Night & Day
Sumo Lyrics

Night and day the winds hold away
The winds that move around the upper atmosphere never stop; they keep blowing in the night and day.

In the upper atmosphere
These winds exist specifically in the higher regions of the Earth's atmosphere.

And down this way the children play
Meanwhile, on the ground, children play and have fun with their toys.

With their warmed up plastic spears
The toys they play with are made of plastic and have been warmed up by the sun's rays.

And the cars drive by
In the midst of this natural phenomenon, cars continue to pass by on the streets.

And the flower dies
Despite the beauty of nature, flowers eventually wither and die.

And the traffic flows
The traffic on the roads continues to move and remain constant.

And the flower grows.
Conversely, new flowers continue to sprout and grow.

You walk into the room
The artist is being addressed by someone who has just entered the room.

You're bound to find me there
It's likely that the artist is always present in the room being discussed.

You hand me the wooden spoon
The other person hands the singer a wooden spoon, which suggests that they are cooking something together.

The sun shines through your hair
The light from the sun filters through the other person's hair.

But please, please, leave me
The singer asks the other person to leave them alone for a little while longer.

Until ten to four
The singer wants to be left alone until precisely ten minutes before four o'clock.

'Cos I'm piecing together the night before
The singer needs some time to remember what happened the previous night and put it all together mentally.

So you call me on the phone
The other person calls the artist on the phone.

So I feel I'm not alone
The artist appreciates a friendly voice and someone who can make them feel less lonely.

And you mention Ho Chi Minn
During the phone conversation, the other person brings up Ho Chi Minn, a city in Vietnam.

While I try to remember where I've been
The singer is having trouble recalling what happened the previous night and where they had been.

But the TV goes on and on and on
In the background, the television continues to play and make noise.

But the aerial's fucked
There is a problem with the TV's antenna, and it's not functioning correctly.

So the picture is wrong
As a result of the broken antenna, the image shown on the TV is distorted and incorrect.

And the whole of this is only a song
The singer is reminding the listener that all of this is just part of a song and not reality.

The whole of this is only a song
The previous line is repeated to emphasize the point that none of this is real.

Night and day, night and day,
The chorus repeats these phrases to signify the constant, unchanging nature of the world.

It's just night and day
The song concludes by restating that the cycle of night and day is all that truly exists.