24 Hours
Sundays (The) Lyrics
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As the world turns round
I was blind but now I'm still blind
Too few cares have I
As the world turns sour
I was blind but now I'm still blind
I liked you for 24 hours
In your house
And when the time has come to live again
I shall
And I liked you for 24 hours in your house
And now the time has come to live again
I shall
I liked you but that was before
Why me?
I never knew then and I don't know now
O the things you do all come back to you
That's why I hung back but I'll say what I like now
The song "24 Hours" by The Sundays is about the short-lived infatuation between the singer and another person ("I liked you for 24 hours in your house"). The lyrics reflect a sense of detachment and disinterest in the world ("Few true cares have I, As the world turns round, I was blind but now I'm still blind"), but also a longing for connection with another person ("Why me? I never knew then and I don't know now"). The singer recognizes the impermanence of their attraction, acknowledging that "when the time has come to live again, I shall," indicating that they will move on and forget the fleeting feelings they once had.
The repeated mention of blindness in the lyrics suggests that the singer is either unwilling or unable to see the world clearly, perhaps due to apathy or emotional numbness. The line "O the things you do all come back to you" could be seen as a warning or a threat, implying that the other person's actions will have consequences in the future, or it could simply reflect a fatalistic worldview in which the singer believes that all actions have inevitable results.
Line by Line Meaning
Few true cares have I
I don't have many things that I care about deeply
As the world turns round
As life keeps moving forward and changing
I was blind but now I'm still blind
I didn't understand then, and I still don't understand now
Too few cares have I
I wish I cared about more things
As the world turns sour
As life becomes more bitter and difficult
I liked you for 24 hours
I had a fleeting attraction to you for a brief moment
In your house
While I was at your place
And when the time has come to live again
I shall
When the situation improves, I'll start living a normal life again
And I liked you for 24 hours in your house
And now the time has come to live again
I shall
My brief attraction to you was just a temporary distraction from my normal life. Now that things are getting better, I'll go back to my regular routine.
I liked you but that was before
Why me?
I used to like you, but now I'm not so sure. Why did I feel that way?
I never knew then and I don't know now
I was never really sure why I had feelings for you, and I still don't understand it.
O the things you do all come back to you
The actions you take have consequences that eventually catch up to you.
That's why I hung back but I'll say what I like now
I used to hold back my thoughts and feelings, but now I feel more comfortable speaking my mind.
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