Sun Goes Down
Echoes of Sunset: Unraveling Heartbreak in 'Sun Goes Down'
Lyrics
I got a postcard in the mail today
I received a postcard in the mail today.
And on the back she wrote the words that she could not say
She wrote on the back what she couldn't express verbally.
On the front a desert sky orange red and brown
The front of the postcard depicts a desert sky in shades of orange, red, and brown.
She wrote will you think of me when the sun goes down
She asked if I would remember her when the sun sets.
She wrote it wasn't anything I did
She clarifies that my actions didn't cause her to leave.
To make her leave me all alone to raise both our kids
She left, leaving me to raise our children alone.
Said she cannot spend the night in that desert town
She can't spend the night in the desert town as it reminds her of me during sunset.
Cause she always thinks of me when the sun goes down
She always thinks of me when the sun goes down.
So hard to know how long its gonna take
It's difficult to predict how long it will take to heal.
To hear the heart that was never supposed to break
Refers to a heart that was never meant to be broken.
She said to tell her mother hi for her
She sends regards to her mother and contemplates returning home, but uncertainty persists.
And that she thinks of coming home but she's still not sure
Expresses uncertainty about returning home.
Plays piano when she can
She plays the piano when possible, despite disliking the sound.
But she hates the sound
Despite the dislike, she associates the piano with thoughts of me during sunset.
And she always thinks of me when sun goes down
She always thinks of me when the sun goes down.
So hard to know how long it's gonna take
Reiterates the difficulty in predicting the healing process.
To hear the heart that was never supposed to break
Repeats the idea of a heart that was not supposed to break.
What a mistake
Acknowledges a mistake.
I put that postcard in the fire tonight
I burned the postcard, similar to others she sent, as they are all alike.
Like all the others that she sends cuz they are all alike
Closing off from reminders by shutting windows and pulling down shades.
I closed the window and I pulled the shades all down
Deciding not to think about her when the sun sets.
I'm not gonna think of her when the sun goes down
Intentionally avoiding thoughts of her during sunset.
When the sun goes down
Repeated emphasis on not thinking about her when the sun goes down.
When the sun goes down
-When the sun goes down
-When the sun goes down
-When the sun goes down
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