Darren Hayes wrote these lyrics at a particularly fragile time in his life. Well, I guess that's pretty obvious from the tone of the whole Affirmation album. His marriage had ended with him still clearly in love with her, and at the time of this album, he knew his band would soon be breaking up also. I think it's a culmination of his divorce, Daniel's wanting to leave the band, and the fact that he didn't really remember how to function as a solo person since he'd been in a relationship since high school.
Either way, anyone who has been through a painful breakup can relate to this song. Especially if that breakup came after many years of living with your lives intertwined with each others'. In this song, Darren speaks of trying desperately to move on while everything reminds him of her. The bed they shared, the movies they watched, you get the idea. It's about trying to walk on when you can't even move your thoughts.
These lyrics talk about how the world itself has not changed because they broke up, the lights go out the same, but this is the pivotal moment where he realizes his is not the name she's calling anymore when she turns out her lights. Painful stuff.
Darren Hayes wrote these lyrics at a particularly fragile time in his life. Well, I guess that's pretty obvious from the tone of the whole Affirmation album. His marriage had ended with him still clearly in love with her, and at the time of this album, he knew his band would soon be breaking up also. I think it's a culmination of his divorce, Daniel's wanting to leave the band, and the fact that he didn't really remember how to function as a solo person since he'd been in a relationship since high school.
Either way, anyone who has been through a painful breakup can relate to this song. Especially if that breakup came after many years of living with your lives intertwined with each others'. In this song, Darren speaks of trying desperately to move on while everything reminds him of her. The bed they shared, the movies they watched, you get the idea. It's about trying to walk on when you can't even move your thoughts.
These lyrics talk about how the world itself has not changed because they broke up, the lights go out the same, but this is the pivotal moment where he realizes his is not the name she's calling anymore when she turns out her lights. Painful stuff.