The song Month of Sundays by Metronomy talks about how the artist views his lifelong friend differently. Thoughts of romance are starting to surge into his mind. The first verse suggests that they've grown in similar ways due to him growing with this person. The problem the artist phases is that they feel as if they value the friendship more than the romantic aspect of it. The artist's love for them is too great to jeopardize by a foolish romantic relationship, as most people have learned from life friendships tend to last longer than romantic relationships. "'Cause I've got young Mystery
And I couldn't live without her" Mystery is the artist's friend, as they realize that it is better to leave it up to the gods of fate or instead leave it up to the mind. The following line follows, "We're kind of sleeping when you laugh.
Say I'm cheapening your love.
But it's with young Mystery.
That I plan on setting free now" The perspective has changed. The desire can not only be applied to the romantic situation with the artist's friend; now, this persona is the embodiment of unresolved goals. These unresolved situations can be set free to the power of thought, but of course, the artist is resisting this impulse of achieving what they think is unachievable, or rather better to leave it than make it. "She comes in a halo.
What she meant to me I couldn't see" The halo, refers to how when the artist gets one of these aspirations, they feel as if it is so great and almost angelic, but then they are reminded by the bitterness of the world that the artist shall not pursue this persona in such a way. "I-I see we're similar.
But I can't take it all from you
Unless you want me to" This line refers to the artist being reluctant to move on from this idea but then again asks this situation/persona, "What if it were to happen? What could be so bad about the situation being realized?" "I'll take you away from this old horrible town
And just maybe one day we'll want to come back.
And walk these streets" This part of the verse implies the melancholy nostalgic sweetness of a memory the artist never had. The streets signify the path that the artist could have taken, but in the end, it resulted in nothingness but a bittersweet ending. On an interesting note, the last chorus is sung in a future tense meaning that the aspirations are left up to his mind but they have had some closure. The song ends on a melancholy note "Never in a month of Sundays." This phrase refers to something that will never happen, or is very unlikely to happen.
The song Month of Sundays by Metronomy talks about how the artist views his lifelong friend differently. Thoughts of romance are starting to surge into his mind. The first verse suggests that they've grown in similar ways due to him growing with this person. The problem the artist phases is that they feel as if they value the friendship more than the romantic aspect of it. The artist's love for them is too great to jeopardize by a foolish romantic relationship, as most people have learned from life friendships tend to last longer than romantic relationships. "'Cause I've got young Mystery And I couldn't live without her" Mystery is the artist's friend, as they realize that it is better to leave it up to the gods of fate or instead leave it up to the mind. The following line follows, "We're kind of sleeping when you laugh. Say I'm cheapening your love. But it's with young Mystery. That I plan on setting free now" The perspective has changed. The desire can not only be applied to the romantic situation with the artist's friend; now, this persona is the embodiment of unresolved goals. These unresolved situations can be set free to the power of thought, but of course, the artist is resisting this impulse of achieving what they think is unachievable, or rather better to leave it than make it. "She comes in a halo. What she meant to me I couldn't see" The halo, refers to how when the artist gets one of these aspirations, they feel as if it is so great and almost angelic, but then they are reminded by the bitterness of the world that the artist shall not pursue this persona in such a way. "I-I see we're similar. But I can't take it all from you Unless you want me to" This line refers to the artist being reluctant to move on from this idea but then again asks this situation/persona, "What if it were to happen? What could be so bad about the situation being realized?" "I'll take you away from this old horrible town And just maybe one day we'll want to come back. And walk these streets" This part of the verse implies the melancholy nostalgic sweetness of a memory the artist never had. The streets signify the path that the artist could have taken, but in the end, it resulted in nothingness but a bittersweet ending. On an interesting note, the last chorus is sung in a future tense meaning that the aspirations are left up to his mind but they have had some closure. The song ends on a melancholy note "Never in a month of Sundays." This phrase refers to something that will never happen, or is very unlikely to happen.
However this is just my take on the song, as every other art piece it is left to the beholder to take in it's meaning.
However this is just my take on the song, as every other art piece it is left to the beholder to take in it's meaning.