The Don
The View Lyrics
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I don't wanna wake up on my own
I don't wanna fall asleep
Lately, I've been tryin' to figure out
If I'm crazy, for wanting a reason to consume your poison
I've been feeling out of place
Miles apart but feet away
Strike me like a match stickWeave me in your fabric, anything to get me through the day
I don't wanna fall asleep
I don't wanna wake up on my own
Swimming in an empty sheet
And it's drowning me
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause the ghost of you is all I've known
I don't wanna
I don't wanna fall asleep 'til you're next to me
Lately, thinking that I'd rather be
On the 15
To your one room apartment with 70's carpets
Missing what I've never met
Going all in on my bets
Letters and a cassette get it off of my chest
Anything to know you feel the same
I don't wanna fall asleep
I don't wanna wake up on my own
Swimming in an empty sheet
And it's drowning me
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause the ghost of you is all I've known
I don't wanna
I don't wanna fall asleep 'til you're next to me
I've been freaking out
Got me drunk on how
Cause I've seen these same four white walls
Stuck in downtown Montréal
So just stay
So I don't have to stay awake
I don't wanna fall asleep
I don't wanna wake up on my own
Swimming in an empty sheet
And it's drowning me
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause the ghost of you is all I've known
I don't wanna
I don't wanna fall asleep 'til you're next to me
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause the ghost of you is all I've known
I don't wanna
I don't wanna fall asleep 'til you're next to me
The View's song "The Don" is a ballad about longing for someone who is not there. The lyrics express a deep desire to be with the person they love, rather than fall asleep alone or drown in an empty sheet. The singer describes himself as feeling out of place, miles apart but feet away, and he longs for the person he loves to stay with him so he can fall asleep and not be alone.
The lyrics talk about how one may be seen as crazy for wanting to consume the poison of the person they love. It captures the feeling of being so consumed by someone that even their poison seems desirable. The desire to be with that person seems to push the singer to want to take bigger risks like going all in on their bets or writing letters and making cassette tapes to get things off of their chest.
The chorus repeats the sentiment of not wanting to fall asleep or be alone, and how the ghost of the loved one is all they know. The final verse talks about getting drunk on every text sent and how saying awake is only possible when that person is around. The song is a beautiful expression of the longing and all-consuming love that most people experience at least once in their lives.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't wanna fall asleep
The singer wants to avoid falling asleep.
I don't wanna wake up on my own
The singer doesn't want to wake up alone.
I don't wanna fall asleep
The singer reiterates their desire to avoid falling asleep.
Lately, I've been tryin' to figure out
The artist has been recently contemplating something.
If I'm crazy, for wanting a reason to consume your poison
The artist wonders if they are crazy for wanting to be with someone who is toxic for them.
I've been feeling out of place
The singer has been experiencing a sense of not belonging.
Miles apart but feet away
Despite being physically near each other, the singer and the person they desire feel far away.
Strike me like a match stick
The artist wants to be ignited and brought to life by the other person.
Weave me in your fabric, anything to get me through the day
The artist wants to be incorporated into the other person's life in any way possible to make it through the day.
Swimming in an empty sheet
The artist feels lost and alone, as if they are swimming in a sea of emptiness.
And it's drowning me
The singer feels overwhelmed and suffocated by their loneliness and longing.
'Cause the ghost of you is all I've known
The artist has only known the memory or ghost of the other person, not the real thing.
Swimming in an empty sheet
The singer again expresses their feeling of being lost and alone.
I don't wanna fall asleep 'til you're next to me
The singer wants to avoid falling asleep until they are with the other person.
On the 15
The singer is possibly referring to taking a bus or train on Route 15 to see the other person.
To your one room apartment with 70's carpets
The artist is imagining going to the other person's apartment, picturing the decor and atmosphere.
Missing what I've never met
The artist misses and desires something they have never actually experienced or met.
Going all in on my bets
The singer is willing to take a risk and commit to their feelings for the other person.
Letters and a cassette get it off of my chest
The singer wants to express their feelings through writing and recorded music.
Anything to know you feel the same
The artist desires to know if the other person reciprocates their feelings.
I've been freaking out
The artist has been feeling extremely anxious or worried.
Got me drunk on how
The artist is intoxicated by the other person's actions or words.
Every text you've ever sent, I've over read
The singer has analyzed and read too much into every message the other person has sent them.
Cause I've seen these same four white walls
The artist is feeling trapped and stuck in their current situation.
Stuck in downtown Montréal
The singer is possibly literally stuck in Montreal or just feeling stuck and helpless in their current situation.
So just stay
The singer wants the other person to stay with them.
So I don't have to stay awake
The singer wants the other person to be with them so they can finally fall asleep without feeling alone.
Lyrics © DistroKid, ANTHEM ENTERTAINMENT LP
Written by: Anton DeLost, George Hope, Marc-André Gariépy, Ryan Sweet
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Thinking of poems of poverty
Sitting with a tight clenched wrist, thinking how to gain authority
Oh what a soft touch of a boy
He'd wander with pride to sell and keep visions to his self
Visions to his self
We'd talk of treasure, and over-rated games
We'd steal the milk bottles, sneaking through the back round Jimmy's way.
What we loved most of all, was sitting round the shop, while this young boy was sitting all alone,
Sitting all alone
Pondering times of sanctuary
He was taking his piano lessons, we were on half an E
Invested life in medicine, which isn't the wisest way to go, had so much shit going on.
Convinced he'd never win. Convinced he was a sin.
We'd speak of women and cheaper carryouts
We'd turn up to all the festivals, trying to bring down the touts,
What we love the most of all was sittin' round the shop, while this poor boy was sittin' all alone,
Sittin' all a
We'd talk of treasure and overrated games
We'd steal the milk bottles, sneaking through the back round Jimmy's way.
What we loved most of all, was hanging round the shop, while this young boy was sitting all alone
He didn't find none of his own kind, he didn't have none of his own kind
You should take interest in his mind, not spend all of his time wastin all his money and his time
Thinking of poems of poverty
Sitting with a tight clenched wrist, thinking how to gain authority
Oh what a soft touch of a don
He'd wander with pride to sell and keep visions to his self
Visions to his self
We'd talk of treasure, and over-rated games
Steal the milk bottles, sneaking through the back round Jimmy's way.
What we loved most of all, was hanging round the shop, while this young boy was sitting all alone,
Sitting all a
We'd talk of treasure, and over-rated games
Steal the milk bottles, sneaking through the back round Jimmy's way.
What we loved most of all was hanging round the shop
What we loved most of all was waiting round the shop
What we loved most of all was sitting round the shop
What we loved most of all was hanging round the shop where this young boy was sitting all alone
@nigelg2347
2023 anyone? Classic tune. Great band.
@beckrobinson8885
Yep
@GMurray94
Still got my signed t from one of there gigs . Been meaning to frame it but keep forgetting I have it .. class song
@johndarling485
Defo mate, will never stop listening to their debut album, timeless classic bought in 2007 as soon as it came out. Dryburgh houses twinned with ballingry, fife, shithole😂
@nigelg2347
@@johndarling485 the latest album is brilliant too
@kevo1978
2098 pal. They're all dead know though
@dongyukim2817
Im from south korea.
When i heard this song first time when i was 17. I always heard tihs music with my friends.
We didnt understand lyrics but we sing together this song.
good memories to me.
now im 33 years old.
But the don is my always first music ever.
@alexzivanovic3105
Still one of my all time favourite songs in 2020
@garyyyyyyy7
Mines in 2023
@SpeedyJimmy7
In 2024 as well lads 😎