Morning Song Lyrics

Lyric discussion by devilslittlesister 

Cover art for Morning Song lyrics by Lumineers, The

I picture the young man sitting in a bar, or perhaps drinking at home alone, trying to drown the memories of the woman he loves, the woman he believed was the one. But instead of forgetting her, he thinks about her even more.

At first, he's just hurting because she left him for someone else, possibly after having cheated with that person for a while, and now she's gone off to live her happy, carefree life, leaving him to suffer in her wake. Then he starts to think about how their relationship was actually that way all along. He was sincere, attentive, and considerate, but she was always just selfish. She played along, but it didn't really mean anything to her.

Soon he begins to get angry. He remembers finding out that she slept with another man, and he's furious as well as pained over the idea that he must not have been able to satisfy her sexually. If he could have, maybe she would have stayed. For him, though, he's been with other women since she left, and none of them matter, none of them mean anything in comparison to the one he lost.

Time passes, and maybe one day he sees her, either by accident or arrangement. He finally has the opportunity to tell her exactly what she put him through, and now it's going to be her turn to watch him walk away. So he cuts the brakes in his car and goes for a drive, knowing that the only way to stop his pain is by ending his life. But before he dies, he sends out a prayer that one day she will find her true love, even though it will never be him. He won't wish his agony on her, no matter that she was the one who caued it in the first place.

The song is very sad, but also very beautiful, and as I am in a situation that bears some slight resemblance to its story, it helps to have something to listen to when I get down. I suppose I don't feel quite so alone.

My Interpretation

I'm in pretty much the same boat as you and I must say that this song is also very comforting to feel for me too. Its so sad yet so deep and beautiful. Its so sad to hear other people going through similar situations but I've gotta say you interpreted this beautifully

this is so accurate. this song was one of the saddest on the album because it gives you a clear story, its almost as if you're reading a book. although i do believe that these my have had children together because the song says: 'And the kids you hold in your arms With promises to protect them from harm But they grow, and they go And you're all alone All the kids, all the kids that you hold'

so I do believe that she left him waitiing at the train station giving him false hope that'd she'd return while he...

this is so accurate. this song was one of the saddest on the album because it gives you a clear story, its almost as if you're reading a book. although i do believe that these my have had children together because the song says: 'And the kids you hold in your arms With promises to protect them from harm But they grow, and they go And you're all alone All the kids, all the kids that you hold'

so I do believe that she left him waiting at the train station giving him false hope that'd she'd return while he...