Good Morning Heartache
Jamie Cullum feat. Laura Mvula Lyrics
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Good morning heartache thought we said goodbye last night
I turned and tossed 'til it seemed you had gone
But here you are with the dawn
Wish I'd forget you, but you're here to stay
It seems I met you when my love went away
Now everyday I start by saying to you
Stop haunting me now
Can't shake you nohow, just leave me alone
I've got those Monday blues straight through Sunday blues
Good morning heartache here we go again
Good morning heartache you're the one who knew me when
Might as well get used to you hanging around
Good morning heartache sit down
Stop haunting me now
Can't shake you nohow just leave me alone
I've got those Monday blues straight through Sunday blues
Good morning heartache here we go again
Good morning heartache you're the one who knew me when
Might as well get used to you hanging around
Good morning heartache sit down
Jamie Cullum's song "Good Morning Heartache" is a soulful expression of a person's inability to move on after a breakup. The lyrics of the song portray heartache as an entity that haunts and lingers within even after the person has tried to move past it. Instead of fading away with time, it seems to show up again each day, similar to the dawn.
The song's opening lines, "What's new?" indicate the singer's sense of resignation, acknowledging that the heartache is here to stay, thus they decide to accept it and live with it rather than fighting it. The repeated line, "Stop haunting me now, can't shake you nohow, just leave me alone," shows the person's struggle to move on from the pain of the past relationship.
In the end, the song suggests that even though the heartache never seems to go away, the person has learned to live with it. The line, "Might as well get used to you hanging around, Good morning heartache sit down," portrays a person's acceptance of their situation and a willingness to live with the remaining traces of heartache.
Line by Line Meaning
Good morning heartache you old gloomy sight
Addressing the constant feeling of heartache and sorrow that has been present for a long time
Good morning heartache thought we said goodbye last night
Surprised that the sorrow and sadness was not left behind from the previous night
I turned and tossed 'til it seemed you had gone
The hope that the feeling of heartache had disappeared shows the struggle that one goes through to avoid it
But here you are with the dawn
Heartache and sorrow are always present and comes back with a new day
Wish I'd forget you, but you're here to stay
The desire to forget the feeling of heartache, but knowing that it will always remain present
It seems I met you when my love went away
Realization that heartache and sorrow are often met when love departs or disappears
Now everyday I start by saying to you
Acknowledging that the feeling of heartache is present every day
Good Morning heartache, what's new?
Ironically, greeting heartache just like one would greet a friend, even though it brings nothing but pain and misery
Stop haunting me now
Asking for relief from the constant presence of heartache and sorrow
Can't shake you nohow, just leave me alone
Realization that heartache cannot be pushed away, no matter how hard one tries
I've got those Monday blues straight through Sunday blues
Expressing the overwhelming and all-encompassing feeling of heartache, which affects every day of the week
Good morning heartache here we go again
Acknowledging the cyclical nature of pain, where heartache is always present and comes back without fail
Good morning heartache you're the one who knew me when
Recognizing that heartache has been a constant companion since the beginning of time and has always known the suffering one goes through
Might as well get used to you hanging around
Facing the fact that heartache will always be present and there is no escaping it
Good morning heartache sit down
Accepting the presence of heartache, but still trying to manage and control it
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ERVIN DRAKE, DAN FISHER, IRENE HIGGINBOTHAM PADELLAN
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