Story Behind The Song
A heart-to-paper snapshot of a real-life experience.
Song Description
A simple, heartfelt narrative about resolving feelings of invalidation following a breakup.
Beginning at 6 AM, and concluding at 10 PM, the lyrics follow the thoughts and feelings of the speaker as he comes to grips with the course of a recent relationship in a realistic and honest fashion.
Although the feelings of pain and invalidation are ponderous, he remarks, "Still I know, it wasn't always pain. It wasn't always rain -- sometimes the skies were blue. And looking back at all the times we had, I know it wasn't bad to be in love with you."
| Song Length |
4:45 |
Genre |
Folk - Country |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Content, Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Breaking Up, Hope |
| Similar Artists |
Simon & Garfunkel, The Eagles |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Every morning, 6 AM
I wake to my alarm again
I wipe my eyes, but dreams don't wipe away.
Your photograph beside my bed
Rewinds the story in my head.
I play it back as I begin my day.
Still I know, it wasn't always pain.
It didn't always rain.
Sometimes the skies were blue.
Looking back, at all the times we had,
I know it wasn't bad
To be in love with you.
Every evening 10 PM,
I find my way to bed again.
I close my eyes, but you don't disappear.
I do my best to leave behind
The memories that haunt my mind,
I try to sleep, but I always find you here.
[chorus]