End Of The World
Exposé Lyrics
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Why does the sea rush to shore?
Don't they know it's the end of the world
'Cause you don't love me anymore?
Why do the birds go on singing?
Why do the stars glow above?
Don't they know it's the end of the world?
It ended when I lost your love
Why everything's the same as it was
I can't understand, no, I just can't understand
How life goes on the way it does
SPOKEN:
Why does my heart go on beating?
(Why does my heart beat?)
SPOKEN:
Why do these eyes of mine cry?
(Why do I cry?)
Don't they know it's the end of the world?
It ended when you said goodbye
I wake up in the morning and I wonder
Why everything's the same as it was
I can't understand, no, I just can't understand
How life goes on the way it does
Why does my heart go on beating?
Oh, why do these eyes of mine cry?
Don't they know it's the end of the world?
It ended when you said
Oh, it ended when you said
It ended when you said goodbye
Exposé's "End of the World" is a heart-wrenching song about the pain of losing a loved one. The song's lyrics ask a series of rhetorical questions, questioning why the sun shines, the birds sing, and the stars glow when the end of the world has come due to lost love. The song highlights the singer's confusion and devastation at the continuation of life despite the pain and loss they are experiencing. The rhetorical questions serve as a way to convey the singer's sense of despair and the feeling that everything in the world is meaningless without their loved one.
The song's spoken interludes highlight the singer's emotional turmoil, adding more depth to the song's theme of heartbreak. The questions about the heart and eyes crying evoke the feeling of physical pain associated with heartbreak. The repetition of the lines "I wake up in the morning and I wonder, why everything's the same as it was" emphasizes the idea that life goes on, even when the singer's world has ended.
Overall, Exposé's "End of the World" is a poignant song that captures the raw and visceral emotion of heartbreak. The lyrics, with their use of rhetorical questions, repetition, and spoken interludes, effectively convey the singer's sense of loss and despair.
Line by Line Meaning
Why does the sun go on shining?
The singer questions why life continues to go on when they are experiencing heartbreak.
Why does the sea rush to shore?
The singer wonders why natural processes can continue as usual when their world has been turned upside down.
Don't they know it's the end of the world
'Cause you don't love me anymore?
The singer reflects on the feeling of being unimportant and forgotten after a loss of love.
Why do the birds go on singing?
The artist questions how the world can continue with such beauty and happiness when their own world is in chaos.
Why do the stars glow above?
The artist wonders why the stars still shine and bring light to the world, despite their own sense of darkness.
Don't they know it's the end of the world?
It ended when I lost your love
The singer feels as though their world has truly ended since losing the love they once had, and no longer understands how anything else can exist.
I wake up in the morning and I wonder
Why everything's the same as it was
I can't understand, no, I just can't understand
How life goes on the way it does
The singer is frustrated by the fact that everything seems to continue as usual, even when their own life has been turned upside down.
Why does my heart go on beating?
(Why does my heart beat?)
The artist is unable to comprehend why their body continues to function and keep them alive when they are in so much emotional pain.
Why do these eyes of mine cry?
(Why do I cry?)
The artist reflects on their own emotional state and feels as though their tears are a symbol of their broken heart.
Don't they know it's the end of the world?
It ended when you said goodbye
The artist emphasizes the finality of their loss and how their world has irrevocably come to an end.
Oh, it ended when you said
Goodbye
The singer reflects on the moment when their world fell apart and everything irrevocably changed.
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BENJAMIN MICHAEL LEE
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