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Wakes is the project of Tim Oxton, based in Boston, Massachusetts (US).
For more info please visit: www.shaperecords.co.uk/wakes
Headlights
Wakes Lyrics
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From your headlights
And we shiver soft from the cold hard rain
To drown our pain
We'll light our way
With a mutual hate
Driven by the wind
And pretend that we love
Won't you leave me, love
To the birds i know
Come for the kill
Pick my body clean, I know they will
You say you want love
But you wont survive
I say I want love
But I closed my eyes
And we lay in the light
Because we left our lives behind
Lets leave town
And run for the hills
Where no one knows our names
W'ell get new jobs
And work for the kids
That we'll never have
The neighbors will call
To party 'til dawn
But the sun never comes
So leave me here
With my misery
Theres nothing left to gain here, my love
The lyrics to the song Headlights by Wakes paint a picture of two people who have come together in a moment of mutual pain. The silhouettes of their bodies glow from the headlights, while they shiver softly from the cold hard rain that seems to drown their pain. The two characters light their way with a mutual hate, as they're driven by the wind and pretend to love each other. They share breakfast, but the singer asks their partner to leave them to the birds they know, who will come for the kill and pick their body clean.
The song encapsulates the essential loneliness that can come from a relationship based on mutual displeasure. The singer describes how their partner says they want love, but won't survive, while they themselves say they want love but have closed their eyes to it. They both lay in the light, realizing they have nothing left to gain and have left their lives behind. The lyrics paint a picture of two people who have come together in a moment of extreme loneliness, but who ultimately aren't able to escape their pain.
Line by Line Meaning
The silhouettes of our bodies glow
Our shadows are illuminated by your car headlights
From your headlights
Our shadows are a result of your car headlights
And we shiver soft from the cold hard rain
We tremble gently due to the freezing rainfall
To drown our pain
We use the rain to conceal our anguish
We'll light our way
We will guide ourselves forward with an inner fire
With a mutual hate
Our united contempt will be the fuel for our journey
Driven by the wind
The force of the wind will guide our path
And pretend that we love
We will feign affection for one another
Our breakfast tomorrow
Our morning meal to come
Won't you leave me, love
Will you depart from me, my beloved?
To the birds I know
Leaving me to be devoured by the avian scavengers I am familiar with
Come for the kill
The birds will descend upon my lifeless body for their final act of predation
Pick my body clean, I know they will
I am fully aware the birds will pick me apart until nothing remains
You say you want love
You express a desire for affection
But you won't survive
You lack the ability to endure the challenges that come with love
I say I want love
I also share the wish for love
But I closed my eyes
I have decided to shut my eyes to the possibility of love
And we lay in the light
We bask in the glow of the headlights
Because we left our lives behind
Having abandoned our former existences, we are content to dwell in this fleeting moment
Let's leave town
We should depart from this place
And run for the hills
Flee to the distant mountains
Where no one knows our name
In a secluded location where our identities are unknown
We'll get new jobs
We will search for new employment
And work for the kids
Our labor will be for the benefit of children we shall never have
That we'll never have
Offspring are not part of our future
The neighbors will call
Our neighbors will encourage us to join in their festivities
To party 'til dawn
A celebration that lasts until the sun rises
But the sun never comes
The morning dawn does not arrive
So leave me here
Abandon me in this place
With my misery
In my wretched torment
There's nothing left to gain here, my love
There is nothing further to attain in this loveless place, my dear
Contributed by Grayson M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
DHPearson1
Love this song......