Lord Huron // Setting Sun - Lyrics

[@emmeb.8544]

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

[@gingertaylor6180]

Emme B. i recently found this song and fell in love with it. i agree with what you said, i love that line. the tone and mood the song sets up, coupled with the atmosphere makes it sound like he’s talking about the life of him or her. that’s what i think, anyway

[@anonymous-wc4hi]

Emme B, true. It’s one of my favourite; it just depends on the listener’s interpretation.

[@taylor7384]

Spoopy

[@emmeb.8544]

@@westernwolfe Ah yes, good insight. I think the lines "Aint you worried what I'll do, and that boy should worry too... Oh, was he ready to die for you baby?" suggest the possibility he is taking the girl's lover's life as well. Perhaps he is going to kill both of them.

[@Sphinxardon]

@@westernwolfe I don't think it's more likely to be the lover's more than any other based on these lyrics. If you look at how time seems to go within the song, it seems to sort of take place within two days. He first says that he's waited for her until the end of the day, "staring at the setting sun", but she basically ran away with another man, "that boy you call your friend". So at the start of the song, it's pretty much twilight. He says he would've let her go had she asked him to, but she didn't and rather left him to wait. He adds it's too late to forgive, and probably for her to come back: "the day has passed, the night has come". And while she's passing the night with another man, he asks "is he ready to die for you now that the deed is done?" As in, does he love you enough to die but he also mentions that he was ready to die for her. So you may take it as him threatening the lover's life, him being ready to take his own life or hers because what she did is unforgivable. It kind of sets up the ambiguity. He then proceeds to say he "wasn't the same man this morning, when the sun rose", so we're basically the morning AFTER he's waited for her. Thus, him saying he's gonna "take a life this evening, when the sun sets" happens the NEXT evening, not the same as the one he's waited. So to summarize, the dude waited a whole day but was left by the girl to pass the night with another man, which is not the first time. Scorned and alone, he took the whole night to make up his mind and made a decision as the sun rose; this evening, he's gonna take someone's life. You don't know whose, it's still pretty ambiguous in my opinion, but either his own, the girl's or the lover's are pretty possible at this point. And I feel he would do so in front of them to show that he was ready to take his life for her, "look what I was ready to do for you."

[@courtneyblair2226]

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

[@sonalshalom8240]

we do 😏

[@seok.qt23]

I found out about the night we met after listening for them for some time

[@lt-ug2pz]

The first song I heard was Meet Me in the Woods so....

[@courtneyblair2226]

@@lt-ug2pz thats so epic! I love meet me in the woods

[@courtneyblair2226]

@@seok.qt23 yeah same I didn't realize it was in 13 reasons why

[@Cervidaez]

This song gives me cowboy dysphoria

[@ky1061]

EXACTLY.

[@grimtheghastly8878]

I legit want a cowboy hat now...

[@yok2239]

ME TOO???

[@garfielffan6954]

Me sitting in my blue cowboy hat: 👁👁 yeehaw

[@dennisleotard201]

Just wait until you hear the world ender

[@meadow10134]

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

[@-nextcallr3990]

Best summary I've seen ever. 💖

[@clintdona4586]

877-Cash-Now sun: *goes down* Lord Huron: “so anyway i started blastin”

[@wagner616]

i think about this comment randomly and always burst into laughter

[@kristyp2585]

Makes me chuckle lol

[@willcombs8157]

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.

[@janeray8742]

I noticed that too! The part where he sings "I was ready to die for you baby" is exactly the same tune, just in a different key and with different accompaniment. I love how all their songs are connected to tell a big story, while telling little stories in each song.

[@snappingturtle3442]

Oh my word, never noticed that. Close to tears.... thanks for pointing out!! Wow.

[@antoinef652]

It's the same in IN THE WIND

[@Cryogenius333]

Lord Huron is known for this. A number of their songs are done on 3s. Usually a lighter version, a more melancholy version, and something wistful. Listen to The Night we met, Into the Woods, and (something about ghosts I think?). Same deal.

[@antoinef652]

@@Cryogenius333 Love like Ghosts😉

[@danshaughnessy6559]

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.

[@hazel8071]

Dan Shaughnessy that’s one of my favorite things about Lord Huron. I don’t know if any other artists who do that!

[@lisahoang3880]

Hazel I think there’s a band that does that called Cigarettes after Sex, but the tempo and tone is very different from this

[@mikehoncho2209]

Yes!!!

[@ashish091116125]

It seems like one long poem sung across different songs... Similar feeling I get with songs from 'Whilk and misky'

[@rachel7815]

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

[@anna_tgeorge]

Lord Huron doesn’t make a bad song tbh

[@gaydummy2845]

He can’t. It isn’t in his blood.

[@kristyp2585]

I know he is lyrical genius.

[@joedames7432]

Kristy P you guys are aware it’s not just him right?

[@laurenw6742]

Period

[@kristyp2585]

absolutely right. Even those I think I don't love, really do grow on me and I end up loving them.

[@in_theMoment]

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

[@MaskedViolinist07]

honey bee somewhere out in the Orient

[@sorrowsmiles13]

Lets do it! lol

[@peesniffer6806]

I thought about red dead..well

[@lizwhitney6472]

The Good The Bad and The Ugly

[@donaldtrumpisgay6221]

Red dead redemption style

[@shuragordon2199]

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

[@alex-om9kj]

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

[@lunamincara7168]

same, the tune's too familiar, quite sure ive already heard something like this somewhere among all those chinese music compilations, and the instruments used too. liked it though

[@Mt-ze3xe]

Surprise surprise, its both. Its a new genre

[@catya]

sounds like something that could be on Kill Bill

[@olivegorl8671]

Luna Mincara Chun li from the game Street Fighter has the same melody, maybe that’s where you heard it from (it’s also a very common tune haha)

[@isabelle5304]

Welcome to the enigma that is Lord Huron!!

[@MountainViewFor2]

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

[@AmberKateD1995]

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!

[@arty6234]

I feel you

[@Grace-mb8tb]

Bruh THIS is the best way to describe him. Lana del Rey is my favourite, and he’s basically the male version

[@danicastanic4552]

same

[@sorasnobody7383]

@amber katelyn To be honest the vibes are pretty sad. He sings of heartbreak

[@ufoash1066]

They're a band aren't they? Not just one guy?

[@KathyAnnalise]

When KZbin recommends this to me out of the blue.. NO REGRETS ❤️❤️❤️

[@KathyAnnalise]

@@dollyrama1132 You could be right though! and omg girl I also have to start my weight loss journey. wishing you a happy 2020 ❤️

[@austinmyers6084]

Kathy Anne. Ok, so I’m I love with this girl and when I told her I was she said she felt the same way, but I was leaving for bootcamp soon so we decided not to go through with a relationship. Then I get sent home early and she’s with another guy, but I still love her and she still loves me, and she told me she may leave him for me. Then I find this song, and it’s almost like it’s trying to show Meehan would happen if I went through with it, like it’s showing me his point of view in the future. Idk if that makes sense.

[@KathyAnnalise]

@@austinmyers6084 It does make sense. i'm sorry to hear about your situation! I hope it gets better. and if she chooses to stay with the other guy, it's her loss. Blessings 💜

[@sleepless-o3j]

Samee

[@garren8551]

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: noooooooo

[@hyalophora]

EXACTLY

[@katt1206]

Literally been doing exactly that since I found it last night, just repeating it for hours

[@sarab3817]

😂😂😢😢 I'm happy I'm not alone

[@kathylgoedert]

I got stuck on Way Out There/Louisa. This is my first "other " song.

[@ryanedwards4758]

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.

[@coolrecorderguy4206]

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

[@anjalillard2966]

I’m honestly glad it doesn’t have that lmao

[@jodiebug1]

Haha

[@ashutoshdhaka9630]

kabhi toh khush raha kar

[@livquue]

Anja Lillard yeah same 😐

[@elisejohnson4686]

World ender makes up for that though

[@darkeagle62]

"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

[@lorrenacavrak9003]

Idk if anyone else mentioned it, but this song reminds me so much of Shakespeare's Othello? Like how he changed almost overnight ("I ain't the person I was this morning when the sun rose"), how he wants her to confess to it and admit what she'd done ("does it hurt when you lie to me?" "Can you face me for what you've done?"), how he wants to kill the both of them (literally the entire song basically), how he can't help himself from thinking of past memories and his love for her despite being unable to forgive her (also the entire song). Honestly? This should 100% Othello's song. This is basically what I imagine was going on in Othello's head the entire time, and basically with the same progression. Great song though, almost haunting. :>

[@marquisdelafaylit7841]

someone should make Othello as a western film

[@xaph5575]

Yes!!! I was literally sat here thinking this is giving me Othello vibes

[@domenicavukic5337]

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

[@BobStBubba]

The "oriental" influence that trickles into a lot of Lord Huron's great work is on full display here.

[@trenthobson2756]

Fool for love really has a lot of that too, and I love it. It hits the vibe they're going for perfectly.

[@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

[@capri_ohh]

Lord Huron? More like Mr. Major Yandere with a southern accent.

[@anonymous-wc4hi]

capri _oh SKISHWKJS you aren’t wrong but.

[@KamThePeculiar]

It's true but why do you have to say it

[@capri_ohh]

@@KamThePeculiar I just got a really strong yandere vibe is all,I'm sorry if I came off as offensive though.

[@KamThePeculiar]

@@capri_ohh that was supposed to be a joke oof I'm sorry if I sounded mad

[@capri_ohh]

@@KamThePeculiar oof,bruh,it's aite 😂 I'm sorry I overthink the voices in my head whenever I read texts lmao I read yours in a Russian one idk why

[@AmyAnnLand]

This is my favorite song by Lord Huron. Holy shit I'm in love.

[@Мэтью-ъ3л]

I love his echoey style

[@rezurexiiii]

Filled with angry emotions, he's masculinity shattered, he's one love's betrayal, he's filled with despair, depression and insecurity he sounds emotionally broken towards the 3:00 timestamp.

[@soyboysupreme6190]

This song makes me miss a cowboy lover I never had...

[@BobStBubba]

Ben and Huron are about as dark as they come, and holy moly good God how I love 'em.

[@shortstackashe]

I love how anticlimactic (I'm not really sure if that's the right word) this is to the album. The album always seemed so hopeful and full of love for whoever he's singing to. It really brings the story through a sharp twist and I'm living for it.

[@jenniferdundon3652]

To date this is my absolute favorite Lord Huron song.

[@soup3.14]

this song makes me want to stare into the blazing sun, chewing on a piece of wheat, finger twitching against my pistol

[@cherrygoboom3471]

Shit hits differently when it's happened to you before.

[@iveseenthisghostsolong9832]

True. I was in simmiliar situation, trusted wrong guy once, and now, when I'm dating a wonderful guy, I just can't learn how to trust again... That song made me cry(

[@skylinesandturnstiles]

this guy told me first week we were together not to worry if i see someone shoving their tongue down his throat, or his words "dont worry if (she) corners me and makes out with me", 10 months down the drain

[@Pumpkinofgorge]

You mean, you liked a girl who went to another guy, so you killed that guy? Same...

[@IronMonkee]

I was actually amazed how much this hit the mark for me, besides the wanting to kill part hahaha I killed with kindness and wished her well

[@NoName-cp6nk]

If you had asked, I'd set you free - exactly my point. I don't know why people cheat on the person who loves them. Sad song.

[@jaedynjoke3481]

Had my first kiss to this song

[@saratrucza860]

finally, KZbin recommended an absolute treasure, despite everything going in, this is an absolute love at first sight :)

[@thatguysingh]

how am I just finding out about this?? Lord Huron can do no wrong...

[@Мэтью-ъ3л]

I love how Ben always pays homage to his other songs. I.E. “Oh is he ready to die for u baby” is homage to ends of the earth.

[@robbi1467]

One of my all-time fave bands. They NEVER disappoint

[@canyoupleasestop9672]

my soulmate sings this to me in my sleep every night, telling me that I deserve more than what my shitty diner boyfriend gives me. and he's gone like the wind in the morning, but he still touches my soul, and it makes me reach my hands to the sky sometimes, reaching for more.

[@Ray-nv6ue]

canyou pleasestop this was really beautiful and yet melancholic at the same time. This might be a bit awkward for me to say but I love your mind and the way you think. Or at least the small piece of your mind and thoughts that you’ve put into this comment. It’s been seven months but I truly, genuinely hope that you are in a good place in your life where you can be happy and feel as loved as you deserve to be.

[@canyoupleasestop9672]

@@Ray-nv6ue oh wow I dont even remember writing this but thank you

[@ILoveMahCat]

I dreamed about playing the sims last night. Your dreams sound more interesting lmao

[@thebookofbabalon]

If what you say is true…JUST YOU WAIT HONEY

[@Mt-ze3xe]

Lord Huron hits different at all times of day

[@damienpell4359]

Did anyone notice that from 1:38 to 2:07, if you sing the first 2 stanzas from "Ends of the Earth" with the same rhythm, you can match it and it fits? Not sure if that's an easter egg of some sort or if I'm just insane, but it fits relatively well I think

[@hannah383]

I was looking for a comment like this. I noticed too.

[@maryburkett862]

All of their songs are so beautiful..

[@Hunter_VanderMatthews]

That's it, Lord Huron is my favorite band. Ignoring the fact that he keeps calling her: "little girl".

[@chuka10]

lord huron songs will be evaluated with the years.

[@robinisnotavaible]

“So anyway I started blasting” Also did anyone else notice the way he sings the chorus is like the beat of “Ends of the Earth”?

[@moalisiddiqui]

Listening to this song reminds me of someone I cared deeply for. 3:02 - just hits me hard to the point of tears because of mournful it is and hits so hard to my own experience. 💔

[@elsavage5738]

This song;(like all songs by LordHuron) it's so well written. Lyrically & musically, even watching music videos just awed by uniqueness+creativity. What a timeless classic style...yet still contemporary. Good job guys, dang!

[@g-bot517]

Ahh this song makes me want to go to the beach and watch the sunset while dancing

[@kooliobuns5695]

I had a stranger recommend this to me at a con since I was a yandere cowboy kind of sorts and I love it.

[@Capturia]

Lord Hurons music is like magic, the soundtrack to packing up your life, driving nowhere through forests & mountains and sleeping under the stars

[@duniasouddati6108]

i’m glad this is in my recommendation

[@jaxiine3427]

Holy shit I didn’t even know there was a bonus song I’m in love thank you so much

[@gamingwbigcam9426]

the feeling i get from this song is just..

[@thecloudsarefalling3116]

I'm def gonna look into more Lord Huron songs, this is amazing

[@chloewells4385]

How am I just now listening to this? Wow!

[@faithv127]

proud to have this dude be from michigan

[@hammadharoon4331]

The little girl painted my world so beautiful and helped me to set me free..Mother and Father..I love my best friend

[@pallavisingh1099]

The only good thing about this Pandemic is that it made me scroll through YT so much in the Lockdown that I stumbled upon THIS GEM . 🔥

[@L_Aster]

If anyone wants to hear more of this story, the album it’s from is based on a fictional book series by George Ranger Johnson. There’s a website with his name that talks more about them. I need more people to know that story because Huron is one of my favorite characters ever. He’s such a bright-eyed idiot.

[@bigdadbeefsticks]

1:39 I was wondering if he kept repeating "you're not so young" to threaten she's not too young to die, but I guess this answer's my question 😂

[@ethereal8213]

This song floods me with a weird amount of guilt from a lover I’ve never had.

[@deeksharaina1725]

Oh this is as dark as it gets!! Hard hitting vibes.

[@enc8366]

I know them for more than the nght we met so does my granddaughter she is 20 yrs old now we listen to lord huron when we go on rd trips together one hell of a great time

[@cadeeee9105]

Aw the KZbin recommendations DO love me! Thanks baby 🥺🥺🥺

[@amyboone125]

What a great song!

[@Tompie913]

Amazing song, that sadly is way too hard to find stateside. Video is beyond excellent too. Thank you!

[@ヤナ-w4z]

I get chills Everytime I'm listening to this bop

[@riverx3c]

Uuugh lol. Love songs like this, has a vibe like The Neighbourhood/Arctic Monkeys, sounds like Alt J kind of, and youtube knows what I like!! But Spotify never has these songs. It's so frustrating lol this tune is great

[@jjoycesantana]

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[@riverx3c]

Omg. Thank you!! I hope they make it available again soon

[@sarahhajko8910]

currently obsessed with this

[@sprintnebula7619]

Imagine this song on a lonely night, a night to dream yourself to a new era.

[@Nikita-pj2hd]

Omg they finally put this on spotify!!😀

[@critter_guy2197]

This is why I love LH

[@anoysarkar3133]

Were you dreaming of his touch? When you couldn't get enough ⚡

[@frostyy3138]

I hope you remember us first 100 when you have 10 millions subs your good at editing and I love the song you picked for this video

[@bethkincaid5741]

I get more and more surprised with this music every time I find a new song. Ugh where have you been all my life?

[@nadaelbanna716]

This song hits hard!!!

[@hazel8071]

God how is it every single song by LH is perfect

[@windyellis8292]

I forgot how good this song is 😩

[@FrueBurge]

The fact that this video is 4:20 minutes brings me joy.

[@nopetynopenope6897]

My dad showed me this band about 2 years ago, and god, do I wish I had actually listened to them when he told me about them

[@gleikasantos8919]

this song is so haunting

[@sb-oq1bd]

woah this is so beautiful! I didnt like the night we met so I didnt check him but this song!!!! perfect!!

[@susannahgenevieve1287]

Somebody reccommend me more music like this song with this westernish vibe; I love it!

[@madison3158]

Just leaving a comment so I can see the recommendations :)

[@humming-bee]

(sandy) Alex g’s songs have a bit of a western vibe like this, not exactly the same but hey they’re good

[@luciahernandez5567]

I'm in love with this song 🌼

[@PureWhiteLilly]

But whose life will he be taking? Great song!

[@sami0p]

The person he was on that day!

[@jodiebug1]

@@sami0p I get the feeling it's more of a literal suicide

[@skylinesandturnstiles]

the girls life, another comment pointed out that he was waiting for her he also said he waited for her plus for the sun to set

[@inkvampyr]

It's beautifully ambiguous. It can be the girl, the boy or himself.

[@danicastanic4552]

love this song so much

[@passangbhutia9404]

lord huron collab with hoizer will be POWERFUL .JUST IMAGINE GUYS

[@VictoriaRomanForNike]

The bridge🥺

[@SaraMarieBuggy422]

The lyrics serve me given feels

[@matthewdreier3282]

This song is great

[@zyocon]

When I met her it was "The night we met" when she left it was the" Rising sun! This is like he has experienced the exact same thing with finding what we loved but didn't truly love us back. 💔

[@hyperfixed7663]

This is lowkey giving me Witcher vibes...

[@francomorotesanchez2504]

my favorite song

[@anxhelaegla1239]

This is greattt

[@liamflint616]

This is my favorite lord Huron song and it’s such a shame it’s not on Spotify

[@jjoycesantana]

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[@jjoycesantana]

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[@angiexoxo_1405]

This sounds like some western movie about the sheriff's wife cheating on him and him waiting till the sun sets to drawl' his gun for a duel

[@delhawk8726]

Ahhhhhhhh I love it! ❤️😭❤️😭

[@mikehardy1815]

I have never heard this... I thought I knew everything

[@sunnybaudelaire9384]

It's a bonus track on the album:)

[@nathand256]

After listening to Lord Huron : I feel like picking up a guitar and strumming my way to the open wastelands...

[@hayleyslifedailyx2556]

YES YES YES all I have to say. Ty