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Sunsets Lyrics

Sunsets over the beaches
from now on
Each day looking for new ways
to go on

Maybe I should drop by maybe I should have called
Maybe I should have followed you and beat down your door
Maybe it's gonna be breaking you every time you fall
But to shower you with pity will do you no good at all
no good at all

Slow burn watching the world turn
from my arms
New way of measuring each day
until it's gone

Maybe I should drop by maybe I should have called
Maybe I should have followed you and beat down your door
Maybe it's gonna be breaking you every time you fall
But to shower you with pity will do you no good at all
no good at all

Sunrise building a reprise
in my heart
Regret tight around my chest
plays its part
Untill it's gone
Untill it's gone

But to shower you with pity will do you no good at all
no good at all

Now we're watching the sunset, sunset, sunset, sunset
Over the beaches, beaches, beaches, beaches
Watching the sunset, sunset, sunset, sunset
Over the beaches, beaches, beaches, beaches

Watching the sunset, sunset, sunset, sunset
Over the beaches, beaches, beaches, beaches

Watching the sunset, sunset, sunset, sunset
Over the beaches, beaches, beaches, beaches
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matty On Apr 09, 2004
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Cover art for Sunsets lyrics by Powderfinger

this song is about leaving someone i think, in some ways it's a cold song but in others it's not, it's the choice of leaving but trying not to hurt the person.

i'm serious this song and the emotional connection it has to me makes me cry everytime i hear it

Cover art for Sunsets lyrics by Powderfinger

I'm 99 percent sure this is about Bernard Fanning's brother dying of cancer.

Cover art for Sunsets lyrics by Powderfinger

A lot of Vulture Street seems to be about losing someone and moving on. Perhaps a lover, perhaps his brother

Cover art for Sunsets lyrics by Powderfinger

I love this song. It also causes me to nearly be brought to tears every time. I guess it is a song of hope as well, because after losing someone, life still does go on. Sunsets still happen. Maybe seeing life in a different view as well, "New way of measuring each day ".

Cover art for Sunsets lyrics by Powderfinger

I love this song. This is the only song a canNOT get sick of at all. I have it on repeat all the time. The acoustic version is beautiful.

To me, this song is about losing someone. It could be to death, or in a relationship.

"Now we're watching the sunset, sunset, sunset over the beaches" ^ Sunset = end of a day. So it's like closing a chapter of your life.

To me, anyway :)

Cover art for Sunsets lyrics by Powderfinger

I love this song so much..powderfinger rock

Cover art for Sunsets lyrics by Powderfinger

I think this song is about someone lamenting about another person. He regrets not doing enough for his friend/significant other, and that the person he cares about has made a lot of mistakes. But he resolves not to pity them or to make them feel better, because it's their fault in the end, and although he regrets the decision they made, he won't do anything about it. He watches the sunset on the beaches.

That's just my opinion. Great song.

Cover art for Sunsets lyrics by Powderfinger

To me the line "But to shower you with pity will do you no good at all - no good at all" is a pretty good indication it's about his brother..

Cover art for Sunsets lyrics by Powderfinger

To me the line "But to shower you with pity will do you no good at all - no good at all" is a pretty good indication it's about his brother..

Cover art for Sunsets lyrics by Powderfinger

This Is What It Means To Me...

Slow burn watching the world turn from my arms: They Were Going Out, He Broke Up With Her, And She Didnt Take It That Well. Now He Must Watch The World By Himself, && Not In HER Arms.

Maybe I should drop by maybe I should have called: Now Hes Thinking He Maybe Should Of Handled It Better. Like Tried To Be There For Her Still && Help Her Move On. But Then He Realises That To Shower Her With Pity Will Just Make It Worse.

Maybe it's gonna be breaking you every time you fall: He Thinks That If He Cannot Get Over This, How Is She Ever Ganna Move On In Life.

Regret tight around my chest plays its part: He Does Reconize That Maybe He Shouldnt Of Done It Or Whatever, && He Does Regret It.

Now we're watching the sunset Over the beaches: Even Though He May Regret It, He Is Still Moving On With His Life && Thinks She Should Do the Same. Hes Looking At The Better Things Of Life.