Lord Huron // Setting Sun - Lyrics

Lyrics for Setting Sun by Lord Huron from Lonesome Dreams (bonus tracks)

I've been waiting for you to come
Staring out at the setting sun
You've been running 'round again
With that boy you call your friend

And it's driving me insane
Does he make you say his name?
And you can't get it off your tongue
Little girl, you are not so young

Does it hurt when you lie to me
If you'd asked, I would set you free
But the time to forgive is gone
The day has passed, the night has come

Ain't you worried what I'll do?
And that boy should worry, too
Can you face me for what you've done?
Little girl, you are not so young

Oh, is he ready to die for you, baby?
Naw, but you know I was
I've found a living but I would have given
It all for the girl I love
Oh, is he ready to die for you, baby?
Now that the deed is done
I'm just waiting for night and the fading
Light of the setting sun

Tell me when did I lose your love?
Was it him you were thinking of
All those nights when you made me swoon
Making love beneath the moon?

Were you dreaming of his touch?
When you couldn't get enough
Was there truth in the songs you sung?
Little girl, you're not so young

Well, I could never betray your love
You had me, heart and soul
You might never have known it, girl
But I was all yours
I know I'll never reclaim your love
But that's just how it goes
I ain't the person I was
This morning when the sun rose

Well, I could never betray your love
You had me, heart and soul
You might never have known it, girl
But I was all yours
I know I'll never reclaim your love
But that's just how it goes
I ain't the person I was
This morning when the sun rose
I know I'll never replace your love
And that's as hard as it gets
So I'll be taking a life
This evening when the sun sets

[emmeb.]

I love how ambiguous the last line is; it never reveals whose life he is going to take: the girl's, her lover's, or his own. Haunting

[courtneyblair]

I wish people knew LH for more than the night we met

[meadow]

Lmao I love this song, this man is really like “as soon as the sun goes down I’ma start blastin’”

[rachel]

"Oh is he ready to die for you baby" lives in my head rent free

[in_theMoment]

I feel like I should be riding my horse in the Western times and robbing a bank lol

[danshaughnessy]

Anyone else appreciate how they re-use and keep expanding on a certain style, lyric, melody or leitmotif? Like a really interesting way of listening to the same song you really love over and over.

[willcombs]

I really like how the chorus of Setting Sun is like a much darker version of the chorus of Ends of the Earth.

“Oh is he ready to die for you baby? No, but you know I was / I’m fond of livin’ but I would have given it all for the girl I loved”
versus
“I was ready to die for you baby, doesn’t mean I’m ready to stay / What good is livin’ the life you’ve been given if all you do is stand in place”

The choruses sound just alike lyrically, rhythmically, and musically. This one is just much darker. Very cool.

[shuragordon]

I love how when he says, "were you dreaming of his touch?" It's like he's suddenly realizing things and things are starting to make sense to him

[coolrecorderguy]

This song is great but it’s missing the aggressive wild western HYAA in between verses

[anna_tgeorge]

Lord Huron doesn’t make a bad song tbh

[alex-omkj]

My mind is trying to decide if this is some sort of Western music or some like Ancient Chinese music

[GrouseAttack]

I listen to Lord Huron every time I’m driving. And I’m ashamed to say that I didn’t realize how intense the song story is until I read the lyrics. Awesome.

[garren]

Me: this song is amazing
My brain: you know what that means
Me: no! you can't!
My brain: we're going to listen to it constantly till we dont want it anymore
Me:

[AmberKateD]

This guy is like the male version of Lana Del Rey to me. lol. I get the best vibes from his music. It makes me feel like I'm in a completely different time period, and I love it!

[KathyAnnalise]

When YouTube recommends this to me out of the blue..


NO REGRETS ❤️❤️❤️

[MountainViewFor]

Ben is the greatest story teller there ever was. Heartache extraordinaire..

[ryanedwards]

One of the most devastating cheating revenge songs I've heard. The kind of song that'll make a lot of people real uncomfortable in their seats. Love it.

[domenicavukic]

feel like me and youtube have a special connection. like wow bro you really reccomended this to me? thank u

[darkeagle]

"Is he ready to die for you baby no but you know i was in fond of living but i would of given my all for the girl i love" that shit hit deep one of my favs by him

[mintaeso]

i want to buy a horse and cowboy outfit just so i can listen to his song whilst riding my horse in my cowboy outfit