Sia – Sunday

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For those who've slept
For those who've kept
Themselves jacked up
How Jesus wept
Sunday
Sunday

For those in need
For those who speed
For those who try to slow their minds with weed
Sunday
Sunday

For those who wake
With a blind headache
Who must be still
Who will sit and wait
For Sunday, to be Monday

[Chorus]
Yeah, it will be ok
Do nothing today
Give yourself a break
Let your imagination run away

For those with guilt
For those who wilt
Under pressure
No tears over spilt milk
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday

[Chorus: x2]

I, I, I, I, I
I, I, I, I, I
I, I, I, I, I
I, I, I, I, I
I, I, I, I, I
I, I, I, I, I
I, I, I, I, I
I, I, I, I, I
I, I, I, I, I
I, I, I, I, I
I, I, I, I, I
Oh no no, yeah

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Track duration: 04:15

"Sunday" as written by Sia/dixon Furler

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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    General Comment:The music is beautifully suicidal, even the highs and lows on the lyric "sunday". But the lyrics actually give hope, and it's kind of a condescendence, like, you've been worried the whole week, give yourself a break.
    "For those in need
    For those who speed
    For those who try to slow their minds with weed"
    Or maybe it could be about people who don't know what to do with their lives so they spend each and every day as if it was Sunday, and they worry about what they should be doing.
    Flag bookendson July 03, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:well. I think this song is about people who try to escape the real world using drugs and alcohol because they're depressed from too much stress? and they're stuck in a cycle.

    the first bit is about doing drugs. it's relatively obvious.

    "for those who wake with a blind headache" is referring to the hangover one feels after having drank too much.

    "who will sit and wait for sunday to be monday" is talking about how they'll wait until they have to get up and do something rather than take initiative and actually get something done with their day.
    in the chorus, it's a bunch of words of self-encouragement.

    "For those with guilt,
    For those who wilt under pressure
    No tears over spilt milk"
    when you're depressed you're generally too hard on yourself and things get to be overwhelming, but when you've gotten to that point, you usually don't care if you mess up anymore because any will to do better has kind of disappeared and you're hopeless. does that make sense? am I over-analyzing it? enh.

    that's my interpretation of it. I'm sure it will change if I look at the song on another day. but this is what I got out of it this time.
    Flag lilacsaraon June 17, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Well the use of Sunday automatically made me think of going to church. Basically my interpretation is that the song is about people who do bad things or "sin" and assume that on Sunday they can go to church and have God forgive them for their sins. I also think the "it will be ok" verses are being sarcastic, but that's just me.
    Flag UpIsDownYesIsNoon May 24, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:yeah i get a simple message from this song, and it's to give yourself a break. people can tear themselves apart without meaning to, people go through such self loathing addictions grief labour fear, and just give themselves some time to rest and enjoy life on the day of rest

    really like the verses. and her voice.
    Flag luey_babyon August 06, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:mm. i like the more simple interpretations. the world is an anxious place. we need to start actually using sunday instead of wishing it would pass.
    Flag resqualledsheepon January 20, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:i definitely agree with the more recent interpretations: this song is not just about being busy and resting on sunday. i saw it more about all the people that are doing these "unholy" things throughout the week, but then when sunday rolls around, they feel guilty and it's like "its okay. we're okay because we go to church on sunday and abstain from these things." they wake up sunday morning feeling like crap after their weekend, then just bide their time, recovering, until it's monday and they can start the cycle again.
    it's hypocrisy. and it makes jesus cry.
    Flag kdeejon November 25, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Actually, Saturday is the day of rest according to the bible (sabbath). The catholics decided to change it to sunday. But i do think it's a religious refference, between the fact that jesus doesn't appreciate his people doing drugs and that sunday is "his day" according to the catholics and what not
    Flag 1derfulon July 18, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I don't think this song is as involved as you all think.
    My interpretation is simple:
    Sia sings about drug addicts and partiers - "For those who've kept themselves jacked up...For those who speed, for those who try to slow their minds with weed...For those who wake with a blind headache"
    They rest on Sunday (who doesn't? I know I do) which, to religious people, is the day of rest as yall mentioned earlier, but the "Jesus wept" part means she (and Jesus, obviously) doesn't condone the partying, but "it'll be okay...give yourself a break"
    The "guilt...wilt...milk" part still refers to the partiers...they feel guilty for all the crazy things they've done, the drugs and alcohol wilt them, in a sense.

    Simple as that.
    Flag echoxxashon July 09, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I don't believe its about working hard and needing to have a day to just sit down and unwind. Its more or so a meaning in which someone is going through troubles such as drugs, depression, stressed out, and love. The song is saying that sometimes you just need to relax and let go of all those troubles. Free your mind from your hardships and just calm down. The reason she uses Sunday then any other day is that it is the day of rest according to the Christian bible.
    Flag Btfulbrwneyedgrlon February 23, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I agree slightly with Amy. I think this song is more about how the whole world is always trying to keep themselves busy, and when sunday comes around-there is nothing to do since it's the day or rest. So people get anxious and wait "for Sunday to be Monday".

    I think Sia is saying to just so with it-and take a break. ENJOY sunday.
    Flag Grey.Skieson September 19, 2006   Link

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