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Sunday Sun Lyrics
Haven't got a lot to learn
And my eyes they stray again
Looking for a satellite
In the rays of heaven again
There's no other ending
Sunday sun
Yesterday is ending
Sunday sun
Jealous minds walk in a line
And their faces jade the strain
Stranded in infinity rooms
And they're safe from any harm
There's no other ending
Sunday sun
Yesterdays are mending
Sunday sun
And my eyes they stray again
Looking for a satellite
In the rays of heaven again
Sunday sun
Yesterday is ending
Sunday sun
And their faces jade the strain
Stranded in infinity rooms
And they're safe from any harm
Sunday sun
Yesterdays are mending
Sunday sun
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Yes, it is great, but I'm surprised no one has put a meaning down.
As everyone knows, Sea Change was the break up album, full of morose tunes that make anyone who's ever experienced a break up sad and depressed.
Well Sunday Sun is the beginning of a bright new future. The tune is upbeat, the lyrics are for the most part. Beck is healing from his loss. This song probably gives me the most hope out of any of the songs on this cd, this and Little One.
"Jealous minds walk in a line/And their faces jade the strain/Stranded in infinity rooms/And they're safe from any harm "
I think he is talking about his memories of his ex here and the "infinity rooms" are those areas in his mind, where, he has successfully buried her and the pain of thinking of her so deep in his head that in reality he's the one safe from harm. The ex would be jealous in his mind because he's just about over her, and he thinks she can't be over him yet. Beck's using plurals, ie. "their" to show his detachment. The "jade the strain" is just referring to the line of green (with envy) faces passing through his mind as he discards them.
That's the most I can make of it that seems to fit with the up-beatness/hopefulness of the rest of the song.
I think the jealous minds are the same people trapped in infinity rooms. By becoming jaded, they defend themselves from the heartbreak they faced before and endure an endless stream of safe, meaningless, indistinguishable relationships. They still wish they could have the thing they once perceived as true love, though, so they're jealous of anyone they think has it.
I think the jealous minds are the same people trapped in infinity rooms. By becoming jaded, they defend themselves from the heartbreak they faced before and endure an endless stream of safe, meaningless, indistinguishable relationships. They still wish they could have the thing they once perceived as true love, though, so they're jealous of anyone they think has it.
That's the ending of the story for everyone. You get that one fantastic relationship and then it breaks your heart so bad you tell yourself it was bullshit, so you don't have to relive the moment ever again. Another Sunday rolls...
That's the ending of the story for everyone. You get that one fantastic relationship and then it breaks your heart so bad you tell yourself it was bullshit, so you don't have to relive the moment ever again. Another Sunday rolls around, and you keep living your life...a little emptier than before.
Such a simply beautiful song
I agree. I loves this song.
The piano reminds NIN..
I don't find much hopefulness here; the repeating piano figure is calm enough, but also unsettling. The song ends by fizzling into static and chaos.
I, too, wonder about that last stanza.
Stranded in infinity rooms And they're safe from any harm
A puzzling image: endlessly trapped yet "safe"
I think it's unsettling because he's on that edge where he's just breaking out of the funk he's in, but not far enough out that he couldn't fall back into the depression we've seen on the rest of the album.
I think it's unsettling because he's on that edge where he's just breaking out of the funk he's in, but not far enough out that he couldn't fall back into the depression we've seen on the rest of the album.
It's almost like he's talking himself into there being "no other ending" than the sun of tomorrow and moving on. But you're right, the chaotic ending suggests he isn't quite out of it yet - which is probably why the song that follows, "Little One," is somewhat dark and still tussling with the same demons he's trying to wash his...
It's almost like he's talking himself into there being "no other ending" than the sun of tomorrow and moving on. But you're right, the chaotic ending suggests he isn't quite out of it yet - which is probably why the song that follows, "Little One," is somewhat dark and still tussling with the same demons he's trying to wash his hands of here. It's not until "Side of the Road" that he's at somewhat peace with what he's been through.
As for the last stanza, I still stick with my previous interpretation, but add this: there's no way he can get completely rid of the memories he had with his ex and the emotions that came with that (hence that infinity trap), yet those memories are at a point/place where (he's hoping) they're not going to send him over the edge again, hence "safe."
@foreverdrone this feels unsettling after my dad sending me this song saying I was born to
@foreverdrone this feels unsettling after my dad sending me this song saying I was born to