Lighter / Time
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Wish I could run from a Monday
So I could run back to you
Wish I could go back for you
Distraction it acts as a medicine
But when I'm alone, you're in my head again
It's dark and I am blind
I need you by my side
The sun is down
You're in my mind
And when it's dark out
You come creeping from behind
And now
The night has fallen
Night has fallen down
It's darkness callin'
Darkness callin' out
And I can't wait for you to go
I look back on the past when the sunsets
I realize that I tend to get obsessed
I keep writing songs about you
There's still so much more to get through
And it turns out that love's full of heartbreaks
Hate that it's the pain that the gain takes
I cannot move on from you yet
I can't ever seem to forget
So every night you're in my mind
'Cause when it's dark out
You come creeping from behind
And now
The night has fallen
Night has fallen down
It's darkness callin'
Darkness callin' out
The night has
And I can't wait for you to go
Sorry I missed your call
What do you need me for?
You're makin' me slam the door
I'm making you hate me more
Oh, they act like I changed so much
It's not like they chained me up
It's not that I've been depressed
It's just that I've been a mess
So you're disappointed in me now
How am I gonna make you change your mind?
We need some time
We need some time
We need some time
I think that I lost my control
I think that you poisoned my skull
I'm sure you've forgotten it all but
Maybe all this will bring you back home
When you're lovin' you're out of control
And without it there's nowhere to go
So you're packin' your bags for the road
Before long, lights are low, you're alone
Now you're running the long way towards home
'Cause you got some time now to waste
'Cause you got a lot on your plate
You're hopin' that you'll be okay
And you hope that you're done growin' up
And you wish that you never grew up
Now you're locked up in chains
Standin' in the rain
The clouds always clear up
In the song “Lighter / Time” by Laundry Day, the lyrics reflect the feeling of nostalgia, the pain of heartbreak, and the difficulty of moving on. The song starts with the image of waking up on a Sunday, which should be a day of leisure, but the singer is longing for someone he can’t be with, making it feel like Monday. Even when the singer tries to distract himself, the person is still in his head. He wishes he could go back, but at the same time, he knows he can't. The night is the hardest because it's dark, and he can't escape from his thoughts. The last section of the song deals with the aftermath of the breakup. The singer’s friends have noticed the change in his mood, and he tries to explain that the pain is still fresh, and he needs some time to process it.
The lyrics also suggest that the situation isn't black and white. The singer feels like he's lost control since the breakup, but he can't entirely blame the other person. He considers the possibility that he made mistakes too. The last few lines of the song are about finding hope after the heartbreak. The idea that the clouds always clear up suggests that there's a possibility of getting through the hard times and finding happiness again.
Line by Line Meaning
Sun woke me up on a Sunday
I woke up on a Sunday and the sun was shining, but I wish it was Monday so I could run back to my loved one
Wish I could run from a Monday
I don't want to face Monday because I miss my loved one, and I wish I could run back to them
So I could run back to you
I want to be with my loved one, and I wish I could run back to them right now
Wish I could go back for you
I wish I could go back in time to be with my loved one again
Distraction it acts as a medicine
Keeping busy helps ease the pain of missing my loved one
But when I'm alone, you're in my head again
Even when I try to distract myself, thoughts of my loved one still flood my mind when I'm alone
It's dark and I am blind
I feel lost and uncertain without my loved one in my life
I need you by my side
I still need my loved one in my life to feel complete
The sun is down
The day has ended and it's getting dark outside
You're in my mind
My thoughts still revolve around my loved one
And when it's dark out
It's easier for me to remember my loved one when it's dark and quiet outside
You come creeping from behind
Thoughts and memories of my loved one invade my mind unexpectedly
And now
This is a continuation of thoughts about my loved one
The night has fallen
It's nighttime now and I'm still thinking about my loved one
Night has fallen down
It's dark outside and my thoughts are consumed by my loved one
It's darkness callin'
The darkness outside seems to be calling me to remember my loved one
Darkness callin' out
The darkness is a reminder of the emptiness I feel without my loved one
And I can't wait for you to go
I can't wait for my thoughts of my loved one to go away so I'm not consumed by them
I look back on the past when the sunsets
When the sun sets, I reflect on the past and think about my loved one
I realize that I tend to get obsessed
I know I'm becoming too fixated on thoughts of my loved one
I keep writing songs about you
I'm expressing my emotions and thoughts about my loved one through music
There's still so much more to get through
There's so much more for me to process and feel about my loved one
And it turns out that love's full of heartbreaks
I'm learning that love can also come with a lot of pain and heartbreak
Hate that it's the pain that the gain takes
I hate that in order to experience love, I also have to endure the pain and heartbreak that come with it
I cannot move on from you yet
I'm still unable to move on from my loved one
I can't ever seem to forget
No matter how hard I try, I can't seem to forget my loved one
Sorry I missed your call
I'm sorry I missed your call, but I'm dealing with a lot right now
What do you need me for?
I feel like I'm not able to be there for you like I should be
You're makin' me slam the door
You're pushing me away and making me react angrily
I'm making you hate me more
My actions are making you feel even more negatively towards me
Oh, they act like I changed so much
Others are noticing a change in me and how I act since losing my loved one
It's not like they chained me up
I'm not being controlled or held back by anyone else
It's not that I've been depressed
My emotional state isn't exclusively due to depression
It's just that I've been a mess
I'm struggling to get a hold of my emotions and thoughts without my loved one in my life
How am I gonna make you change your mind?
I'm uncertain about how to make things right between us after everything that's happened
We need some time
We need some time apart to sort things out and figure out where we stand
I think that I lost my control
I feel like I've lost control of my life without my loved one in it
I think that you poisoned my skull
Thoughts and memories of my loved one are constantly on my mind, even to the point of feeling overwhelming
I'm sure you've forgotten it all but
I feel like my loved one has moved on and forgotten about me, but I still can't forget them
Maybe all this will bring you back home
I'm hoping that expressing my emotions and feelings will bring my loved one back to me
When you're lovin' you're out of control
When I'm in love, my emotions and thoughts can become overwhelming and difficult to manage
And without it there's nowhere to go
Without love and my loved one in my life, I feel lost and directionless
So you're packin' your bags for the road
My loved one is leaving and moving on from our relationship
Before long, lights are low, you're alone
Soon after being alone, my loved one will likely feel the same emptiness and longing that I'm feeling right now
Now you're running the long way towards home
I'm hoping that my loved one will realize what they've lost and come back to me
'Cause you got some time now to waste
My loved one now has more free time to think about things and consider coming back to me
'Cause you got a lot on your plate
My loved one has a lot going on in their life right now, but I'm still hoping they'll come back to me
You're hopin' that you'll be okay
My loved one is trying to get through everything going on in their life while also hoping to find happiness
And you hope that you're done growin' up
My loved one is hoping to have all of their growing up and maturing done so they can focus on happiness
And you wish that you never grew up
My loved one wishes they could go back to a simpler and happier time in their life
Now you're locked up in chains
My loved one is feeling trapped and unsure of how to find happiness and freedom
Standin' in the rain
My loved one is feeling upset and emotional about everything happening in their life right now
The clouds always clear up
Eventually, things will get better and happier for my loved one as time goes on
Lyrics © DITTO MUSIC
Written by: Louis Sawyer Nunes, Jude Lipkin, Etai Abramovich, Henry Weingartner, Henry Pearl
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