sad day Lyrics
Every time you look outside your window
Everything is just the same as before
You are turning 'round and 'round
You see, it's a sad day for sure
[Pre-Chorus]
Taste the fruit of me
Make love to all you see
[Chorus]
Ah, would you make a, make a, make a wish on my love?
Ah, would you make a, make a, make a wish on my love?
Ah, would you make a, make a, make a wish on my love?
Ah, would you make a, make a, make a wish on my love?
[Verse 2]
Take a chance on all the things you can't see
Make a wish on all that lives within thee
If you're foolishly in love with me
It's a fine day for sure
[Pre-Chorus]
Taste the fruit of me
Make love to all you see
Ah, would you make a, make a, make a wish on my love?
Ah, would you make a, make a, make a wish on my love?
Ah, would you make a, make a, make a wish on my love?
Ah, would you make a, make a, make a wish on my love?
[Bridge]
You're running
And I tried to make it work before
You're running
I made you sad before
I, then I
Have you ever made a wish before?
I see you running
I made you sad before
[Verse 3]
I can imagine a world when my arms are embraced around you
I lie naked and pure with intentions to cleanse you and take you
The city howls with a cry to seduce you and claim you
So it's time
And it's a sad day for sure
[Chorus]
Would you make a, make a, make a wish on my love?
Ah, would you make a, make a, make a wish on my love?
Ah, would you make a, make a, make a wish on my love?
Ah, would you make a, make a, make a wish on my love?
You're running
And I try
I made you sad before
And you're running
Have you ever made a wish before?
About
Continuing with the theme of heartbreak central to MAGDALENE, “sad day” tackles twigs' determination to try and salvage a fading relationship.
Sonically, “sad day” is a dark and cinematic song over which twigs lays haunting and vulnerable vocals. As Pitchfork’s Stacey Anderson pointed out in her review of the track:
There are glitches in the production which almost sound like pouring rain, adding an even more visual, darker and melancholic feel to the song.
The song was first teased during an interview with i-D Magazine from September 2019, with twigs commenting:
I find it neurotic, […] It’s all on the same note, it’s creepy. It’s asking, in the monotony of your life, would you take a chance on someone for something bigger? Would you take a risk on love and possibly being hurt again?
Upon the album’s release, twigs sat down with for a subsequent interview with Zane Lowe and commented on the song, saying:
It’s not something you can plan when you’re like writing either. It’s not something you can think, like, “Oh yeah, you just put the chords like this” when you create that space. It does just happen.
The song was premiered on Annie Mac’s Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1 on November 4, 2019. It served as the final promotional single before the release of the album.
Prior to the song’s release, twigs revealed that the song has an accompanying music video directed by Hiro Murai, although it was seemingly postponed and shelved. On August 26, 2020, twigs announced the video would finally drop on the following day on August 27.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
In twigs' Pitchfork cover story on October 22, 2019, she revealed that the video will be directed by Emmy-nominated director Hiro Murai, most prominently known for directing Childish Gambino’s “This Is America”, as well as Donald Glover’s Atlanta.
The video finally premiered on August 28th, 2020.
Skrillex and FKA twigs collaborated on two songs for Magdalene, “sad day” and the second single “holy terrain”.
It’s like, ‘Will you take another chance with me? Can we escape the mundane? Can we escape the cyclical motion of life and be in love together and try something that’s dangerous and exhilarating? Yeah, I know I’ve made you sad before, but will you give me another chance?‘ I wrote this song with benny blanco and Koreless. I love to set myself challenges, and it was really exciting to me, the challenge of retaining my sound while working with a really broad group of people. I was lucky working with Benny, in the fact that he creates an environment where, as an artist, you feel really comfortable to be yourself. To me, that’s almost the old-school definition of a producer: They don’t have to be all up in your grill, telling you what to do. They just need to lay a really beautiful, fertile soil, so that you can grow to be the best you in the moment.”
– FKA twigs for Apple Music
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