His second studio album, Bloom (2018), reached number three in Australia and number four on the Billboard 200 chart. Its lead single, "My My My!", became Sivan's second number-one single on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. In 2020, his EP In a Dream was released.
As an actor, Sivan portrayed the younger Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and starred as the titular character in the Spud film trilogy. In 2017, he became the youngest recipient to receive a GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award. In 2018, he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song for "Revelation", from the film Boy Erased, in which he also had a supporting acting role. He has since starred in the film Three Months (2022) and the series The Idol (2023).
Plum
Troye Sivan Lyrics
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Run my hands through your hair and it's got me thinking
What you mean to me
There's a chill in the air and a sinking feeling
Coming over me
Like bitter tangerine
Like sirens in the streets
Oh no
Maybe our time has come
Maybe we're overgrown
Even the sweetest plum
Has only got so long
Baby, we're barely holding on
Even the sweetest plum
Has only got so long
Jealous you can sleep
You've been keeping me up and I mouth the words
I think I wanna speak
Instead I'm wasting my time just pressing rewind
To all the nights we shared
The ripest peach or pear
But change is in the air, oh
Maybe our time has come
Maybe we're overgrown
Even the sweetest plum
Has only got so long
Baby, we're barely holding on
Even the sweetest plum
Has only got so long
(Got so long)
I was summer, you were spring
You can't change what the seasons bring
Yeah, I was summer, you were spring
You can't change what the seasons bring
Maybe our time has come
Maybe we're overgrown
Even the sweetest plum
Has only got so long
Baby, we're barely holding on
Even the sweetest plum
Has only got so long
Maybe we're overgrown
The sweetest plum
Got so long
(Got so long)
The sweetest plum
Has only got so long
The lyrics to Troye Sivan's song "Plum" depict a bittersweet feeling of uncertainty and fear of change in a relationship. The first verse shows the singer's contemplation while watching their partner sleep, and they realize the depth of their love for them. However, this is juxtaposed with a sense of foreboding, symbolized by the "chill in the air and sinking feeling." The "bitter tangerine" and "sirens in the streets" symbolize the impending change that threatens the relationship's stability.
In the second verse, the singer becomes jealous of their partner's ability to sleep soundly, while the singer is kept awake with thoughts and unspoken words. The memories of the past, the "nights we shared, the ripest peach, or pear," make the present seem even more uncertain. The final chorus repeats the message that even the sweetest relationship has its limits and that change is inevitable. The comparison of the singer being summer and their partner being spring reflects how even the most beautiful and perfect things must come to an end.
Line by Line Meaning
Watching you sleep
Observing and cherishing the moment while you are sound asleep
Run my hands through your hair and it's got me thinking
The tender touch of your hair evokes a feeling that makes me introspect about our relationship
What you mean to me
Contemplating the significance and value of our relationship
There's a chill in the air and a sinking feeling
There's an ominous foreboding that something is not quite right
Coming over me
Feeling overwhelmed with this sense of unease
Like bitter tangerine
The feeling is akin to the sour taste of a tangerine
Like sirens in the streets
It's a deafening feeling, as if the sirens are wailing right outside my window
Oh no
Expressing a sense of despair and helplessness
Maybe our time has come
Wondering if our relationship has run its course
Maybe we're overgrown
Perhaps we've outgrown each other or our relationship has reached its natural conclusion
Even the sweetest plum
Acknowledging that even the best things have a limited lifespan
Has only got so long
Everything will eventually come to an end
Baby, we're barely holding on
Our relationship is hanging by a thread
Jealous you can sleep
Feeling envious that my partner is able to sleep soundly while I struggle with my thoughts
You've been keeping me up and I mouth the words
My partner's presence is keeping me awake and I yearn to speak but can't
I think I wanna speak
Feeling a strong urge to express myself
Instead I'm wasting my time just pressing rewind
Spending my time dwelling on past memories rather than addressing the present issues
To all the nights we shared
Reminiscing about the times we spent together
The ripest peach or pear
The most fulfilling and enjoyable moments of our relationship
But change is in the air, oh
A sense that something upcoming is about to change
I was summer, you were spring
Reference to the different stages and seasons of our lives and relationship
You can't change what the seasons bring
The inevitability of change that the seasons bring
Maybe we're overgrown
Reiterating the feeling that our relationship may have reached its conclusion
The sweetest plum
A metaphor for the best parts of our relationship
Got so long
Time is running out
(Got so long)
The sweetest plum
A reminder that even the best things have an expiration date
Has only got so long
Reiterating that everything will come to an end eventually
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Alexandra Hughes, Brett Leland McLaughlin, James Alan Ghaleb, Oscar Michael Gorres, Troye Sivan Mellet
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