Saturday Sun — Nick Drake Lyrics
Soundtrack: One Day (Netflix)
Saturday Sun Song Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Saturday sun came early one morning
In a sky so clear and blue
Saturday sun came without warning
So no one knew what to do
[Verse 2]
Saturday sun brought people and faces
That didn’t seem much in their day
But when I remembered those people and places
They were really too good in their way
[Chorus 1]
In their way
In their way
Saturday sun won’t come and see me today
[Verse 3]
Think about stories with reason and rhyme
Circling through your brain
And think about people in their season and time
Returning again and again
[Chorus 2]
And again
And again
But Saturday’s sun has turned to Sunday’s rain
[Outro]
So Sunday sat in the Saturday sun
And wept for a day gone by
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"Saturday Sun" by Nick Drake, featured on the "One Day (Netflix)" soundtrsck, is a track from his debut album "Five Leaves Left," released in 1969. Nick Drake's music is renowned for its introspective lyrics, intricate guitar work, and unique vocal style. This song, like much of Drake's work, captures the bittersweet nature of time, memory, and the fleeting moments of happiness. Despite achieving little commercial success during his lifetime, Drake's music has posthumously gained a significant following, with "Saturday Sun" standing as a testament to his enduring legacy and the depth of his artistry.
Main Message and Theme
"Saturday Sun" explores tgemes of nostalgia, the passage of time, and the transient nature of joy. The song reflects on a moment of unexpected beauty and the shared human experience of looking back on such moments with both fondness and a sense of loss. The contrast between the warmth and promise of a Saturday sun and the inevitable arrival of Sunday's rain serves as a metaphor for the cyclical nature of happiness and sorrow.
Emotion and Style
The song is characterized by its gentle acoustic arrangement and Drake's soft, melancholic vocal delivery. The simplicity of the music allows the emotional weight of the lyrics to resonate deeply with the listener. Drake's use of vivid imagery and the personification of the days of the week add a poetic quality to the song, enhancing its reflective mood.
Interpretation and Analysis
The opening verse, "Saturday sun came early one morning / In a sky so clear and blue," immediately establishes a sense of serenity and the unexpected nature of joy. The subsequent lines, "So no one knew what to do," suggest a collective unpreparedness for moments of pure happiness, highlighting the unpredictability of life's beautiful moments.
The second verse introduces a sense of nostalgia, with the mention of "people and faces / That didn’t seem much in their day" indicating how the value of certain memories can grow over time. This realization that those moments "were really too good in their way" underscores the theme of appreciating the past and the people who have crossed our paths.
The choruses, with their repetition of "In their way" and the shift from the anticipated return of the Saturday sun to the acceptance of Sunday's rain, reflect the acceptance of change and the impermanence of moments of joy.
The outro, "So Sunday sat in the Saturday sun / And wept for a day gone by," poignantly closes the song, encapsulating the melancholy of reminiscing about past happiness and the inevitability of moving forward in time.
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