Sun Goes Down
SUN GOES DOWN-Lil Nas X Lyrics


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I wanna run away
Don't wanna lie, I don't want a life
Send me a gun
And I'll see the sun

I'd rather run away
Don't wanna lie, I don't want a life
Send me a gun
And I'll see the sun

You need an instant ease
From your life where you got plenty
Of every hurt and heartbreak
You just take it all to the face

I know that you want to cry
But it's much more to life than dying
Over your past mistakes
And people who threw dirt on your name

Since ten, I been feeling lonely
Had friends but they was picking on me
Always thinking why my lips so big
Was I too dark? Can they sense my fears?

These gay thoughts would always haunt me
I prayed God would take it from me
It's hard for you when you're fighting
And nobody knows it when you're silent

I'd be by the phone
Stanning Nicki morning into dawn
Only place I felt like I belonged
Strangers make you feel so loved, you know?

And I'm happy by the way
That I made that jump, that leap of faith
I'm happy that it all worked out for me
I'ma make my fans so proud of me (oh)

I wanna run away
Don't wanna lie, I don't want a life
Send me a gun
And I'll see the sun

I'd rather run away
Don't wanna lie, I don't want a life
Send me a gun
And I'll see the sun

You need an instant ease
From your life where you got plenty
Of every hurt and heartbreak
You just take it all to the face

I know that you want to cry
But it's much more to life than dying
Over your past mistakes
And people who threw dirt on your name

Oh-oh-oh




Oh-oh-oh
No more

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Lil Nas X's song "Sun Goes Down" can be interpreted as an expression of the artist's personal experiences and struggles as a black queer individual. The repeated lines "I don't want a life" and "Send me a gun, and I'll see the sun" convey a sense of desperation and hopelessness, indicating that the artist has contemplated suicide as a way to escape from his pain and problems. However, the song also offers a message of hope and empowerment, as the artist encourages listeners not to be defined by their past mistakes or the negative opinions of others.


Throughout the song, Lil Nas X reflects on his childhood and how he felt isolated and ridiculed for his appearance and sexuality. He reveals that he used to pray for God to take away his "gay thoughts" and that he found solace in listening to Nicki Minaj and feeling a sense of belonging. The lines "Strangers make you feel so loved, you know?" suggest that the artist has found acceptance and support from fans and strangers online, despite facing rejection and negativity in his personal life.


In summary, "Sun Goes Down" is a deeply personal and introspective song that explores themes of loneliness, self-doubt, and resilience. It is a powerful reminder that despite the challenges and pain of life, there is always hope and possibility for healing and growth.


Line by Line Meaning

I wanna run away
I feel overwhelmed and want to escape my current situation


Don't wanna lie, I don't want a life
I don't want to pretend or live a life that doesn't feel authentic to me


Send me a gun
I want a way out, even if it means ending my life


And I'll see the sun
I hope to find peace and happiness after death


You need an instant ease
You're struggling and need a quick solution to alleviate your pain


From your life where you got plenty
Your life may seem good on the outside, but you still have internal struggles


Of every hurt and heartbreak
You've experienced a lot of pain and heartbreak in your life


You just take it all to the face
You've been dealing with these struggles alone and without any support


I know that you want to cry
I understand that you're hurting and want to express your emotions


But it's much more to life than dying
There's more to life than just giving up and ending it all


Over your past mistakes
You're still holding onto past mistakes and it's affecting your present


And people who threw dirt on your name
You've been hurt by others who have spoken ill of you or spread rumors


Since ten, I been feeling lonely
I've been struggling with feelings of loneliness since I was young


Had friends but they was picking on me
Even though I had friends, they didn't treat me well


Always thinking why my lips so big
I was self-conscious about my appearance and would constantly question myself


Was I too dark? Can they sense my fears?
I was worried that people judged me based on my skin color and could see my vulnerabilities


These gay thoughts would always haunt me
I struggled with my sexuality and it caused me a lot of internal turmoil


I prayed God would take it from me
I turned to religion hoping it would make my struggles go away


It's hard for you when you're fighting
It's difficult to struggle alone without support


And nobody knows it when you're silent
When you keep your struggles to yourself, it's hard for others to understand what you're going through


I'd be by the phone
I would spend a lot of time on my phone seeking comfort or distraction


Stanning Nicki morning into dawn
I found comfort in listening to Nicki Minaj's music and it helped me get through difficult times


Only place I felt like I belonged
Listening to music, especially from certain artists, made me feel like I wasn't alone


Strangers make you feel so loved, you know?
Online communities or fandoms can make you feel loved and accepted, even by strangers


And I'm happy by the way
I'm in a better place now and I'm proud of how far I've come


That I made that jump, that leap of faith
I took a risk and it paid off, making me feel more confident and empowered


I'm happy that it all worked out for me
Things may have been difficult, but I'm grateful for where I am now


I'ma make my fans so proud of me (oh)
I have a supportive fanbase and I want to keep making them proud


Oh-oh-oh
Musical interlude


No more
No more pain, no more struggles - I'm in a better place now




Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Really Small Nas X
Written by: Andrew Luce, Blake Slatkin, David Biral, Denzel Baptiste, Keegan Bach, Michael Olmo, Montero Lamar Hill, Omer Fedi, Roy Lenzo

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@kawaii_cherry

๋‚˜๋Š” ์ด ์Œ์•…์ด ์œ ํŠœ๋ธŒ์— ์˜ฌ๋ผ์˜จ์ง€ 1๋…„์ด ์ง€๋‚ฌ์œผ๋‚˜ ์•„์ง๋„ ๋“ฃ๊ณ  ์žˆ์–ด์š”
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2๋…„ ์ „๋ถ€ํ„ฐ ์šฐ์šธ์ฆ๊ณผ ์—ฌ๋Ÿฌ ์ •์‹ ์งˆํ™˜์„ ์•“๊ธฐ ์‹œ์ž‘ํ–ˆ์–ด์š”
1๋…„ ์ „ ์ด ์Œ์•…์„ ์ฒ˜์Œ ๋“ค์—ˆ์„ ๋•Œ ๋ˆˆ๋ฌผ์ด ๋‚˜์™”์—ˆ์ฃ โ€ฆ
๋‚ด๊ฐ€ ๋Š๋ผ๋Š” ๊ฐ์ •๋“ค๊ณผ ๋˜‘๊ฐ™์•„์„œโ€ฆ
๋‚˜๋Š” ์ง€๊ธˆ๋„ ๊ณผ๊ฑฐ์™€ ๋‹ค๋ฅผ ๋ฐ” ์—†์ด ๊ณ ํ†ต์Šค๋Ÿฝ์ง€๋งŒ
์ด ์Œ์•…์„ ๋“ค์œผ๋ฉฐ ํ•˜๋ฃจํ•˜๋ฃจ๋ฅผ ๋ฒ„ํ‹ฐ๊ณ  ์žˆ์–ด์š”
๋ฆด ๋‚˜์ŠคX๋‹˜์—๊ฒŒ, ๊ฐ์‚ฌํ•ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. ์ •๋ง๋กœ
(์ด ๊ธ€์„ ์ฝ์œผ์‹ค ์ง€ ๋ชจ๋ฅด๊ฒ ์ง€๋งŒ ๋‹น์‹ ์—๊ฒŒ ํ•ญ์ƒ ๊ฐ์‚ฌํ•ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค.)

It's been a year since this music was posted on YouTube, but I'm still listening to it
I'm only 14 years old.
I started suffering from depression and various mental illnesses two years ago.
Tears came out when I first heard this music a year ago.
It's the same as how I feel...
I'm still in pain like I was in the past
I can endure every day listening to this music
Dear Lil Nas X, thank you. Really.



@wly8735

I wanna run away
Eu quero fugir

Don't wanna lie, I don't want a life
Nรฃo vou mentir, eu nรฃo quero uma vida

Send me a gun and I'll see the Sun
Me mande uma arma e eu verei o Sol


I'd rather run away
Prefiro fugir

Don't wanna lie, I don't want a life
Nรฃo vou mentir, eu nรฃo quero uma vida

Send me a gun and I'll see the Sun
Me mande uma arma e eu verei o Sol


You need an instant ease
Vocรช precisa de uma tranquilidade imediata

From the life where you got plenty
Da vida que vocรช tem de tudo

Of every hurt and heartbreak
De cada dor e decepรงรฃo

You just take it all to the face
Vocรช apenas leva tudo na cara


I know that you want to cry
Eu sei que vocรช quer chorar

But it's much more to life than dyin'
Mas hรก muito mais motivos pra viver que pra morrer

Over your past mistakes
Esqueรงa seus erros passados

And people who threw dirt on your name
E pessoas que estรฃo difamando seu nome


Since ten, I've been feelin' lonely
Desde os dez anos, eu me sinto solitรกrio

Had friends, but they was pickin' on me
Tinha amigos, mas eles pegavam no meu pรฉ

Always thinkin': Why my lips so big?
Sempre pensando: Por que meus lรกbios sรฃo tรฃo grandes?

Was I too dark? Can they sense my fears?
Minha pele รฉ muito escura? Eles podem sentir meus medos?


These gay thoughts would always haunt me
Esses pensamentos gays sempre me assombraram

I prayed: God would take it from me
Rezei para que Deus os tirassem de mim

It's hard for you when you're fightin'
ร‰ difรญcil pra vocรช quando vocรช estรก lutando

And nobody knows it when you're silent
E ninguรฉm sabe quando vocรช estรก em silรชncio


I'd be by the phone
Eu estaria ao telefone

Stanning Nicki mornin' into dawn
Sendo fรฃ da Nicki todo o dia

Only place I felt like I belonged
O รบnico lugar que eu sentia que pertencia

Strangers make you feel so loved, you know?
Estranhos fazem vocรช se sentir tรฃo amado, sabe?


And I'm happy, by the way
E eu estou feliz, aliรกs

That I made that jump, that leap of faith
Que eu dei aquele salto, aquele salto de fรฉ

I'm happy that it all worked out for me
Estou feliz que tudo deu certo para mim

I'ma make my fans so proud of me (oh)
Vou deixar meus fรฃs tรฃo orgulhosos de mim (oh)


I wanna run away
Eu quero fugir

Don't wanna lie, I don't want a life
Nรฃo vou mentir, eu nรฃo quero uma vida

Send me a gun and I'll see the Sun
Me mande uma arma e eu verei o Sol


I'd rather run away
Prefiro fugir

Don't wanna lie, I don't want a life
Nรฃo vou mentir, eu nรฃo quero uma vida

Send me a gun and I'll see the Sun
Me mande uma arma e eu verei o Sol


You need an instant ease
Vocรช precisa de uma tranquilidade imediata

From the life where you got plenty
Da vida que vocรช tem de tudo

Of every hurt and heartbreak
De cada dor e decepรงรฃo

You just take it all to the face
Vocรช apenas leva tudo na cara


I know that you want to cry
Eu sei que vocรช quer chorar

But it's much more to life than dying
Mas hรก muito mais motivos pra viver que pra morrer

Over your past mistakes
Esqueรงa seus erros passados

And people who threw dirt on your name
E pessoas que estรฃo difamando seu nome


Ha-ah, ah, ha-ah, ah, no-ah
Ha-ah, ah, ha-ah, ah, no-ah



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@lilnasx

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@grimyboyp3549

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@lita7066

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@deadbush2812

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This is my favorite song and old town road

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