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Black Out the Sun Lyrics
No, turn off the sun; take down the moon,
For I don't need them anymore.
Go, switch off the stars and paint the sky black-
Love isn't ever coming back.
There's no use in imagining a world without you-
Your love was like a drug I was addicted to.
'Cause there's nobody else who could hurt like you hurt me-
I don't want to be lonely.
And there's no other way, there's no joy, there's no meaning;
Just this hollowed-out feeling.
Now all the love's gone,
And nothing grows here,
And I just feel wrong,
So black out the sun.
And all that we shared will slowly disappear-
There's a hole where my soul used to grow,
So just black out the sun.
No, stop all the rain and poison the ground-
Love doesn't want to hang around.
Go, turn all the fruit into bitter wine-
It was only sweet when you were mine.
There's an emptiness inside of me since you've been gone.
All the world has lost its meaning, all my colors run.
'Cause there's nobody else who could hurt like you hurt me-
I don't want to be lonely.
And there's no other way, there's no joy, there's no meaning;
Just this hollowed-out feeling.
Now all the love's gone,
And nothing grows here,
And I just feel wrong,
So black out the sun.
And all that we shared will slowly disappear-
There's a hole where my soul used to grow,
So just black out the sun.
The sun - oh.
Now nothing compares, how could it even dare?
'Cause now that love is gone, I wanna black out the sun.
'Cause there's nobody else who could hurt like you hurt me-
I don't want to be lonely.
And there's no other way, there's no joy, there's no meaning;
Just this hollowed-out feeling.
Now all the love's gone,
And nothing grows here,
And I just feel wrong,
So black out the sun.
And all that we shared will slowly disappear-
There's a hole where my soul used to grow,
So just black out the sun.
Oh...
For I don't need them anymore.
Go, switch off the stars and paint the sky black-
Love isn't ever coming back.
There's no use in imagining a world without you-
Your love was like a drug I was addicted to.
I don't want to be lonely.
And there's no other way, there's no joy, there's no meaning;
Just this hollowed-out feeling.
And nothing grows here,
And I just feel wrong,
So black out the sun.
And all that we shared will slowly disappear-
There's a hole where my soul used to grow,
So just black out the sun.
Love doesn't want to hang around.
Go, turn all the fruit into bitter wine-
It was only sweet when you were mine.
There's an emptiness inside of me since you've been gone.
All the world has lost its meaning, all my colors run.
I don't want to be lonely.
And there's no other way, there's no joy, there's no meaning;
Just this hollowed-out feeling.
And nothing grows here,
And I just feel wrong,
So black out the sun.
And all that we shared will slowly disappear-
There's a hole where my soul used to grow,
So just black out the sun.
The sun - oh.
'Cause now that love is gone, I wanna black out the sun.
I don't want to be lonely.
And there's no other way, there's no joy, there's no meaning;
Just this hollowed-out feeling.
And nothing grows here,
And I just feel wrong,
So black out the sun.
And all that we shared will slowly disappear-
There's a hole where my soul used to grow,
So just black out the sun.
Oh...
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This would have to be my favourite song of Darren Hayes at the moment <3
This song is pretty clear about what it means - the end of a relationship and how utterly devastating it can be. I love how Darren's perfectly captured the exact way it feels - hollowed-out, empty, as if the world is worth nothing without the person you loved beside you.
This song is a fantastic modern take on the WH Auden poem 'Funeral Blues'/'Stop all the clocks', particularly the last stanza:
The stars are not wanted now: put out every one; Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun; Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood. For nothing now can ever come to any good.
To me, this song is very much about contemplating the death of someone the narrator loves very much and the devastating effect that would have on the rest of the narrator's life. It's the first frenzy of grief when you don't understand how the world can go on without the person you loved, and you feel that nothing matters anymore or ever will.
like Romeo and Juliet.
like Romeo and Juliet.
I think it's funny that you mentioned the death of someone when most people would jump to the conclusion that it's about a relationship ending. But the actual fact is that Darren went in to record this song the day that Michael Jackson died and he was a huge fan of MJ and that probably came through in the emotion in his vocals.
I think it's funny that you mentioned the death of someone when most people would jump to the conclusion that it's about a relationship ending. But the actual fact is that Darren went in to record this song the day that Michael Jackson died and he was a huge fan of MJ and that probably came through in the emotion in his vocals.