Mayday
Not Alone Lyrics
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She wore
A hat as yellow aching sunlight beams
And now she's in my dreams
And I saw her, standing on the ferris wheel
Wondering
When she'd come down here
And I heard that she fed the birds
Mayday, I'm crazy
Red nose and painted souls
Makeup I wake up alone
Perfume fills the room
Candy stripes smell like you
Raindrops
Splatter on the fairgrounds
And moonlight
Fills the tragic atmosphere
I fear, that you've come too near
Tight ropes
Draped across her tapestry
And deep croaks
Far beneath the falling leaves where I
Swallowed butterfly
Mayday, I'm crazy
Mayday, I'm crazy
Red nose and painted souls
Makeup I wake up alone
Perfume fills the room
Candy stripes smell like you
Flowers in her hair
Drenched in my carnival affair
Too soon laugh return to gloom
My wilted love in bloom
I like you but you like another,
I wore your mask you left me uncovered
The words are seeping off of my chest
'Cause I like you but you liked another
I followed you and then I discovered
What a joke my face has become
What a joke my face has become
What a joke my face has become (mayday, I'm crazy)
Red nose and painted souls
Makeup I wake up alone
Perfume fills the room
Candy stripes smell like you
Flowers in her hair ('Cause I liked you but you liked another)
Drenched in my carnival affair (I wore my mask you left me uncovered)
Too soon laugh return to gloom ('Cause I liked you but you liked another)
My wilted love in bloom (I wore my mask you left me uncovered)
I said "Mayday I’m crazy"
Mayday (I'm crazy)
I said "Mayday I’m crazy"
Mayday (I'm crazy)
The song "Mayday" by Not Alone tells the story of the singer falling for a girl who, like the sun, disappeared. She wore a yellow hat and fed the birds, and although she exists only in his dreams, the memory of her lingers on. The imagery in the song is vivid and poignant, with raindrops splattering on fairgrounds and moonlight filling the tragic atmosphere. The singer feels crazy and lost without the girl, unable to shake the feeling that she is still with him in some way. He talks about wearing a mask to try to be the person the girl wanted, but ultimately feeling exposed when he is unable to hide his true feelings. The repetition of the chorus, "Mayday, I'm crazy," underscores the singer's feelings of anxiety and confusion.
One possible interpretation of the lyrics is that they speak to the difficulty of letting go of someone who has left an indelible mark on one's life. The singer is unable to move on from the memory of the girl in the yellow hat, even though she is no longer physically present. The fairground imagery evokes a sense of fleetingness and transience, with the ferris wheel standing in for the cycles of life and the inevitability of change. The tight ropes and falling leaves suggest a sense of uncertainty and danger, as the singer tries to navigate the treacherous terrain of love and loss.
Overall, "Mayday" is a haunting and introspective song that invites listeners to reflect on the complexities of human emotion and the lingering effects of lost love.
Line by Line Meaning
I fell, for a girl who disappeared
I fell in love with a girl who's no longer here
She wore
A hat as yellow aching sunlight beams
She wore a yellow hat that reminded me of the sun
And now she's in my dreams
She's now only present in my dreams
And I saw her, standing on the ferris wheel
Wondering
When she'd come down here
And I heard that she fed the birds
I saw her on the ferris wheel, wondering when she would come down, and heard that she fed the birds
Mayday, I'm crazy
Mayday, I'm crazy
I'm in trouble, I'm going crazy
Red nose and painted souls
Makeup I wake up alone
Perfume fills the room
Candy stripes smell like you
I wake up alone with makeup on my face, the perfume in the room and the candy stripes remind me of you
Raindrops
Splatter on the fairgrounds
And moonlight
Fills the tragic atmosphere
Raindrops fall on the fairgrounds, and the moonlight fills the area with a sense of tragedy
I fear, that you've come too near
I'm afraid that you're getting too close
Tight ropes
Draped across her tapestry
And deep croaks
Far beneath the falling leaves where I
Swallowed butterfly
Tight ropes hang across her tapestry, while I hear the deep croaks far away as I swallow my anxiety
Flowers in her hair
Drenched in my carnival affair
Too soon laugh return to gloom
My wilted love in bloom
She had flowers in her hair and was part of my carnival experience, but that happiness was short-lived and my love for her is now fading
I like you but you like another,
I wore your mask you left me uncovered
The words are seeping off of my chest
'Cause I like you but you liked another
I have feelings for you, but you like someone else, and I feel like you've uncovered my true feelings
I followed you and then I discovered
What a joke my face has become
I followed you only to discover that I'm a fool for feeling so strongly about you
Mayday, I'm crazy
Mayday (I'm crazy)
I'm losing my mind and need help
Red nose and painted souls
Makeup I wake up alone
Perfume fills the room
Candy stripes smell like you
Flowers in her hair ('Cause I liked you but you liked another)
Drenched in my carnival affair (I wore my mask you left me uncovered)
Too soon laugh return to gloom ('Cause I liked you but you liked another)
My wilted love in bloom (I wore my mask you left me uncovered)
Repeated lines
I said "Mayday I’m crazy"
Mayday (I'm crazy)
I said "Mayday I’m crazy"
Mayday (I'm crazy)
Repetition of the earlier lines
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Blake Johnson, Chase Edson, Esteban Ortiz-Villacorta, Sam Nemiroff
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