Hungry Suitcase
Time Lyrics


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(Love stories they end in airports)

Look how hungry that suitcase is
I'm gonna pack my love and chris
I'm a go far away, where the skies are grey
And turn em blue with thoughts of you
And if it rains, I'll water the weeds
Cause I believe anything can succeed
If life give me lemons I'll make meringue pie
I'm still waiting for my train to take me to the sky
Sent her a telegram and said I was gone
Said I'd explain it all in one of my songs
She had to leave me cause I had a job
But if I don't have a job then I don't have money
And with no money there's no food in the stomach
So either way your love life plummets
But that's a lie, she's with me everyday
From the grocery store to where the little kids play
She's on my paper and she's in my pen
She's my lover and my best friend
Sent her a postcard from up the street
Said I'd be gone 40 hours for 52 weeks
I love you, I'm so happy, say it to the mirror
I'm coming home, with my paycheck as a souvenir
I love you, I'm so happy, say it to the mirror
I'm coming home, with freetime as a souvenir
I love you, I'm so happy, say it to the mirror

I got one love called music
And every time she made me cry
She wrote me a song and apologized
(My suitcase has hearts in it)

I picked out the hearts from all my runts
Filled up my suitcase I'll be gone for months
She was crying ink, I wiped her face with a loose leaf
Fighting my emotions like I was Bruce Lee
Sometimes it takes a loose tooth to see
Everything truthfully
I put the you in truth with a turn
Asked if could buy a vowel as the tires burned
I jumped off the treble clef and opened the D
Double O are to see where she could B
I lifted up her skirt and put my hand on her keys
I hit a couple C notes followed by a G
I tried to put some sunshine in her blue note
But Donald Byrd flew away for new hope
I gotta work but I gotta sing
But I gotta sleep at night cause I'm a human being (bang)
We used to share toothbrushes
Now we share the truth about other crushes
I love it, it's more real than cancer
But it's more faker than a Hollywood dancer
But if it wasn't for her then I wouldn't be alive
And I'd probably have everything stuck inside
She gives me freedom and she gives me pain
But when you mix that with love it's all the same
Every time we break up we grow back stronger
What I call single's just a song to her
I promise I'm a make it, we'll tour the world
Me and my music, you're a women not a girl

(You're a women not a girl)
(My suitcase has hearts in it)
(I'm coming home, with hearts in me)

I got one love called music
And every time she made me cry
She wrote me a song and apologized
(My suitcase has hearts in it)

(You want to know what I respect about women?




It's that they can fall asleep next to a man without
Any lust)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Time's song Hungry Suitcase touch on various themes of love, loss, and separation. The opening line, "love stories they end in airports" sets the tone of the song and suggests that love is often fleeting, like a traveler's journey. The singer then describes their plan to pack their love and leave, hoping to find solace in a place where they can turn grey skies blue with thoughts of their loved one. The mention of making meringue pie from lemons life gives them conveys their optimism and determination to make the most of tough situations.


The singer reveals that their loved one had to leave due to work, but they try to maintain the relationship through postcards, telegrams, and songs. Despite the physical distance, they remain emotionally connected through their shared experiences, thoughts, and feelings. The lines "she's on my paper and she's in my pen, she's my lover and my best friend" highlight the importance of communication and self-expression in their relationship. The singer acknowledges the struggles of having a job and balancing love, but ultimately, they believe that their love makes everything worthwhile.


Line by Line Meaning

Look how hungry that suitcase is
The singer has put so much love and emotion in their suitcase that it appears as if it is hungry.


I'm gonna pack my love and chris
The singer is packing not only their love but also their perseverance and determination to succeed, represented by the name 'chris.'


And turn em blue with thoughts of you
The singer will use their love and hope to change bad situations into good and transform gray skies into blue ones, all while thinking of their loved one.


If life give me lemons I'll make meringue pie
The artist will turn any negative situation into something positive, just as creating a delicious pie from sour lemons.


But that's a lie, she's with me everyday
Even though the artist's lover isn't physically present, they are always together in the artist's heart and mind.


I love you, I'm so happy, say it to the mirror
The singer wants to remind themselves to love and be happy with themselves first, represented by speaking to the mirror.


I picked out the hearts from all my runts
The singer has chosen only the best hearts from previous relationships, symbolizing that even though they may have ended badly, they still hold value.


But if it wasn't for her then I wouldn't be alive
The artist's love for music and their partner fuels their drive to live and continue pursuing their passion.


Every time we break up we grow back stronger
The artist believes that difficult times, such as breakups, can ultimately lead to personal growth and resilience.


I'm coming home, with hearts in me
The artist will return from their travels with even more love and compassion in their heart.




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