I tell myself that I'll take you for the last time
I'll be over you eventually
Time after time, you seem to brush me off
I understand what we have become
You wash your neck when you leave, now I know your routine
I was in love with your mystery
Now I'll just take what I can get from you
I'm not embarrassed to be what you want me to be
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause unlike you, I got nothing to hide
I don't pretend to have any shame
I got a box you can put all your lies in
Until the end of days
You know that I will be a call away
The call you'll make when you're all alone
And I know that I will always be the one
You repent when you are done
[Chorus]
Well, here comes the sun
And you're in my arms
And my denial keeps me on the edge of the chance
That you'll stay through the night
You just wanna fill the void now
I can tell that you've been yelling at him all night long
And I can hear it in your voice now
He got you smoking extra packs a day
Don't you worry 'bout me talking
I know why you've been coming
I'll be quiet, this ain't nothing to me
Just wrap your legs around my waist
I won't stop until you ask me
Don't you worry 'bout us messing up my sheets
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause unlike you, I got nothing to hide
I don't pretend to have any shame
I got a box you can put all your lies in
Until the end of days, ooh
You know that I will be a call away
The call you'll make when you're all alone
And I know that I will always be the one
You repent when you are done
[Chorus]
Well, here comes the sun
And you're in my arms
And my denial keeps me on the edge of the chance
That you'll stay through the night
Well, here comes the sun
And you're in my arms
And my denial keeps me on the edge of the chance
That you'll stay through the night (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
You're gonna hate him then you'll want me
Then you'll miss him (Girl), then you'll hate me
Girl, I know you so well (Girl, I know you so well)
Girl, I know your routine (Yes, I know your routine)
You're gonna hate him (Hate him), then you'll want me (Want me)
Then you'll miss him (Baby), then you'll hate me
Girl, I know you so well (Girl, I know you so well)
Girl, I know your routine (Ooh, woah)
[Chorus]
Well, here comes the sun (Baby)
And you're in my arms (Oh yeah)
And my denial keeps me on the edge of the chance (Oh)
That you'll stay through the night (Yeah)
Well, here comes the sun (Ooh)
And you're in my arms (Oh)
And my denial keeps me on the edge of the chance
That you'll stay through the night (Woah)
About
Continuing the ambiguity of the previous song, Abel concludes the Trilogy on a rather triumphant note for both himself and Valerie. While both parties feel as though they are leaving the relationship as the independent instead of the dependent, both also leave a window open for the other to run back to them. This is as close to an emotional attachment as we hear throughout the Trilogy, because it’s almost as if neither wants the other to find somebody to love.
Ending the Trilogy on the break of dawn is also an interesting paradox in itself; the dramatic events of this project were immersed in the night and can finally close as a new, peaceful morning ensues. In an interview with Beats 1, Abel said that such darkness is good to have because “when the light comes it feels that much better.”
This song also continues an underlying theme of Abel’s imminent rise to the mainstream, as he notes that he already knows what to prepare for from his fans.
The third teaser for Trilogy includes this song as audio, showcasing what could be Valerie trying to outrun the lights of a chasing car, or the Sun. The image painted here draws another allusion to David Lynch’s Lost Highway.
Q&A
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- 4.The Morning
- 5.Wicked Games
- 7.Coming Down
- 8.Loft Music
- 9.The Knowing
- 10.Twenty Eight
- 11.Lonely Star
- 13.Thursday
- 14.The Zone
- 15.The Birds Pt. 1
- 16.The Birds Pt. 2
- 17.Gone
- 18.Rolling Stone
- 20.Valerie
- 21.D.D.
- 22.Montreal
- 23.Outside
- 24.XO / The Host
- 25.Initiation
- 26.Same Old Song
- 27.The Fall
- 28.Next
- 30.Till Dawn (Here Comes The Sun)