Scared
Duffy Lyrics


Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴

The blank pages of my diary,
That I haven't touched since you left me,
The closed blinds in my home
See no light of day.
Dust gathers on my stereo
Cause I can't bare to hear the radio
The piano sits in a shaded space
With a picture of your face.

[Chorus]
I'm scared to face another day
Cause the fear in me just won't go away.
In an instant, you were gone and I'm scared.

Coffee stains on your favorite book
Remind me of you so I can't even look.
The magazines you left on the floor,
You won't need them anymore.

A towel left hangin' on the wall,
No sign of wet footsteps in the hall
There's no smell of your sweet cologne.
I'm lying here alone.

[Chorus: x2]





In an instant you were gone and I'm scared.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Duffy's "I'm Scared" paint a vivid picture of the aftermath of heartbreak, where everything familiar in a person's life has become a painful reminder of the one who left. The blank pages of the diary and the closed blinds in the home represent a lack of motivation and hopelessness in the face of loss. The fact that the dust is gathering on the stereo and the radio can't be turned on tells us that the person cannot bear to hear anything that reminds them of their ex. The piano also sits in a shaded space, fortified with a picture of the ex's face.


The chorus, "I'm scared to face another day, Cause the fear in me just won't go away, In an instant, you were gone and I'm scared," highlights the overwhelming sense of fear and anxiety that comes with heartbreak, as if a complete, comforting world has been ripped apart. Every little item left around the house - the coffee stains on the book, the magazines left on the floor, the towel hanging on the wall - is a painful reminder of the person who has departed. As the final line, "I'm lying here alone," suggests, the loneliness that comes with losing someone close is overwhelming.


As a whole, "I'm Scared" is a beautifully rendered portrait of the aftermath of a break-up, full of isolation, sadness, and fear, and how the person left behind is forced to confront their past selves and their past life through the objects and items that surround them.


Line by Line Meaning

The blank pages of my diary,
My diary is filled with empty pages because I haven't been able to write since you left me.


That I haven't touched since you left me,
I haven't had the strength to write in my diary since you've been gone.


The closed blinds in my home
I keep the blinds closed in my house because I don't want to see the outside world.


See no light of day.
There's no light coming into my home because I keep the blinds closed.


Dust gathers on my stereo
My stereo has been collecting dust because I can't bear to hear any music since you've been gone.


Cause I can't bare to hear the radio
I can't bear to listen to any music on the radio because it reminds me of you.


The piano sits in a shaded space
My piano is in a dimly lit area of my home because I don't have the desire to play anymore.


With a picture of your face.
I keep a picture of you on my piano as a constant reminder of what I've lost.


I'm scared to face another day
I'm afraid to wake up and go through another day without you by my side.


Cause the fear in me just won't go away.
No matter what I do, the feeling of fear just won't leave me.


In an instant, you were gone and I'm scared.
You left me suddenly and now I'm scared and lost without you.


Coffee stains on your favorite book
Your favorite book has coffee stains on it and it reminds me of you every time I see it.


Remind me of you so I can't even look.
Seeing those coffee stains reminds me of you so much that I can't even bring myself to look at the book.


The magazines you left on the floor,
The magazines you left on the floor are still there, but you don't need them anymore.


You won't need them anymore.
You won't be coming back to read those magazines, so they're just a painful reminder of what I've lost.


A towel left hangin' on the wall,
Your towel is still hanging on the wall, even though you're not here to use it anymore.


No sign of wet footsteps in the hall
There are no wet footprints in the hallway because you're not here to walk through it after taking a shower.


There's no smell of your sweet cologne.
Your sweet cologne isn't here to fill the air anymore and it's just another reminder of what I've lost.


I'm lying here alone.
I'm in bed by myself and feeling completely alone without you.




Lyrics ยฉ Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Written by: AIMEE DUFFY, AIMEE ANN DUFFY, JIMMY HOGARTH

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Song not found
Comments from YouTube:

@PrincessBalamb

Watched bride wars for the first time, and this song actually encompasses exactly what I am going through right now. Havenโ€™t cried like that in a while. Beautiful song! โค

@karenaideesh

bride wars.... right now... in fox

@st.francisanddr.pepper1304

Girl, same.

@therizsilvano5555

bride waaaaaaars!

@joannas322

Yesssss!!

@taniavilleda35

You know! Haha

@RunForHappiness1

"The blank pages of my diary,
That I haven't touched since you left me,
The closed blinds in my home,
See no light or day"
These words strike me in the heart. They are so true. I have lost one, or rather two people in my life, who I will never get back to. And I'm afraid of never finding again in life that joy that I had when they were with me. because it is a joy that only they could give me.

@youareabsolutelyright2579

My dad and I used to listen to this song together and I told him if he ever died, I would feel this way and now he's gone and this song definitely hits very different. I feel every word. My condolences to you.

@bcfcbilly

a duet with adele and duffy would be like all christmasses rolled into 1

@jdm9268

Definitely ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ I hope it happens ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

More Comments

More Versions