Zach Bryan, raised in Oklahoma but a Fan of The Philadelphia Eagles

In the pre-chorus, Rogers, who is the more artsy of the pair, also goes about utilizing the word ‘dawn’ in other colorful ways. But again, it all leads back to the concept of coming to the, shall we say painful realization that Zach isn’t for her. The phrase “dawns”, as utilized in this track, is basically a synonym for days. So in the first verse, when Zach Bryan utters “ I’ve wasted all my dawns on you”, that can also be taken along the lines of ‘I’ve wasted all my (days and night) on you’. Or in the chorus, when they both put forth “ give me my dawns back”, that can be reworded as ‘give me my (days) back’. Of course they don’t literally mean all of their days but rather those which have been dedicated to this relationship. And the reason Zach and later on both he and Maggie Rogers make that comparison is apparently to point to the idea of being addicted to romance. Or viewed from a different angle, they embarked on this relationship for the wrong reasons, to fulfill a desire, if you will, as opposed to seriously contemplating whether the other party would make an ideal partner or not. And now that they’ve gotten to know each other, they realize that jumping into this romance heart first, in a manner of speaking, proved to be a mistake.

For example within these lyrics, “love” is presented as being “just another drug”.

Dawnsong by Bryn Shutt