Tumbling
Titilope Sonuga Lyrics

Tumbling Tumbling down
The relationship is collapsing and falling apart.

Tumbling down (aaay)
The instability and collapse of the relationship is becoming more intense.

Tumbling down (it all comes)
The complete disintegration of the relationship and everything that comes with it.

Tumbling tumbling down
The repetition emphasizes the idea of the relationship falling apart and everything associated with it.

Tumbling down (down)
The relationship is collapsing even further, and there's no stopping it.

Inside the well of your silence
The uncommunicative nature of the partner's silence creates a gap between them.

We do not touch
The relationship is lacking physical intimacy.

My arms rust at the hinges
The artist feels stuck and powerless in the relationship.

Water swirls between us
The water represents the emotional distance between the couple and how there's no way of bridging the gap.

Faster than I can bail.
The speed at which things are deteriorating is uncontrollable, and there's no escaping it.

We tumble to the bottom and there is deeper still
The relationship has hit rock bottom, and things are still getting worse.

Here now a river
The emotional gap between the couple has turned into a physical divide.

That splits us in two
The relationship is dividing into two separate entities.

Pulls us wide until we cannot cross over
The gap and divide have become too significant to bridge.

It's over!
The relationship has ended, and there's no going back.

But who will say It?
Neither party wants to be the one to end the relationship officially even though it's already over.

All of this us collapsed in time
The time they spent together meant nothing and has since ceased to exist.

All of this love left out until it sours
The love they shared has been left untouched for so long that it has turned bitter and unrecognizable.

What was ours, now yours and mine
The things they shared are now divided, and each party must take ownership of their share.

And we are landmines
The relationship has become volatile and filled with danger.

Everything is loaded now
The relationship is filled with tension and the potential to explode at any moment.

And we cannot bear it
The tension and stress are weighing heavily on both parties.

Everything is crumbling now
The relationship is falling apart, rife with instability and uncertainty.

Tumbling now
Things are rapidly falling apart.

Crawling in the silence
The silence between them is suffocating and brings about a sense of helplessness.

Drowning in the well
The emotional divide between them is deepening, and they're struggling to keep their head above the water.

Leave me if you might
If you must go, then leave now while there's still a chance.

Castles built for years come crashing down
The relationship they've built for years is falling apart and coming to a close.

Flee if you have to
If you need to escape, then go now while you can.

Leave me if you know
If you know that it's hopeless and there's no going back, then leave me now.

And we fall out of love
The love they shared has faded away and disappeared.

The same way we fell in
The love they shared was instantaneous, and it disappeared just as quickly.

Reckless
The love was careless and without thought, and it was bound to implode eventually.

It's over
The relationship has ended, and there's no going back.

And you say it like passing salt at the dinner table
The way they've ended things is cold and thoughtless, as if they're passing salt at dinner.

And pick the bits of my heart from your teeth
The pain and heartache the artist experiences are like chewing on something unpleasant and having to fish the bits out from your teeth afterward.

That night I dream a dream inside another dream
The singer experiences a surreal dream within a dream, underscoring the sense of unreality around the relationship's end.

I'm falling
The singer feels like they're falling and has no sense of control over the situation.

I wake up and I'm falling still
Even when the singer wakes up, the feeling of falling and hopelessness persists.

I wake up and everything stills
Everything around the artist is still and quiet, serving as a metaphor for the silence in the relationship.

Frozen in time
The relationship is at a standstill and seems to have ceased to exist.

Before is a memory turned to dust
The memories of their time together have been destroyed and reduced to nothing.

After is a world where there is no us
The relationship's end has created a world where they no longer exist as a couple.

We search forward into tomorrow
They try to move forward and look toward the future.

But you break the thrust with your touch
The other party's touch serves as a moment of intimacy and passion that acts as an obstacle in trying to move forward.

And we make love like our world is ending
Their passion is borne out of desperation, knowing that their relationship is coming to an end.

We will never be these people again
Their relationship has changed who they are, and they can't go back to how things unfolded before.

And I know now how a good-natured girl turns witch
The artist recognizes how the pain and heartbreak of a failed relationship can change them and turn them into someone unrecognizable.

How the knotted sight of two bodies taking hold makes her monstrous.
Physical intimacy serves as a reminder of the pain and heartbreak, taking on twisted and grotesque meanings.

And long after I should have forgotten
Even after time, the pain and heartache refuse to go away.

Our favourite song is still an allergy that
Even the things they shared, like a favorite song, become difficult to bear.

Troubles the dazzling ghost of what we buried
The pain and heartache are like a ghost of their buried relationship, coming back to haunt them.

All that was well and living here
What was once beautiful and full of life is now dead and gone.

Gone
Their relationship has disappeared forever.

I haunt the house where we planted roses on the roof
The singer returns to the physical space they shared, though it's empty and devoid of life.

Turn our love letters into daggers
Once cherished tokens of love have become weapons of pain and heartbreak.

I disappear
The artist dissolves into nothingness, unable to bear the pain of the relationship's end.

The children we did not have
The things they hoped and dreamed to have together will never come to fruition.

The ribbons in their hair crumble to dust in my hands on our bed
The tangible symbols of their unborn children disappear like the rest of their relationship.

Her hands draw you back in
The other party's touch and intimacy serve as a reminder of all they once shared.

Lips part into a red moan that peels the floorboards open
The intense passion is like a sonic boom, rattling everything around them and showing just how much they still feel for each other.

I join the legion of broken-hearted women who tumble into The earth
The singer becomes one with a group of people who also understand the pain and heartbreak of a failed relationship.

Where your feet touch the ground.
The other party may still exist in the physical world, but the relationship they once shared is gone forever.

Tumbling tumbling down (it all)
The complete disintegration of the relationship and everything associated with it.

Tumbling down (comes)
The instability and collapse of the relationship are becoming more intense.

Tumbling down (It all)
The complete disintegration of the relationship and everything associated with it.

Tumbling tumbling down
The repetition emphasizes the idea of the relationship falling apart and everything associated with it.

Tumbling down
The relationship is collapsing further, and there's no stopping it.

(It all comes tumbling)
Everything that was once there will come crashing down and disappearing entirely.