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Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You) Lyrics
[Chorus]
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
[Verse 1]
It's so cold in the air, put the bud in my ear, first note start
I can see where you are, dream where you are
Will the song never end?
Us on the bed half a meter apart
[Pre-Chorus]
Awkward hearts beating faster and faster, faster and faster
We'll cut through the park, stick to the path
I can't stick to the path, 'cause I dream about nothing but you
[Chorus]
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, nothing but you, nothing but you
[Verse 2]
I may not say it outwardly
So all I have are memories
Those looks at the start, the words in the dark
But never a flame, we just wanted the spark
[Pre-Chorus]
Awkward hearts beating faster and faster, faster and faster
We'll cut through the park, stick to the path
I can't stick to the path, 'cause I dream about nothing but you
[Chorus]
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Nothing but you
Nothing but you
[Outro]
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, nothing but you, nothing but you, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
It's so cold in the air, put the bud in my ear, first note start
I can see where you are, dream where you are
Will the song never end?
Us on the bed half a meter apart
Awkward hearts beating faster and faster, faster and faster
We'll cut through the park, stick to the path
I can't stick to the path, 'cause I dream about nothing but you
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, nothing but you, nothing but you
I may not say it outwardly
So all I have are memories
Those looks at the start, the words in the dark
But never a flame, we just wanted the spark
Awkward hearts beating faster and faster, faster and faster
We'll cut through the park, stick to the path
I can't stick to the path, 'cause I dream about nothing but you
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Nothing but you
Nothing but you
Eat, sleep, wake, nothing but you
Eat, sleep, nothing but you, nothing but you, nothing but you
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Love to hear new music from bbc. Reminds me of running, listening to music and daydreaming of the past. Specially a lover that I miss.
I believe this song might be about the feeling of limerence. Wikipedia describes it as, "a cognitive and emotional state of being emotionally attached to or even obsessed with another person, and is typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings—a near-obsessive form of romantic love."
The repetitive chorus mirrors the singer's obsessive thoughts ruminating endlessly on the object of his desire. He "can't stick to the path" because he "dreams about nothing but you".
At the same time, this song isn't about a real mutual love affair, because "I may not say it outwardly / So all I have are memories" - maybe he's singing to an ex, or somebody he used to know and is still obsessed with.
This is a song about about that giddy, all-consuming obsession that comes from dreaming about and wanting somebody, not about having them: "Those looks at the start, the words in the dark / But never a flame, we just wanted the spark"