After an explosive rise to fame as a teenager, when she first uploaded her … Read Full Bio ↴After an explosive rise to fame as a teenager, when she first uploaded her minimal, mournful self-produced electronica to SoundCloud, Merseyside-hailing Holly Lapsley Fletcher AKA Låpsley’s debut album Long Way Home was released to critical acclaim on XL in 2016.

Singles ‘Hurt Me’ and ‘Falling Short’ confirmed her as one of the most exciting new songwriting talents, whilst DJ Koze’s disco edit of ‘Operator’ produced an instant dancefloor classic.

Second album Through Water marked a shift from adolescence into womanhood and from introverted bedroom producer to a more confident, conscious artist – lead single ‘Womxn’ proudly asserted her queer identity and a more assured, upbeat direction.

Holly has since asserted herself as a successful writer and top liner within the music industry, having recently signed publishing with Young and Sony, and returning with her own original music with ‘‘32 Floors’. A bold reintroduction to Låpsley as an artist, ‘‘32 Floors’ is a song about falling in love - but also, into obsession - ahead of much more music to follow soon.

Blue Monday
Låpsley Lyrics

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How does it feel
To treat me like you do
When you've laid laid your hands upon me
And told me who you are

I thought I was mistaken
I thought I heard your words
Tell me how do I feel

Tell me now how do I feel

Those who came before me
Lived through their vocations
From the past until completion
They will turn away no more

And I still find it so hard
To say what I need to say
But I'm quite sure that you'll tell me
Just how I should feel today

I see a ship in the harbor
I can and shall obey
But if it wasn't for your misfortunes
I'd be a heavenly person today

And I thought I was mistaken
And I thought I heard you speak
Tell me how do I feel
Tell me now how should I feel

Now I stand here waiting

I thought I told you to leave me
While I walked down to the beach
Tell me how does it feel

When your heart grows cold
(Grows cold, grows cold, grows cold)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Låpsley's song "Blue Monday" discuss the confusion and frustration one feels when they are treated poorly by someone they care about. The song begins with the singer questioning how it feels for the other person to "treat me like you do," after they have been intimate and revealed their true selves. The singer is struggling to understand why the other person is not treating them with respect and kindness.

Throughout the song, the singer reflects on the experiences of those who came before them, who lived through their own hardships and never turned away from them. The singer finds it difficult to express their emotions and fears that they will be told how to feel by the other person. The second verse refers to a ship in the harbor that the singer could obey, but they would be a better person if not for the other person's "misfortunes."

The final chorus finds the singer standing and waiting, still struggling to understand how they feel. They question how it feels for the other person when their heart grows cold, seemingly not acknowledging the pain and hurt they have caused.

Overall, the lyrics to "Blue Monday" explore the complexity of human relationships and the difficulties that come with trying to understand another person's emotions and actions.

Line by Line Meaning

How does it feel
How does it feel to treat me poorly?

To treat me like you do
To treat me with disrespect and disregard

When you've laid laid your hands upon me
When you've physically touched me

And told me who you are
And revealed your true self to me

I thought I was mistaken
I thought I was wrong about you

I thought I heard your words
I thought I heard what you said and believed it

Tell me how do I feel
Explain to me what my emotions should be

Tell me now how do I feel
Tell me what I should be feeling in this moment

Those who came before me
People who lived before my time

Lived through their vocations
Found meaning in their jobs and careers

From the past until completion
From the beginning until the end

They will turn away no more
They won't ignore or dismiss the present

And I still find it so hard
I still have difficulty

To say what I need to say
To express myself truthfully

But I'm quite sure that you'll tell me
But I'm confident that you'll inform me

Just how I should feel today
Exactly how I'm supposed to be feeling currently

I see a ship in the harbor
I see a vessel at the port

I can and shall obey
I am willing and able to follow orders

But if it wasn't for your misfortunes
If you hadn't suffered bad luck or troubles

I'd be a heavenly person today
I would be much happier right now

Now I stand here waiting
Now I'm waiting for something to happen

I thought I told you to leave me
I believed I instructed you to depart from me

While I walked down to the beach
While I was walking towards the seaside

Tell me how does it feel
Explain to me what it's like

When your heart grows cold
When you become emotionally unavailable

(Grows cold, grows cold, grows cold)
This is something that you are repeatedly experiencing

Writer(s): Bernard (gb 2) Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Paul David Morris, Gillian Lesley Gilbert

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