Spotlight
The Waifs Lyrics

Moon hangs in the night
The moon is visible at night

A spotlight on the world
The moon gives a spotlight effect to the world at night

Rising the lands,
The moon's gravitational pull affects the tides that arise in the sea and the lands that exist on earth

Moving the seas
The moon's gravity causes the oceans to move

And tonight from where
From the artist's current spot or perspective

I stand on this hill
The singer is standing on a hill

The spotlight's on me
The focus or attention is currently on the singer

I am young long ago
The artist is thinking about when they were young

I know not a thing
The artist doesn't know much at this time

Only that the sky is blue
The artist is aware that the sky is blue at times

Or sometimes gray
The singer is aware that the sky can also be gray at times

Flowers grow but they need rain
The artist understands that flowers need rain to grow

And when you're a kid
The singer is talking about their childhood

You play games all day
Children often play games all day long

Anywhere you can
Children can find ways to play games no matter where they are

Formative years come along
The years that form a person's character and life approach

Some take the lead
Some people naturally take charge or become leaders

And some fall behind
Some people don't do as well or struggle to keep up

Confusion untold
There is a lot of confusion about what to do and how to act during these years

Life can be so dramatic
Life can be full of ups and downs, and at times seem like it's a drama

But it was real at the time
Even though it may seem like drama, it was real to the person experiencing it

Laughing with friends
Having fun times and sharing joy with close companions

Crying alone
Feeling sad or emotional without anyone around

All the false hearts and petty love
Talking about fake hearts and love that doesn't mean much

We leave school
The singer is no longer in school

To face the world
The singer is now dealing with living in the real world

That seems fun for the world
The world outside of school can seem like there is more to offer

But you tire of the same faces
Meeting the same people gets tiring after a while

And you dream of new places
Desiring to experience new people and new places

It was a breath of aspiration
Having a new goal or desire for something

When my sister said
Something that the singer's sister said

"Let's get out of here"
Making the decision to leave and move on

We left our town
The artist and their sister left the town they were in

We traveled 'round
The artist and their sister traveled around

And I went to find me
The singer was searching for their own identity

Twenty something and the fog
A time in the artist's life when they were in their twenties

Has all but disappeared
The confusion or lack of clarity has mostly gone away

With each day passed
Each day that passed by brought new learning opportunities

I learned something more
The singer learned something new each day

At all rate I'm thinking here
Reflecting on their past experiences

I must know it all
Feeling like they need to understand it all

Love, death, a little pain
Important experiences in life that are sometimes painful

Has passed through these walls
These experiences have come into the singer's life

Situations still arrive
Situations still come up in life

Where I can see
The artist can see something they didn't before

The way I behaved was unjustified
The artist regrets something they did in the past

These are the times
These moments of reflection and self-awareness

I look inside
Reflecting internally

And I see
Gaining understanding

I'm a child after all
Despite growing up, the singer still has room to grow

Spotlight
The focus or attention

I found you
The artist understands where the spotlight is

I know who you are
Understanding when the spotlight is on and why

I know where you are
Knowing where the focus or attention exists