Chasing the Sun
Chasing the Sun

Sara Bareilles - Chasing the Sun Lyrics

This beautiful piece serves as a poignant reminder of the transience of life and the importance of making every moment count. The singer uses the metaphor of a cemetery in Queens, New York, as a symbol of life's fleetingness and the inevitability of death.… Read more

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Chasing the Sun Lyrics

It's a really old city
Stuck between the dead and the living
So I thought to myself,
Sitting on a graveyard shelf
As the echo of heartbeats,
From the ground below my feet
Filled a cemetery
In the center of Queens

I started running the maze of
The names and the dates, some
Older than others the skyscrapers, little tombstone brothers
With Manhattan behind her, three million stunning reminders
Built a cemetery
In the center of Queens

You said, remember that life is
Not meant to be wasted
We can always be chasing the sun!
So fill up your lungs and just run
But always be chasing the sun!

So how do you do it,
With just words and just music,
Capture the feeling that my earth is somebody's ceiling
Can I deliver in sound
The weight of the ground
Of a cemetery
In the center of Queens

There's a history through her
Sent to us as a gift from the future
To show us the proof
More than that, it's to dare us to move
And to open our eyes and to learn from the sky
From a cemetery
In the center of Queens

You said, remember that life is
Not meant to be wasted
We can always be chasing the sun!
So fill up your lungs and just run
But always be chasing the sun!

All we can do is try
And live like we're still alive

It's a really old city
Stuck between the dead and the living
So I thought to myself
Sitting on a graveyard shelf
And the gift of my heartbeat sounds like a symphony
Played by a cemetery
in the center of Queens

You said, remember that life is
Not meant to be wasted
We can always be chasing the sun!
So fill up your lungs and just run
But always be chasing the sun!

All we can do is try
And live like we're still alive

All we can do is try
And live like we're still alive

Writer(s): JACK ANTONOFF, MIKE ANDERSON, SARA BAREILLES
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

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What is the Meaning of Chasing the Sun?

This beautiful piece serves as a poignant reminder of the transience of life and the importance of making every moment count. The singer uses the metaphor of a cemetery in Queens, New York, as a symbol of life's fleetingness and the inevitability of death. Yet, rather than dwelling on mortality, she encourages us to "chase the sun," or live our lives fully and passionately. The mention of Manhattan's skyscrapers - modern marvels built by human hands - further underscores this theme of human potential and resilience. Ultimately, it's a song about appreciating the gift of life, embracing opportunities and striving to make a meaningful impact while we're alive.

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