The song is about a woman that Jeremy was apparently seeing, and the two started talking over the internet, slowly started meeting, and then fell in love. The love story didn’t last forever as the two are no longer together.
Jeremy said via Twitter on March 24, 2020, that “julia” was his favorite song he has ever released. A day before, Jeremy teased the song through a Tweet and an Instagram post.
“Everything about “julia” — the lyrics and the melody and the production and the structure and the dynamic shifts — is exactly what I wanted to make. It is a song about a person who I wrote a lot of my previous songs about. This was the last song that I was going to write about her. I needed some closure. Between all those reasons, I guess that’s why it’s my favorite. It fits a very specific part of my life.“ - via Apple Music
“I wrote this song over a year ago, right when I got home from my first US headline tour. ‘julia’ is a song about self-realization and closure. It was the first song I finished for the album, and it encapsulates the most important emotions and feelings that come up in the album.“ — Jeremy via The Prelude Press
Julia
Jeremy Zucker Lyrics
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Remembered old memories
Cryin' in my sleep
But I'd rather dream of nothing at all
The more I think I grow
The less I seem to know, oh
You saw me sing last week
I was hopin' you might ask
But how could you just say nothin' at all?
The more I think I grow
The less I seem to know, oh, oh
Julia, I'm through with ya
Julia, I'm through with ya
Thought we'd never see the sun fade (sun fade)
Now we'll never see that shit shining (shining)
Did we use to fear the dark days? (Dark days)
'Cause now I'm dancin' in the moonlight
Above the city lights, yeah
Where all the shooting stars eventually die (yeah)
We're burned into the sky a million times
Oh, mmm, mmm
(We're up)
Movin' at light speed
And I don't need gravity
Runnin' on empty
Isn't it nice to just feel nothing at all?
I think I finally know
The reason I let go
Julia, I'm through with ya
Julia, I'm through with ya
Thought we'd never see the sun fade (sun fade)
Now we'll never see that shit shining (shining)
Did we use to fear the dark days? (Dark days)
'Cause now I'm dancing in the moonlight
Above the city lights, yeah
Where all the shooting stars eventually die (Julia, die)
We're burned into the sky a million times
Oh, mmm, mmm
(Wow, just ignore this one)
Julia, I'm through with ya
Julia, I'm through with ya
The song "Julia" by Jeremy Zucker is about a past relationship that left the singer with a lot of unresolved emotions. He starts the song by recounting a dream he had about his old flame and how it made him cry. He then talks about how he was hoping that she would see him perform and ask if the song he was singing was about her. But when she doesn't acknowledge him, it reinforces his feeling that he's better off without her. He then gets nostalgic about how they used to fear the dark days together and how they thought they'd never see the sun fade. However, he has now moved on from her and is enjoying the feeling of "just feeling nothing at all" while dancing in the moonlight.
The chorus "Julia, I'm through with ya" is a declaration that he's over her and ready to move on. The song is about coming to terms with the end of a relationship and realizing that sometimes it's better to let go and move on.
One interesting fact about the song is that Jeremy Zucker originally recorded a version of the song with a different chorus, but decided to change it after getting feedback from his fans. Another interesting fact is that the lyrics were inspired by a dream that he had about a past relationship. The song was released in 2018 as part of Zucker's EP "summer," which includes other hits like "talk is overrated" and "all the kids are depressed."
Line by Line Meaning
I dreamed of you last week
The singer had a dream about someone named Julia recently
Remembered old memories
The dream reminded him of past memories with Julia
Cryin' in my sleep
The dream made him emotional and he cried in his sleep
But I'd rather dream of nothing at all
Despite the emotional reaction, he would rather not dream at all than dream of Julia
The more I think I grow
As he grows older and presumably wiser, he finds that he actually knows less
You saw me sing last week
The subject of the song saw the singer perform recently
I was hopin' you might ask
The singer was hoping Julia would ask about whether his song was about her
"Is this one about me?"
The question he was hoping she would ask
But how could you just say nothin' at all?
Julia's lack of response disappointed the singer
Thought we'd never see the sun fade
He thought they would always be happy and never see bad times
Now we'll never see that shit shining
Now they will never see the good times together again
Did we use to fear the dark days? (Dark days)
He wonders if they used to be afraid of tough times
'Cause now I'm dancing in the moonlight
The singer is now enjoying life despite tough times
Where all the shooting stars eventually die (yeah)
A metaphor for the ending of good things, even beautiful shooting stars
We're burned into the sky a million times
The memory of their relationship will never truly fade even though it's over
Movin' at light speed
The singer feels like life is moving very fast
And I don't need gravity
He feels like he's flying and doesn't need anything to hold him down
Runnin' on empty
He is either exhausted or drained emotionally
Isn't it nice to just feel nothing at all?
Sometimes it's nice not to feel anything, to be numb
I think I finally know
He believes he finally understands
The reason I let go
He finally understands why he let Julia go
Julia, I'm through with ya
The climax of the song where he states that he is done with Julia
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave
Written by: Daniel James Rakow, Jeremy Scott Zucker
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Lyrics❤️👇 I dreamed of you last week
Remembered old memories
Cryin' in my sleep
But I'd rather dream of nothing at all
The more I think I grow
The less I seem to know, oh
You saw me sing last week
I was hopin' you might ask
"Is this one about me?"
But how could you just say nothin' at all?
The more I think I grow
The less I seem to know
Julia, I'm through with ya
Julia, I'm through with ya
Thought we'd never see the sun fade
Now we'll never see that shit shining
Did we used to fear the dark days?
'Cause now I'm dancin' in the moonlight
Above the city lights, yeah
Where all the shooting stars eventually die (Yeah)
We're burned into the sky a million times
Oh, mmm, mmm
Movin' at light speed
And I don't need gravity
Runnin' on empty
Isn't it nice to just feel nothing at all?
I think I finally know
The reason I let go
Julia, I'm through with ya
Julia, I'm through with ya
Thought we'd never see the sun fade
Now we'll never see that shit shining
Did we used to fear the dark days?
'Cause now I'm dancing in the moonlight
Above the city lights, yeah
Where all the shooting stars eventually die (Die)
We're burned into the sky a million times
Oh, mmm, mmm
Wow, just ignore this one
Julia, I'm through with ya
Julia, I'm through with ya
Erron Jyy
[Verse 1]
I dreamed of you last week
Remembered old memories
Cryin' in my sleep
But I'd rather dream of nothing at all
The more I think I grow
The less I seem to know, oh
You saw me sing last week
I was hopin' you might ask
"Is this one about me?"
But how could you just say nothin' at all?
The more I think I grow
The less I seem to know
[Chorus]
Julia, I'm through with ya
Julia, I'm through with ya
[Post-Chorus]
Thought we'd never see the sun fade (Sun fade, sun fade)
Now we'll never see that shit shinin' (Shinin')
Did we use to fear the dark days? (Dark days, dark days)
'Cause now I'm dancin' in the moonlight
Above the city lights, yeah
Where all the shooting stars eventually die (We lost on that), yeah
We're burned into the sky a million times
Oh, mm, mm
[Interlude]
We're up
[Verse 2]
Movin' at light speed
And I don't need gravity
Runnin' on empty
Isn't it nice to just feel nothing at all?
I think I finally know
The reason I let go
[Chorus]
Julia, I'm through with ya
Julia, I'm through with ya
[Post-Chorus]
Thought we'd never see the sun fade (Sun fade, sun fade)
Now we'll never see that shit shinin' (Shinin')
Did we use to fear the dark days? (Dark days, dark days)
'Cause now I'm dancing in the moonlight (Julia)
Above the city lights, yeah
Where all the shooting stars eventually die (Julia; die)
We're burned into the sky a million times
Oh, mm, mm
[Interlude]
Wow, just ignore this one
[Chorus]
Julia, I'm through with ya
Julia, I'm through with ya
Erron Jyy
I dreamed of you last week
Remembered old memories
Crying in my sleep
But I'd rather dream of nothing at all
The more I think I grow
The less I seem to know
You saw me sing last week
I was hoping you might ask
Is this one about me?
But how could you just say nothing at all?
The more I think I grow
The less I seem to know
Julia
I'm through with ya
Julia
I'm through with ya
Thought we'd never see the sun fade
Now we'll never see that shit shining
Did we used to fear the dark days?
'Cause now I'm dancing in the moonlight
Above the city lights, yeah
Where all the shooting stars eventually die
We're burned into the sky a million times, oh
Moving at light speed
And I don't need gravity
Running on empty
Isn't it nice to just feel nothing at all
I think I finally know
The reason I let go
Julia
I'm through with ya
Julia
I'm through with ya
Thought we'd never see the sun fade
Now we'll never see that shit shining
Did we used to fear the dark days?
'Cause now I'm dancing in the moonlight
Above the city lights, yeah
Where all the shooting stars eventually die
We're burned into the sky a million times, oh
Julia
I'm through with ya
Julia
I'm through with ya
Abhishek
*lyrics*
I dreamed of you last week
Remembered old memories
Cryin’ in my sleep
But I’d rather dream of nothing at all
The more I think I grow
The less I seem to know, oh
You saw me sing last week
I was hopin’ you might ask
“Is this one about me?”
But how could you just say nothin’ at all?
The more I think I grow
The less I seem to know
Julia, I’m through with ya
Julia, I’m through with ya
Thought we’d never see the sun fade
Now we’ll never see that s--- shining
Did we use to fear the dark days?
‘Cause now I’m dancin’ in the moonlight
Above the city lights, yeah
Where all the shooting stars eventually die (Yeah)
We’re burned into the sky a million times
Oh, mmm, mmm
Movin’ at light speed
And I don’t need gravity
Runnin’ on empty
Isn’t it nice to just feel nothing at all?
I think I finally know
The reason I let go
Julia, I’m through with ya
Julia, I’m through with ya
Thought we’d never see the sun fade
Now we’ll never see that s--- shining
Did we use to fear the dark days?
‘Cause now I’m dancing in the moonlight (Julia)
Above the city lights, yeah
Where all the shooting stars eventually die (Julia) (Die)
We’re burned into the sky a million times
Oh, mmm, mmm
Wow, just ignore this one
Julia, I’m through with ya
Julia, I’m through with ya
Qwerty qt
Lyrics
I dreamed of you last week
Remembered old memories
Crying in my sleep
But I’d rather dream of nothing at all
The more I think I grow
The less I seen to know
You saw me sing last week
I was hoping you might ask
Is this one about me
But how could you just say nothing at all
The more I think I grow
The less I seen to know
Julia, I’m through with ya
Julia, I’m through with ya
Thought we’d neνer see the sun fade
Now we’ll never see that s**t shining
Did we used to fear the dark days
‘Cause now I’m dancing in the moonlight
Above the city lights, yeah
Where all the shooting stars eventually die
We’re burned into the sky a million times
Ooh, mmm, mmm
Wow, just you know this one
Julia, I’m through with ya
Julia, I’m through with ya…
Rims
LYRICS:
[Verse 1]
I dreamed of you last week
Remembered old memories
Cryin' in my sleep
But I'd rather dream of nothing at all
The more I think I grow
The less I seem to know, oh
You saw me sing last week
I was hopin' you might ask
"Is this one about me?"
But how could you just say nothin' at all?
The more I think I grow
The less I seem to know
[Chorus]
Julia, I'm through with ya
Julia, I'm through with ya
[Post-Chorus]
Thought we'd never see the sun fade
Now we'll never see that shit shining
Did we use to fear the dark days?
'Cause now I'm dancin' in the moonlight
Above the city lights, yeah
Where all the shooting stars eventually die (Yeah)
We're burned into the sky a million times
Oh, mmm, mmm
[Verse 2]
Movin' at light speed
And I don't need gravity
Runnin' on empty
Isn't it nice to just feel nothing at all?
I think I finally know
The reason I let go
[Chorus]
Julia, I'm through with ya
Julia, I'm through with ya
[Post-Chorus]
Thought we'd never see the sun fade
Now we'll never see that shit shining
Did we use to fear the dark days?
'Cause now I'm dancing in the moonlight (Julia)
Above the city lights, yeah
Where all the shooting stars eventually die (Julia) (Die)
We're burned into the sky a million times
Oh, mmm, mmm
[Interlude]
Wow, just ignore this one
[Chorus]
Julia, I'm through with ya
Julia, I'm through with ya
***************
- smll ytr hr
Manisha Bhosley
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"Moving at light speed
I don't need gravity
Running on empty
Isn't it nice to just feel nothing at all?
Think I finally know
The reason I let go"
Damn!
So perfect and feels personal.
I started a beautiful journey listening to your song Comethru and ended it with pain listening to your song Julia.
Thanks for writing such relatable songs! <3
Love your work.
Much love from India <3
maple leaf
Jeremy's songs are literally so nice...why is he so underrated
WhiteLion
I mean he’s had a song (comethru) with a quarter billion views and had 1.6 million subscribers but yeah he deserves more recognition, love all his songs
maple leaf
@WhiteLion but like everyone knows his songs BUT NOT HIM HAISHAKRJNANS
jooheons tikitaka
Ikr
Mahadevan KS
EXACTLY!!!
FaHk
Anne Chua lets keep it that way, he is really good tho.
Ardhika Sumirat
we all have our own "Julia" when we're listening to this song.
Alex Vu
🥺
Light Moua
Or you are that Julia
a ghost with two broke legs
I've been going by Julia since freshman year of high school.