Today
Ezra Henderson Lyrics
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I met you downtown, we walked through the streets hand in hand.
I wrapped you in my sweatshirt, zipped you up from the cold.
You started to cry and say things I didn't wanna know.
How can you leave me like this? And why won't you stay?
My body aches as your tail lights are fading away.
I still remember the way your lips taste in the rain.
Today didn't go like I wanted it to.
Stumbled back to my car, hear the radio sing Someone Like You.
I stare in my mirror, tried to believe that we're through.
I can't pull away from the last place I'll ever kiss you.
How can you leave me like this? And why won't you stay? My body aches as your tail lights are fading away. I still remember the way your lips taste in the rain. And my head keeps repeating the last words that I heard you say, I fell out of love today.
is the day that I'm letting you go. And I'll never feel the same way, just so you know.
Today is the day I'm setting you free.
But everyday till forever I hope that youll come back to me.
How can you leave me like this? Why won't you stay? My body aches as your tail lights are fading away. I still remember the way your lips look taste I i the rain.
And my head keeps repeating the last words that I heard you say, "I fell out of love today."
Today didn't go at all like I planned.
The first verse of "Today" by Ezra Henderson depicts a scenario where the singer's day has gone awry as he meets his partner whom he walks the streets holding hands. The singer tries to comfort his partner by wrapping her in his sweatshirt, observing her tears and hears her say things she feels that he ought not to have known. The second verse describes the pain the singer feels as his partner drives away; he tries to come to terms with their breakup but is unable to. The heartbreak of the singer is evident in the lyrics, and as he hears someone like you on the radio, he tries to convince himself that they are through, although it is hard for him to let go of the last place he ever kissed his partner.
The chorus expresses the singer's confusion as to why his partner is leaving him and is unwilling to stay, indicating his anxiousness as he tries to find reasons why their relationship is ending. The singer is left to deal with his emotions as he replays the last words his partner said, "I fell out of love today." Although he recognizes that it is time to let go of the relationship and set his partner free, he still hopes she'll come back to him someday.
Line by Line Meaning
Today didn't go at all like I planned.
The day didn't go as the singer had expected or hoped.
I met you downtown, we walked through the streets hand in hand.
The singer met their love interest in the city and walked holding hands.
I wrapped you in my sweatshirt, zipped you up from the cold.
The singer gave their love interest their sweatshirt to keep them warm.
You started to cry and say things I didn't wanna know.
The singer's love interest cried and said things that were difficult for the singer to hear.
How can you leave me like this? And why won't you stay?
The singer is pleading for their love interest not to leave them but doesn't understand why they won't stay.
My body aches as your tail lights are fading away.
The singer feels physical pain as they watch their love interest's car drive away.
I still remember the way your lips taste in the rain.
The singer fondly remembers kissing their love interest in the rain.
And my head keeps repeating the last words that I'll hear you say, "I fell out of love today".
The singer can't stop thinking about their love interest's confession of falling out of love.
Stumbled back to my car, hear the radio sing Someone Like You.
The singer was disoriented as they walked back to their car and heard a song that reminded them of their breakup.
I stare in my mirror, tried to believe that we're through.
The singer looks at themselves in the mirror and struggles to accept that their relationship is over.
I can't pull away from the last place I'll ever kiss you.
The singer can't bring themselves to leave the spot where they last kissed their love interest.
Today is the day I'm setting you free.
The singer is letting their love interest go on this day.
But everyday till forever I hope that you'll come back to me.
The singer still holds out hope that their love interest will come back to them every day for eternity.
Contributed by Charlie I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.