Wide Awake
Sunset Atlantic Lyrics
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When love was on my side
For us to find
When your heart skipped a beat from a slight touch
When love, it was broken and replaced by lust
Baby I'm a sucker for a happy ending
Killing myself to bring you back to me
It's all a lie, but it sure feels right to sing
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh
We never saw it coming
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh
All the nights and the fights that we lost
It's not over till they said "I had enough"
Back to day one
When all that mattered most
Was keeping close
But when my heart finally settles on that last beat
I'll make you regret the things you said to me
Remember night with all my might
She starts to scream "what's happened to me?"
Baby I'm a sucker for a happy ending
Killing myself to bring you back to me
Maybe there's a better time to stop pretending
It's all a lie, but it sure feels right to sing
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh
We never saw it coming
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh
All the nights and the fights that we lost
It's not over till they said "I had enough"
I heard a whisper
I caught a scream
From down the hall it came to me
I felt the warm inside my bed
From someone else
I can't pretend
Baby I'm a sucker for a happy ending
Killing myself to bring you back to me
Maybe there's a better time to stop pretending
It's all a lie, but it sure feels right to sing
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh
We never saw it coming
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh
All the nights and the fights that we lost
It's not over till they said "I had enough"
The lyrics to Sunset Atlantic's song "Wide Awake" seem to revolve around the theme of love, loss, and regret. The singer seems to be reflecting on the past and the moments of love that were once shared between them and their partner, only to be replaced by lust and fights. The lyrics also express the singer's willingness to make amends and go back to the beginning where they first fell in love. The chorus emphasizes the fact that they did not see the problems in their relationship coming, and how it's not over until one party decides to call it quits.
The first verse speaks about the beginning of their relationship, where love was on their side, and how they lost it to lust. The second verse is about the day when everything mattered most, but it seems like things have changed, and now that love is fading away. The chorus repeats the phrase "we never saw it coming" twice, emphasizing the element of surprise in the relationship's decline. The bridge highlights the singer's pain upon realizing that their partner has moved on, and they cannot pretend anymore.
Overall, the lyrics tell the story of a love that was lost, followed by a desperate attempt to find it again. The singer recognizes their mistakes and expresses a desire to go back to the beginning, to the point when they were happy together.
Line by Line Meaning
Back to square one
Starting again from the beginning
When love was on my side
When I still had love and things were going well
For us to find
In the hopes of finding love again
When your heart skipped a beat from a slight touch
When I could touch you and you were still in love with me
When love, it was broken and replaced by lust
When we lost our love and replaced it with just physical attraction
Baby I'm a sucker for a happy ending
I still hope for a positive outcome
Killing myself to bring you back to me
Trying everything to get you to come back
Maybe there's a better time to stop pretending
Perhaps it's time to stop pretending that everything is okay
It's all a lie, but it sure feels right to sing
We know things aren't perfect, but it still feels good to pretend
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh
Singing to express our emotions
We never saw it coming
We were blindsided by our problems
All the nights and the fights that we lost
All the times we argued and struggled
It's not over till they said "I had enough"
We will keep fighting until one of us gives up
Back to day one
Starting from the beginning again
When all that mattered most
When love was the most important thing in our lives
Was keeping close
Just being with each other was enough
But when my heart finally settles on that last beat
When I die and my heart stops beating
I'll make you regret the things you said to me
You'll realize the hurtful things you said to me
Remember night with all my might
I remember our time together strongly
She starts to scream "what's happened to me?"
I'm realizing what I've lost
I heard a whisper
I heard something in the distance
I caught a scream
I heard someone screaming
From down the hall it came to me
The sound came from far away
I felt the warm inside my bed
Feeling alone and lacking any intimacy
From someone else
Missing the touch of my partner
I can't pretend
I can no longer pretend everything is okay
Contributed by Katherine P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@macadelicc
Lovee this song!!
@HussainKader
I'm sorry you feel that way. This is the kind of music we listen to, and it's what we enjoyed playing. That said, you're certainly entitled to your opinion, however uninformed it may be. Thanks for listening! :)
@LiveTheDream24
@Xplisit23 I loved playing for them while i did, but i haven't been apart of anything they have done in the past 3 years. i know what you mean though and I get it
@thepatnowar
thanks to Joel Madden.he sent me here! xD <33
@Xplisit23
the doppler effect and sunset atlantic material is all cookie cutter nonsense. go back to your youth under fire days and make some decent music :)