SUNDAY TIMES
Sunday Times Melancholy: Love Lost in the Pages
Lyrics
It was Sunday morning when we met
Describes the time of the meeting, Sunday morning.
The streets were still empty and glistening wet
Portrays the quiet and wet streets at the time of meeting.
I said: ”How would you like
Speaker expresses the idea of sharing something.
To share my Sunday Times?
Speaker invites the listener to share the Sunday Times newspaper.
The way to read a paper is over
Speaker suggests an intimate way to read the paper.
Somebody else’s shoulder”
Emphasizes the close physical proximity while reading.
You said: ”yes”, you said:
Listener responds positively, expressing interest.
”yes I’d like to read the Times with you”
Confirmation of the listener's desire to read the Times together.
And we had tea and times for two
They share tea and spend time together.
We went through good times and bad
Describes shared experiences, both good and bad.
Side by side and ad by ad
Illustrates their togetherness through various situations and advertisements.
With time and Sundays flying by
Time and Sundays pass quickly, likened to paper planes in the sky.
Like paper planes in a summer sky
Sundays were joyful until a significant event or departure.
And Sunday was my favorite day
Expresses a preference for Sundays.
Until that Sunday you went away
Notes a change or loss on a specific Sunday.
Now you’re gone and there’s no one
Describes the absence of the listener.
To talk about elections with
Expresses the void left by the listener's absence in discussing elections.
And argue over sections with
Highlights the absence in debating newspaper sections.
It’s Sunday morning, Sunday Blues
Describes the melancholic feeling associated with Sunday morning.
‘ve got piles of old papers full of bad news
Speaker is surrounded by old newspapers filled with bad news.
And I won’t get out of bed
Speaker expresses reluctance to get out of bed.
Until the sun has set
Speaker will stay in bed until sunset, indicating a sense of sadness or lethargy.
I’ve read the editorials, the week-end reviews
Speaker has read editorials and weekend reviews but struggles with the rest of the news.
But I can’t get through on the rest of the news
Attributed to the listener's absence, making it difficult to engage with the news.
‘cause now you’re gone, now you’re gone
Reiterates the absence of the listener and its impact.
I think of you between the lines
Speaker thinks about the listener while reading between the lines of the newspaper.
And I can’t get through the Sunday Times
Expresses difficulty in getting through the Sunday Times without the listener.
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