My baby went out with her family to a ski resort in Colorado
Well she put on her skis and she slid down hill
Yeah she slid downhill in her bright red muffler
My baby went out with her family to a ski resort in Colorado
And left me all alone for a couple of weeks
Well she called me up, she said, "I love you in the middle of the night"
I said, "In the middle of the night, everybody loves everybody else these days"
She said, "Oh, in the middle of the day I love you very much"
I said, "Everybody loves each other these days"

I said, "I don't ever get to go on any vacations"
I said, "I've gotta go to work every day"
I said, "You get to slide downhill in your bright red muffler"
She said, "I love you, oh I love you in the middle of the day"
And she said

"Take off your sunglasses"
I don't wanna take off my sunglasses
Take off your sunglasses
I said, "Baby, oh, the sun is bright
I need my sunglasses"

And then I woke up in the middle of the night
One night and I felt so unworthy
I said I woke up in the middle of the night
One night and I felt so unworthy
It didn't bother me too much, I think I am unworthy
And everybody's unworthy of everybody else these days
Everybody's unworthy of everybody else these days
And I don't need to think about things I don't want to think about
She called me up in the middle of the day
She said, "I love you in the middle of the night"
I said, "In the middle of the night
Everybody loves everybody else in the middle of the day"
She said
"Take off your sunglasses"
I don't wanna take my sunglasses
Take off your sunglasses
I said, "Why don't you take off your sunglasses?"
She said, "I already have"

I don't want to think about
Things I don't want to think about in the middle of the night
In the middle of the day I don't want to think about
Things I don't want to think about in the middle of the night
I don't want to think about it
I don't want to think about it
I don't want to take off my sunglasses

Everybody's unworthy and
Everybody loves everybody else and
Everybody takes off their sunglasses
Oh baby I don't want to fall into the patterns
Oh baby, she said

"Take off your sunglasses"
I don't wanna take my sunglasses
"Take off your sunglasses"
I said, "That's like me asking you to take out your shoelaces"
So she took out her shoelaces


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Take Off Your Sunglasses Lyrics as written by Ezra Mordechai Furman

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    I think these lyrics are a work of art. The way I view this song's meaning is not wanting to be present in the world and society without protection from being hurt. Ezra wants to stay protected because he doesn't want to feel the pain it can bring so he protects himself with his sunglasses, which is a metaphor for being ignorant of the world. Everyone is caught up with themselves and not caring about others. His girl has taken off her sunglasses and is able to experience the joy life brings. If Ezra does this, he feels he is only worthy to experience the pain. The shoelace line I believe is about taking a change and risking it even though there is a chance for bad things to happen, the good will out way the bad. Walking around without shoelaces can be dangerous, just like taking off sunglasses in front of the sun.

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