Just Give Up
NYVES Lyrics

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From the ever unbound
We awake from falling dreams
To wither away
Suffer the endless weight
I found my reason
In the dark of hallow fate
Surrender it all
See where the pieces fall

Where do we go
What do we long to feel at all before it ends
How do we know
Wouldn't we all be justified to
Just give up
Just give up
Just give up

From the curse of shallow means
My Vision is clear
Find me the way from here

Where do we go
What do we long to feel at all before it ends
How do we know
Wouldn't we all be justified to
Just give up
Just give up
Just give up

Where do we go
What do we long to feel at all before it ends
How do we know
Wouldn't we all be justified to
Just give up

Just give up
Just give up

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of NYVES' song "Just Give Up" explore themes of hopelessness, despair, and the search for purpose in a world that often feels empty and meaningless. The song opens with the lines "From the ever unbound, we awake from falling dreams" - a reference to the sense of confusion and disorientation that can come with waking up from a vivid dream. The singer then goes on to describe a feeling of being weighed down and trapped by circumstance, unable to escape the endless cycle of suffering and decay.

Despite this bleak outlook, the song's chorus contains a repeated refrain of "just give up". Rather than being a call to surrender or give in to despair, however, this line is perhaps meant to suggest that sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is let go of our expectations and desires, and allow ourselves to be still and present in the moment. This idea is reinforced by the closing lines of the song, which ask "Where do we go? What do we long to feel at all before it ends? How do we know? Wouldn't we all be justified to just give up?"

In this way, NYVES' "Just Give Up" is a haunting meditation on the nature of existence, and the ways in which we struggle to find meaning in a world that often seems indifferent to our hopes and dreams.

Line by Line Meaning

From the ever unbound
From a place of uncertainty and infinite possibility

We awake from falling dreams
We become conscious after experiencing disappointment or failure

To wither away
To decay and weaken

Suffer the endless weight
Bear the burden of life's struggles indefinitely

I found my reason
I discovered my purpose or motivation

In the dark of hallow fate
In the gloom of an inevitable outcome

Surrender it all
Give up everything, including control

See where the pieces fall
Observe the outcome of events without interfering

Where do we go
What is our ultimate destination in life?

What do we long to feel at all before it ends
What do we want to experience before we die?

How do we know
How can we be sure of anything?