I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
How come I was the last to know
Took the stage then you stole the show
Another unsuspecting Sunday afternoon
I was captured by that stare
Now I'm shattered, but I don't care
And the people walking by don't have a clue
That I kissed your face
'Til the sun was in our eyes
'Til the afternoon arrived
And I can't explain
Last night I saw the fireworks
The kind of pain that never hurts
The one you hate to love is made for you
Another unsuspecting Sunday afternoon
Monday is a funny thing
Still waiting for the phone to ring
Will my imagination take it slow
After Saturday, my life is changed
In a moment it was rearranged
Strange how easy it is letting go
And I miss your face
Like the sun was in my eyes
And now I'm running blind
And I can't explain
Last night I saw the fireworks
The kind of pain that never hurts
The one you hate to love is made for you
Another unsuspecting Sunday afternoon
This sweet relief
Unexpected things
Is this the end or only the beginning
I miss your face
Like the sun was in my eyes
Like the afternoon
Now I'm running blind (running blind)
I can't explain (can't explain)
Last night I saw the fireworks
The kind of pain that never hurts
The one you hate to love that's made for you
Another unsuspecting Sunday afternoon
Another unsuspecting Sunday afternoon
Took the stage then you stole the show
Another unsuspecting Sunday afternoon
I was captured by that stare
Now I'm shattered, but I don't care
And the people walking by don't have a clue
That I kissed your face
'Til the sun was in our eyes
'Til the afternoon arrived
And I can't explain
Last night I saw the fireworks
The kind of pain that never hurts
The one you hate to love is made for you
Another unsuspecting Sunday afternoon
Monday is a funny thing
Still waiting for the phone to ring
Will my imagination take it slow
After Saturday, my life is changed
In a moment it was rearranged
Strange how easy it is letting go
And I miss your face
Like the sun was in my eyes
And now I'm running blind
And I can't explain
Last night I saw the fireworks
The kind of pain that never hurts
The one you hate to love is made for you
Another unsuspecting Sunday afternoon
This sweet relief
Unexpected things
Is this the end or only the beginning
I miss your face
Like the sun was in my eyes
Like the afternoon
Now I'm running blind (running blind)
I can't explain (can't explain)
Last night I saw the fireworks
The kind of pain that never hurts
The one you hate to love that's made for you
Another unsuspecting Sunday afternoon
Another unsuspecting Sunday afternoon
Lyrics submitted by specialk11
Unsuspecting Sunday Afternoon Lyrics as written by Billy Mann Dan Muckala
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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i think this could be about a man who is in love with his best friend but doesnt realise that he is.
everyone else knew that he is in love with her but he was the last to know, to realise. "how come i was the last to know?" he's been so self-absorbed not to notice ("took the stage"). and suddenly, she looks at him ("i was captured by the stare") on saturday (which explains why in 2nd verse it goes "after saturday my life was changed") and at that moment he really stops being self-absorbed and notices her for who she is ("then you stole the show") and truly his life has changed on an "unsuspecting sunday afternoon".
so they spent all night together kissing ("that i kissed your face, till the sun was in our eyes till the afternoon arrived") and now on sunday afternoon he's exhausted but doesnt care ("now i'm shattered but i don't care") and the people who walk past him dont realize what he feels inside right now ("and the people walking by don't have a clue") on a day that he suspected to be just as any other sunday. so its an "unsuspected sunday afternoon").
"last night i saw the fireworks, the kind of pain that never hurts, the one you hate to love that's made for you, another unsuspecting sunday afternoon" - they are best friends and made for one another and FINALLY the love has sparked and that on a day that he suspected to be so normal, but isnt.
now its monday and he hasnt heard from her "monday is a funny thing, still waiting for the phone to ring" and he's worried that he will think about reasons why she hasnt called like doesnt she feel the same way, etc ("will my imagination take its toll"). since sunday his life is different, he's found his One, he's other/better half and has to realize life wont be the same ("after saturday my life was changed, in a moment it was rearranged") and he's surprised how easy it is to let go of the life he's lead so far ("strange how easy it is letting go")
so he misses her like he'd miss the sun ("and i missed your face like the sun was in my eyes") and now he's blinded by the light of love and he just can't explain (as in put into words) how he feels ("and now i'm running blind, and i can't explain")
now he's still not heard from her so he's wondering what's gonna happen ("this week will leave unexpected things") and he's wondering if this is the end (of their friendship, because he'll be deeply hurt and cant be friends with her if she doesnt feel the same).
everything has changed for him, on a day he thought was gonna be like every other day.
i never got this song before, i always wondered about the meaning of the song, but i've been just in the situation that i believe the song describes - i didnt realise that i am in love with my best friend until he did something random but that made me see him without the best-friend-glasses... and we kissed and i was unsure if he really felt the same. and everything changed for me. i had been single for 5 years on purpose and i've been sayin that i dont think i can give up my single-liberties so easily, but it was strangely easy to let go off those!! so yeah, i really believe that's the meaning of the song.
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