Cars
Since You're Gone Lyrics

Since you’re gone
The singer is expressing how everything has changed since the person they are addressing is no longer present in their life.

The nights are gettin’ strange
The singer is experiencing a change in their perception of time, where things feel different and out of place since the person they are addressing is gone.

Well, nothing’s makin’ any sense
The singer is expressing confusion and a feeling of disorientation due to the absence of the person they are addressing.

I stumbled in the shade
The artist feels lost and uncertain, as if they cannot find their way without the person they are addressing.

Everything’s in perfect tense, well
The artist is describing how everything seems to have stopped or frozen in time since the person they are addressing is gone.

I can’t help it When you fall apart
The singer is acknowledging that they feel helpless in the face of the person they are addressing's struggles or decline.

’d I (and I) can’t help it Guess you better start That is forgettin’ about you (since you’re gone)
The singer is suggesting that the person they are addressing needs to move on and forget about them, as the singer has been struggling since their departure.

Thrownin’ it all away
The artist is expressing a feeling of loss or waste, as if they have thrown away something valuable without the person they are addressing.

Everything’s a mess You’re so treacherous When it comes, to tenderness (since you’re gone)
The artist is describing their feelings of chaos and betrayal in the wake of the person they are addressing's departure. They are pointing out the person's lack of tenderness as a factor in their departure.

Oh, where’s that tenderness?
The artist is expressing a longing or a wish for the affection and kindness that the person they are addressing used to provide. They are questioning where that has gone with their departure.

I missed the peak sensation
The singer is expressing a sense of regret over something that they did not experience fully or did not appreciate as much as they should have.

I took the big vacation
The artist is potentially describing a period of rest or relaxation that they embarked on after the person they are addressing departed.

Well, never feel sedate
The singer is expressing a desire for something more exciting or less mundane, as they are no longer satisfied with their current state.

Well, the moonlight ain’t so great (since you’re gone)
The singer is describing how things that they used to enjoy (such as the moonlight) are no longer satisfying or fulfilling since the person they are addressing is gone.

I’ve thrown it all away
The singer is expressing a feeling of loss or waste, as if they have discarded something of value since the person they are addressing has left.

When the night (? ) Strange I’ve thrown it all away (since you’re gone)
The artist is describing a feeling of alienation or detachment from reality that they experience during the nighttime since the person they are addressing is gone. They are also reiterating the sense of loss that they feel.