Morning
Matt Thompson Lyrics
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I'll paint your portrait in my dreams,
laughing and smiling
And you're close to me,
yeah, everything is perfect in my dreams
but then I wake up and there's no one next to me
Oh Morning
Oh Morning, Morning
Oh Morning
I'm sleeping in, so let me be
Oh Morning, Morning
Morning, Morning
please don't come too soon
I got someone waiting for me
by the stars and the moon
Morning, Morning
please just go away
I miss my baby and I want to stay
My bed is a boat stranded
on an ocean far away from here
everything disappears
and we have no hunger
we have no fear
but when I wake up, I end up right back here
Oh Morning
why must you take her away from me?
Oh Morning, Morning
Oh Morning
I'm sleeping in, so let me be
Oh Morning, Morning
Morning, Morning
please don't come too soon
I got someone waiting for me
by the stars and the moon
Morning, Morning
please just go away
I miss my baby and I want to stay
The song "Morning" by Matt Thompson is about the feeling of separation one experiences when waking up to a morning without the presence of someone they love. The lyrics set the mood of a lover waking up from a dream in which they are with their partner and feeling complete, only to wake up to find themselves alone in their bed. The opening line "My bed is a blank canvas, I'll paint your portrait in my dreams" represents the idea that the dreamer's bed is just an empty space without their loved one.
In the second verse, the lyrics paint a picture of a bed as a boat, stranded on an ocean far away from the dreamer's waking reality. The dream world, in which they are with their lover, is calm and peaceful, as represented by the lines "everything disappears and we have no hunger, we have no fear." The chorus expresses the dreamer's reluctance to wake up and face reality as the morning takes away their partner, and they plead with the morning to let them stay in the dream world.
The song's simple structure and acoustic guitar backing highlights the intimacy of the moment, while the lyrics hit close to home for many people who have experienced the feeling of waking up alone. The song captures the longing and desire for a partner and depicts how it can be distressing when we are forced to wake up and face the reality of the world without them.
Line by Line Meaning
My bed is a blank canvas
I have the freedom to create any dream I want while I sleep in my bed
I'll paint your portrait in my dreams, laughing and smiling
I dream of spending time with someone I care about and we are happy and enjoying each other's company
And you're close to me, yeah, everything is perfect in my dreams
Being close to someone special in my dreams makes everything feel perfect and complete
But then I wake up and there's no one next to me
The reality of waking up alone after dreaming of being with someone I care about is disappointing and lonely
Oh Morning why must you take her away from me?
I wish I could stay in my dream forever and not have to face the disappointment of waking up without my loved one
Morning, Morning please don't come too soon
I want to keep dreaming and avoid the reality of waking up without the person I care about
I got someone waiting for me by the stars and the moon
In my dream, I have someone special waiting for me in a romantic and idyllic setting
Please just go away, I miss my baby and I want to stay
I want to continue dreaming because I miss the person I care about and I don't want to face the reality of waking up alone
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