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Jet Black Sunrise Lyrics
Time,
Passes like a dream,
She suspends the worst of things,
Tomorrow let’s see.
To hell with her,
It's not hers to forestall,
I've worked out paralysis,
Undermining it all.
Collapsing light,
The night moves close to me.
If you're gonna leave on your own,
And take the whole world down alone.
Life,
It's always just out of reach,
Was it there at my parents' house,
Or maybe just down that street?
But your mind,
However lacking it feels,
Still I'd trade you away today,
For some feeling that's real.
Collapsing night,
The light breaks close to me.
If you're gonna leave on your own,
Life is in your hands,
Yes, I understand,
It’s up to you all alone.
If you're gonna leave on your own,
Jet black is the payback,
This fine sunrise.
When you're bored,
So sick of your song,
When whole worlds just disappear,
Swallowed up and gone.
When you're down,
Down how far can I go?
Raise the future in the wasted past,
Everything unknown.
Happiness,
Means nothing to me.
If you're gonna leave on your own,
Life is in your hands,
Yes, I understand,
It's much to take all alone.
I wish you wouldn't leave on your own,
Jet black is the payback,
Jet black is the payback,
This fine sunrise.
Passes like a dream,
She suspends the worst of things,
Tomorrow let’s see.
To hell with her,
It's not hers to forestall,
I've worked out paralysis,
Undermining it all.
The night moves close to me.
And take the whole world down alone.
It's always just out of reach,
Was it there at my parents' house,
Or maybe just down that street?
But your mind,
However lacking it feels,
Still I'd trade you away today,
For some feeling that's real.
The light breaks close to me.
Life is in your hands,
Yes, I understand,
It’s up to you all alone.
If you're gonna leave on your own,
Jet black is the payback,
This fine sunrise.
So sick of your song,
When whole worlds just disappear,
Swallowed up and gone.
When you're down,
Down how far can I go?
Raise the future in the wasted past,
Everything unknown.
Means nothing to me.
Life is in your hands,
Yes, I understand,
It's much to take all alone.
I wish you wouldn't leave on your own,
Jet black is the payback,
Jet black is the payback,
This fine sunrise.
Song Info
Submitted by
majorlodgevictory On Sep 02, 2006
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this is the best song on major lodge victory without a doubt. i have no idea what it means though
I agree that this is the best song off the major lodge album. Too me its as if he's remembering that age where you wanted to set out on your own, maybe even though you were too young, and all the rebelliousness and angst we had when we were young. How we were going to "take the whole world down alone" and how we were invincible, and now being that he is older and realizes the truth and the downfalls of that mindset and the outcome of his actions, he finds himself in the opposite position, maybe telling his child or someone else that the road they walk "you're gonna walk it alone" as he did. Jet Black may be a sign of his ignorance, and Sunrise may be a sign of his enlightenment.
Could be wrong, Great song none the less
Agree it's the best song on the album. I think it's about being stuck in a bad relationship. I might have a tainted view because I've been there . . . twice. Some of the lines just hit real close to home: "To hell with her", "Happiness means nothing to me", "Still I'd trade you away today For some feeling that's real". For me "Jet Black" refers to being stuck and "Sunrise" refers to doing something to get out of a bad situation. That what I think anyway.