Abandon
Dayseeker Lyrics
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Face down in the gutter
With no will to pick myself up
Left me to rot
In that bed for another
Another one to take my place
And your face is a fading memory
(A fading memory)
So tell me how you sleep at night
Knowing you left before I was awake
Before you leave to turn and run
I've got a mind to tell you what a disappointment
You have made of yourself in a single moment
See I'd prefer my eyes were blind
Than to sit and watch you leave me behind
So tell me how you sleep at night
Knowing you left before I was awake
Now I feel my heart divide
Knowing how quickly you cast me aside
You can't fathom what it's like
The subtle hell trapped in my mind
And at the end
Of the tunnel, you were the light shining so bright
What's the point when it always seems to die?
Left me to rot for another to die alone
Keep living your life like I never mattered to you
Before you leave to turn and run
I've got a mind to tell you what a disappointment
You have made of yourself in a single moment
See I'd prefer my eyes were blind
Than to sit and watch you leave me behind
So tell me how you sleep at night
Knowing you left before I was awake
Now I feel my heart divide
Knowing how quickly you cast me aside
Abandon and run, just like I did to you
Still I don't see how you sleep at night
Knowing you left before I was awake
You don't know what it's like
To open your eyes to a dead light
Give up on me, I gave up on you
The first reaction is to abandon...
Abandon me
Give up on me, I gave up on you
Give up on me, I gave up on you
The lyrics of Dayseeker's song Abandon describe the hurt and disappointment felt by the singer after being deserted by someone they trusted. The singer feels abandoned and left behind. The person who left has moved on, leaving the singer to rot in the gutter of their mind. The singer is struggling to get up from this abandonment but they can't help feeling left alone to die. The song effectively captures the raw emotions of being left behind by someone you thought cared for you deeply.
Through the lyrics, the singer questions how the person who abandoned them sleeps at night knowing that they left before the singer was even awake. They also make a promise to tell the person how much of a disappointment they have been to themselves in just one moment. The singer is finding it difficult to reconcile the fact that they have been left behind and are expected to live their life as though they never mattered to this person.
In the end, the singer seems to have given up on the person who left them, just as that person gave up on them. This song is an exploration of the complexities of human emotions, and the pain that we sometimes experience when we are abandoned by someone we thought we could always rely on.
Line by Line Meaning
Abandon me
Leave me without any concern
Face down in the gutter
Feeling defeated and worthless
With no will to pick myself up
Feeling helpless and unable to change the situation
Left me to rot
Ignored and abandoned me to suffer
In that bed for another
Replaced me with someone else without any thought
Another one to take my place
Someone to replace my love and attention
And your face is a fading memory
The memory of you is slowly disappearing
So tell me how you sleep at night
How can you rest easy knowing what you did?
Knowing you left before I was awake
You left without any explanation or warning
Before you leave to turn and run
Explain yourself before you leave
I've got a mind to tell you what a disappointment
I want to express my disappointment in you
You have made of yourself in a single moment
Your actions have caused you to be viewed negatively
See I'd prefer my eyes were blind
I'd rather not see you leave me
Than to sit and watch you leave me behind
I can't watch you abandon me
Now I feel my heart divide
My heart has been broken and separated
Knowing how quickly you cast me aside
Realizing how easily you walked away from me
You can't fathom what it's like
You can't understand the pain I feel
The subtle hell trapped in my mind
The constant pain and misery in my thoughts
And at the end
In the end
Of the tunnel, you were the light shining so bright
You were once a source of hope and happiness
What's the point when it always seems to die?
Why bother with hope when everything always ends in disappointment?
Keep living your life like I never mattered to you
Acting like I was never important to you
Abandon and run, just like I did to you
Leaving without any explanation or regard, just like I did to you
Still I don't see how you sleep at night
I still can't understand how you can live with yourself
You don't know what it's like
You can't comprehend the emotional pain I'm going through
To open your eyes to a dead light
To be faced with a hopeless situation
Give up on me, I gave up on you
You abandoned me, so I gave up on us
The first reaction is to abandon...
Leaving is often the easiest and most immediate response
Abandon me
Leave me without any care or concern
Give up on me, I gave up on you
We both let go and lost each other
Writer(s): gino sgambelluri, rory rodriguez, mike karle, shawn yates
Contributed by Evan J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Its_chaz
As a person that has experienced someone incredibly close abandoning you in your greatest time of need I truly appreciate this band for making this song
Jhennifer Quinn
same and this is me saying this in 2021 when i was abandoned in a really big time of need o3o
Vektyr
My wife literally left me the exact same way Rory is singing about.
Caleb Gorman
Rory is my favorite front-man/vocalist, no questions asked. He also seems like the hardest working: so much collab/solo/dayseeker music put out. Keep doing what you're doing man.
Vicious Oz
Caleb Gorman Check out Oceans Ate Alaska. Their ex vocalist is amazing (mainly when it comes to screams)
nykout
Agreed, James Harrison has unbelievably good vocals. Although I was sceptical at first, the new vocalist Jake Noakes also does an amazing job.
Equinox
The singing is okay, but both vocalists have the curse of the current day vocalist; the singing is good yes but the screaming is terribly one dimensional, there is no range at all.
nykout
No range on Harrison's screams?
Backstabbz
These guys need way more love... Every song has a meaning and relates to me in some way.
Doc Holliday
How have I never heard this before?
This is ridiculously good!