Sounding suspiciously like a crossbreed between My Chemical Romance and cla… Read Full Bio ↴Sounding suspiciously like a crossbreed between My Chemical Romance and classic mid-1980s hardcore bands, Fallbrook, stationed in cozy Potsdam, NY, have been playing shows almost every weekend since their conception almost three years ago. Famed locally for their extremely high-energy live shows, they combine intricate Coheed-and-Cambria-esque vocal harmonies with the simple guitar sounds popularized by the DC scene, wrapping it all up with charisma and a pulsing drum that makes their music danceable to hardcore kids and punks alike.

- by Meredith Graves Atkinson

SUNRISE
Fallbrook Lyrics

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Woke up to the sunrise
And I woke up to your goodbyes
And more than anything
I wish you could be here

And i watched you have a photograph
That we took when we were younger
I fell on my ass a flash of a memory

That you never let me forget

And I woke up to the sunrise
And i woke up to your goodbyes
And more than anything
I wish you could be here

I let go so fast
This jealousy took a hold on me
Lost sight of all the most important things

And I woke up to the sunrise
And i woke up to your goodbyes
And more than anything
I wish you could be here

Now you want to go home
Shouldn't have let you go
Something is wrong with your phone
Shouldn't have let you go
Now you want to go home
Shouldn't have let you go
Something is wrong with your phone
Shouldn't have let you go
Now you want to go home
Shouldn't have let you go
Something is wrong with your phone
Shouldn't have let you go

And I woke up to the sunrise
And I woke up to your goodbyes

And more than anything
I wish you could be here

Overall Meaning

The song "Sunrise" by Fallbrook is a poignant reflection on lost love and what might have been. The lyrics describe waking up to the sunrise, a new beginning filled with the promise of hope and possibility, but being unable to let go of the past. The singer of the song is deeply regretful, wishing that their former lover could be with them once again. The chorus repeats this sentiment, emphasizing the melancholic yearning that underpins the verses.

In the second verse, the singer recalls a photograph of themselves and the lost love taken when they were younger. This image brings a painful memory flooding to the surface, causing the singer to stumble and fall. The lost love never lets the singer forget this moment of vulnerability and failure, compounding their feelings of regret and loss.

While the lyrics are sparse and the melody is simple, the emotional weight of "Sunrise" is undeniable. The song captures the sense of longing that haunts us all at times, the knowledge that we can never truly go back and change the mistakes we've made.

Line by Line Meaning

Woke up to the sunrise
The singer woke up early in the day and witnessed the first light of the sun.

And I woke up to your goodbyes
The singer also woke up to the feeling of being abandoned or separated by someone they deeply care about.

And more than anything I wish you could be here
Despite the goodbyes, the singer still hopes for the presence of the person who left them as it matters more than anything else to them.

And i watched you have a photograph That we took when we were younger
The artist has seen the person who left them holding and reminiscing a photograph of them that they took together when they were younger.

I fell on my ass a flash of a memory That you never let me forget
While seeing the photograph, the artist recalls an embarrassing moment from their past that the other person never fails to remind them of.

I let go so fast This jealousy took a hold on me Lost sight of all the most important things
The singer admits that their jealousy caused them to let go of the important things in their life.

Now you want to go home Shouldn't have let you go Something is wrong with your phone Shouldn't have let you go Now you want to go home Shouldn't have let you go Something is wrong with your phone Shouldn't have let you go Now you want to go home Shouldn't have let you go Something is wrong with your phone Shouldn't have let you go
The singer repeatedly expresses regret for letting the other person go and acknowledges that it was a mistake. They also sense that something is wrong with the other person's phone and want to fix it to prevent further isolation from them.

And I woke up to the sunrise And I woke up to your goodbyes And more than anything I wish you could be here
The song concludes with the artist reiterating their initial feelings of loss and longing for the person they care about, as they face a new day alone.

Writer(s): Shane Adam Bisnett

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