story about a guy who is desperately longing for his ex-girlfriend's presence in his life. He starts with saying that he is desperate to know how she is doing, but he has been awake for days, trying to study every inch of her body in a picture from a distant day when he could safely say that nothing in this world could tear him down in any way. However, his dreams were shattered when she disappeared without a sound and without a trace.


He then wishes her to sleep well, wherever she is, and hopes that she is happy tonight and maybe found someone to have her right. He is desperate to say that he needs her more than ever, but all he can say is goodnight. The guy admits that the girl back home tore down all his walls and left him for all she knew. He pushed it all away from him, and he doesn't know what to say to her even if he knew, and it's just too late to make her stay. He is sick of fighting this broken fate, but if someone else gets to tell her that she is beautiful, then so be it.


In the end, the guy repeats the chorus where he wishes her to sleep well, and even though he needs her more than ever, all he can say is goodnight. The lyrics of "Sun" describes a guy's desperation for a second chance with a girl who left him. He holds onto the feeling that he wishes her goodnight, hoping that she will come back to him one day.


Line by Line Meaning

I'm desperate to know how you are
I am concerned about your current state and would like to know about it desperately


I'll be deep asleep
I will be sound asleep and unavailable to talk


I've been awake for days
I have been tirelessly trying to study and understand every inch of your being for seemingly endless days


I'm tryin' to study
I am making a genuine effort to understand you better


Every inch of your body
I am not just trying to understand your physical form but your emotional state too


In this picture
I am reminiscing a particular moment with you expressed through a photograph


From a distant day
This specific memory is from a distant past


When I could safely say
At that time, I was confident in our relationship and believed nothing could break us apart


Nothing in this world
There was nothing in this entire world that could hinder my relationship with you


Could tear me down in any way
My connection with you was strong enough to withstand any challenge or adversity


But like a dream
However, this relationship was lost as easily as we lose sight of a dream


You disappeared
You vanished from my life without any warning or trace


Without a sound
Your absence was sudden and unannounced


Without a trace
You left without any indication of your departure or whereabouts


Sleep well, darlin'
I hope that you are able to sleep soundly and feel at peace


Where ever you are
I do not know your current location or situation


I hope that you're happy tonight
But I hope that you are feeling content and satisfied with your life tonight


And maybe you found someone to have you right
Perhaps you have found someone that treats you better than I ever could


I'm desperate to say
I am overcome with the desire to express my current feelings to you


Now I need you more than ever
I am extremely dependent on you and would do anything to have you back in my life


But all I can say was goodnight
Unfortunately, all I can do is say goodnight and hope for the best for the both of us


This is for a girl back home
This song is dedicated to a girl that I used to know and care for


She tore down all my walls
This girl had the ability to break through my emotional barriers and connect with me on a deep level


Left me for all she'd known
She left me to pursue a life that she had always dreamed of living


But I pushed it all away from me
I made a conscious effort to push my own feelings away and tried to distance myself from her


And I don't know
I am not sure about my feelings anymore and what to do about them


Even if I knew
Even if I fully understood my emotions toward her


Even if I knew what to say to you
and exactly what to say to her


It's just to late to make you stay
It is too late to make her stay and keep our relationship alive


I'm sick of fighting
I am tired of constantly struggling with my emotions and the situation


This broken fate
It seems as though our fates are in opposition and we are not meant to be together


If someone else gets to tell you
If someone else has the opportunity to express their affection to you


That you're beautiful
I just want you to know that you are a truly beautiful person inside and out


It's the last thing I want
I do not want to let go of this relationship


But it's all that I've got
However, I have no choice but to move forward and accept that this is all that is left of our connection


It's the last thing that I need
I do not need the pain and heartache that this relationship brings


But it's to carry you in my heart
But I will always keep the memories of you and our time together in my heart


In my heart




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Niko Nyman

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