Daylight – English Lyrics

• By: David Kushner

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the soul-stirring world of David Kushner's "Daylight," a haunting exploration of inner conflict and the battle between light and darkness. By exploring the profound lyrics and the story behind this viral sensation, you'll gain insight into themes of temptation, guilt, and the human desire for redemption, all while improving your English vocabulary and comprehension.

[English]

Telling myself I won't go there

Oh, but I know that I won't care

Tryna wash away all the blood I've spilt

This lust is a burden that we both share

Two sinners can't atone from a lone prayer

Souls tied, intertwined by pride and guilt

(Ooh) There's darkness in the distance

From the way that I've been livin'

(Ooh) But I know I can't resist it

Oh, I love it and I hate it at the same time

You and I drink the poison from the same vine

Oh, I love it and I hate it at the same time

Hidin' all of our sins from the daylight

From the daylight, runnin' from the daylight

From the daylight, runnin' from the daylight

Oh, I love it and I hate it at the same time

Tellin' myself it's the last time

Can you spare any mercy that you might find

If I'm down on my knees again?

Deep down, way down, Lord, I try

Try to follow your light, but it's nighttime

Please don't leave me in the end

(Ooh) There's darkness in the distance

I'm beggin' for forgiveness

(Ooh) But I know I might resist it, oh

Oh, I love it and I hate it at the same time

You and I drink the poison from the same vine

Oh, I love it and I hate it at the same time

Hidin' all of our sins from the daylight

From the daylight, runnin' from the daylight

From the daylight, runnin' from the daylight

Oh, I love it and I hate it at the same time

Oh, I love it and I hate it at the same time

You and I drink the poison from the same vine

Oh, I love it and I hate it at the same time

Hidin' all of our sins from the daylight

From the daylight, runnin' from the daylight

From the daylight, runnin' from the daylight

Oh, I love it and I hate it at the same time

Key Grammar Structures

• Telling myself I won't go there

  ➔ Present Continuous for Future Plans

  ➔ The phrase 'Telling myself' uses the present continuous to express a future action or plan, emphasizing the speaker's intention.

• This lust is a burden that we both share

  ➔ Present Simple for General Truths

  ➔ The phrase 'This lust is a burden' uses the present simple to state a general truth or permanent situation.

• Two sinners can't atone from a lone prayer

  ➔ Modal Verb 'can't' for Ability

  ➔ The word 'can't' is used to express the lack of ability or possibility to atone with just one prayer.

• Souls tied, intertwined by pride and guilt

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective

  ➔ The words 'tied' and 'intertwined' are past participles used as adjectives to describe the state of the souls.

• Oh, I love it and I hate it at the same time

  ➔ Conjunction 'and' for Contrast

  ➔ The conjunction 'and' is used to connect contrasting ideas: loving and hating something simultaneously.

• Hidin' all of our sins from the daylight

  ➔ Apostrophe for Contraction

  ➔ The apostrophe in 'Hidin'' is used to contract 'Hiding', a common feature in informal or poetic language.

• If I'm down on my knees again?

  ➔ Conditional Sentence Type 1

  ➔ The sentence uses a Type 1 conditional to express a possible situation and its result: 'If I'm down on my knees again?'

• Try to follow your light, but it's nighttime

  ➔ Present Simple with 'but' for Contrast

  ➔ The present simple 'it's nighttime' contrasts with the action 'Try to follow your light', emphasizing the difficulty.