Daydrifter
Ephemeral Dreams: Unraveling the Meaning of Hotel Fiction's 'Daydrifter'
Lyrics
I’m a daydrifter and I’m gonna float away
I am a wanderer during the day, and I intend to drift away.
I’m a shapeshifter and nothing will me stay
I am capable of changing form, but nothing can make me stay.
I’m a daydrifter and I’m gonna float away
Reiteration of being a daydrifter, emphasizing the desire to float away.
And when the night comes I wonder where my head is gonna lay
Contemplation about where to rest when night falls, suggesting uncertainty.
I’m a sunsailor and I’m gonna watch the sky burn
Identifying as a sunsailor, expressing a readiness to witness the sky in flames.
I’m a moon crater and I’m gonna watch the earth turn
Associating with a moon crater, intending to observe the earth's rotation.
At the equator where the sun meets the shore
Reference to the equator where the sun meets the shore, symbolizing a significant point.
When the night comes your sun is gone can’t hide behind the daylight anymore
When night arrives, the absence of your sun (a source of warmth or comfort) is felt.
But she gave you your first cigarette
A woman provided you with your first cigarette, a symbol of rebellion or initiation.
She gave you your first kiss
She also gave you your first kiss, marking an intimate moment of connection.
You think she is the one
Believing she is the one, but the subsequent lines suggest a pattern of falling in love.
But she falls in love
Repetition of "She falls in love with everyone," indicating a lack of exclusivity.
She falls in love
-She falls in love
-With everyone
-She falls in love
-She falls in love
-She falls in love
-With everyone
-Ooooh ooooh ooh ooh
(Ooooh ooooh ooh ooh - Likely a musical or emotional interlude without explicit lyrical meaning.)
Ooooh ooooh ooh ooh
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