Daylight
Olu [Ft. Matt and Kim] Lyrics

We cut the legs off of our pants
We intentionally shortened our pants by removing the lower part

Throw our shoes into the ocean
We cast our footwear into the sea

Sit back and wave through the daylight
We relax and greet the passing daylight

Slip and slide on subway grates
We glide and lose footing on railroad gratings

These shoes are poor mans ice skates
These footwear substitutes for icy terrain for those who cannot afford skates

Fall through like change in the daylight
We plummet quickly and disappear from sight in broad daylight

I miss yellow lines in my roads
I long for the bright marking lines on my roads

Some color on monochrome
Some variation on the monotony of my surroundings

Maybe I'll paint them in myself
Perhaps I will manually draw those yellow lines myself

These sidewalks liquid then stone
The sidewalks first appear fluid, then solid

Building walls and an old pay phone
Structures are being erected including a dated public phone booth

It rings like all through the daylight
It rings continuously throughout the day

And in the daylight we can hitchhike to Maine
During the daytime, we are free to hitch a ride to Maine

I hope that someday I'll see without these frames
I dream of a day when I can to see clearly without corrective glasses

And in the daylight I don't pick up my phone
I do not feel compelled to answer my phone during daylight hours

'Cause in the daylight anywhere feels like home
During the daytime, my surroundings all begin to feel welcoming and familiar

I have five clocks in my life
I possess five timepieces in my existence

And only one has the time right
Out of the five, only one tells the accurate time

I'll just unplug it for today
I will temporarily disconnect it for the day

Open hydrant rolled down windows
An open hydrant splashes water on our lowered windows

This car might make a good old boat
This automobile could transform into a functional boat

And float down grand street in daylight
We coast on Grand Street with the sun shining

And with just half of a sunburn
After receiving only moderate sun exposure

New yellow lines that I earned
I created fresh yellow street markings that I myself painted

Step back and here comes the night time
Retreat from here comes the approaching night time

And when the daylight we could hitchhike to Maine
During daylight hours, we have the chance to catch a ride to Maine

I hope that someday I'll see without these frames
My desire is to perceive accurately without eyeglasses someday

And in the daylight I don't pick up my phone
I am not obliged to answer my phone when the sun is out

'Cause in the daylight anywhere feels like home
The daylight surroundings grant a sense of being at home anywhere