Come Undone
MyDarkestDays Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Made of breath and skin,
I've been waiting for you,
Signed with a whole tattoo,
Happy birthday to you,
Was created for you.
(Girl)
At the seams,
I cannot believe their taking my heart,
Into pieces
Ohh it might take a little time,
Might take a little crime,
To come undone,
Now we'll try,
To stay blind,
To the hope and fear outside,
Hey child, stay wilder than the wind, can blow me in,
To crime,
Who do you need,
Who do you love,
When you come undone.
Who do you need,
Who do you love,
When you come undone.
Words,
Play me deja vu,
Like a radio tune,
I swear I've heard before,
She'll,
Resist something real,
Or the magic I'm feeding,
Off your fingers.
(Girl)
I can't help but keep from falling apart,
At the seams,
I cannot believe their taking my heart,
Into pieces
Lost,
In a self filled sky,
Might make it alright,
To come undone,
Now, we'll try,
To stay blind,
To the hope and fear outside,
Hey child, stay wilder than the wind, can blow me in,
To crime,
Who do you need,
Who do you love,
When you come undone.
Who do you need,
Who do you love,
When you come undone.
(Girl)
I can't help but keep from falling apart, (apartt)
At the seams, (who do you need)
I cannot believe their taking my heart, (who do you love)
Into pieces
I can't help but keep from falling apart,
At the seams, (who do you love)
I cannot believe their taking my heart into pieces (when you come undone)
The song Come Undone by MyDarkestDays is a tale about a man looking for his soulmate or dream girl. He has been eagerly waiting for her, and he knows that she is the one who was created for him. The lyrics "mine, immaculate dream, made of breath and skin" describe the perfection and purity of his dream girl. However, this man's perfect dream is quickly shattered when he realizes that the girl he loves is falling apart at the seams. The lines "I cannot believe they're taking my heart into pieces" suggests that the man's soulmate is slipping away from him.
The chorus of the song "Who do you need, who do you love, when you come undone" is a question that the man is asking himself. He has become frustrated that he cannot keep his soulmate from falling apart and is now questioning who he can trust when everything he believed in is falling apart. The lyrics "To crime" suggests that he feels that he has committed a crime by falling in love with someone who is falling apart. Overall, the song is a portrayal of the darker side of love and the fear of losing everything that seemed perfect.
Line by Line Meaning
Mine, immaculate dream,
The singer has a dream that is perfect, untouched and pure.
Made of breath and skin,
The dream is made of a fleeting essence - the breath - mixed with an impermanent, changeable substance - the skin.
I've been waiting for you,
The singer has been waiting for the person their dream was created for.
Signed with a whole tattoo,
The dream is signed by some permanent ink, indicating that it is meaningful, important, and enduring.
Happy birthday to you,
Today is the person's birthday for whom the dream was created.
Was created for you.
The dream was specifically and exclusively made for this person.
I can't help but keep from falling apart,
The person singing is unable to keep themselves from breaking down emotionally.
At the seams,
They feel like they are falling apart at the edges or seams of their being.
I cannot believe their taking my heart,
Someone is taking the singer's heart from them, either literally or figuratively.
Into pieces
The heart is being broken into smaller, non-functional fragments.
Ohh it might take a little time,
It could take some time for the situation to resolve itself.
Might take a little crime,
The singer may need to engage in some kind of illicit or unethical activity to make things right again.
To come undone,
To become unraveled, both mentally and emotionally.
Now we'll try,
The singer and the person their dream was created for will attempt to fix the situation with whatever means they have at their disposal.
To stay blind,
They will try to shut out any outside information or influence that could sway them from their mission.
To the hope and fear outside,
They will also try to ignore the feelings of hope and fear that they have regarding the outcome.
Hey child, stay wilder than the wind, can blow me in,
The person receiving the dream should stay free-spirited and not let even their own passions or emotions control them.
Who do you need,
Who will the person receiving the dream need to help them come undone.
Who do you love,
Who does the person receiving the dream love enough to help them come undone.
Words,
Language and verbal communication.
Play me deja vu,
The words feel like they've been said before, even though they're supposedly new.
Like a radio tune,
The words feel familiar - like a song the singer has heard on the radio many times.
I swear I've heard before,
The singer is convinced they've heard these words before.
She'll,
This refers to the woman the singer is addressing.
Resist something real,
The woman is resisting something true, deep, and honest.
Or the magic I'm feeding,
The singer is trying to fill the woman with some kind of magical or transformative feeling, but she resists it.
Off your fingers.
The magic the singer is trying to instill is off the woman's fingers. It could be a metaphor for something she is doing or producing that is preventing her from feeling the magic.
Lost,
Feeling confused and disoriented.
In a self filled sky,
Feeling lost in a sea of their own thoughts, feelings, and perceptions.
Might make it alright,
Trying to find oneself might eventually lead to a state of mental and emotional equilibrium.
When you come undone.
The person has to unravel themselves and their thoughts before they can put themselves back together again and truly be whole.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: WARREN CUCCURULO, SIMON LEBON, NICK RHODES, JOHN NIGEL TAYLOR
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind