Mourning Doves
| Title | Mourning Doves |
|---|---|
| Artist | Mikky Ekko |
| Album | Time |
| Release Date | 2014-11-10 |
| Description | This is the seventh song on Ekko’s album Time, and was also released as a single in 2014. Its breathy tones are matched by a sensual rhythm, glitchy machine noise, and Lorde-like minimalist cues. It tactfully combines sexual and religious metaphors, showcasing Ekko’s impressive poetic prowess. The title is a pun and a paradox; “mourning” and “morning” are used throughout the song and a double meaning is intentional. Doves, classically, represent peace and purity; “mourning” is an antonym to these things and associating the two implies a story of loss or disappointment. |
| Lyrics | [Verse 1] Look at how far we've come Look at this mess we've made I'm still praying that the sun Tears my body from the shade Tell me that we're too far gone Tell me that we'll be okay Swear to God I'd leave right now If Heaven wasn't so far away [Pre-Chorus] But this is not an exercise And nobody gets out alive Stop, what if I, what if I stop? [Chorus] Mourning doves, meet me in the morning Love, what if I, what if I die before you wake? Promise, I promise you can lean on me, lean on me I can be your shoulder There's still room for us to pull over But we can't stop So in the morning, love We can be together like mourning doves [Verse 2] Yeah, realize that no escape Releases you from your mistakes Oh, this is not a warning But innocence is calling And I sense that's it's a falling embrace [Pre-Chorus] Cause this is not an exercise And nobody gets out alive Stop, what if I, what if I stop? [Chorus] Mourning doves, meet me in the morning Love, what if I, what if I die before you wake? Promise, I promise you can lean on me, lean on me I can be your shoulder There's still room for us to pull over But we can't stop So in the morning, love We can be together like mourning doves We can be together like mourning doves You might also like[Bridge] Because we both know We're running out of time We're running out of time Listen, listen, listen Listen [Chorus] Mourning doves, meet me in the morning Love, what if I, what if I die before you wake? Promise, I promise you can lean on me, lean on me I can be your shoulder There's still room for us to pull over But we can't stop So in the morning, love We can be together like mourning doves We can be together like mourning doves Mourning doves (we can be together like, we can be together like, we can be together like) We can be together like mourning doves |