This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
We just got to take our time
It's like nothing really matters
So let's make this moment a crime
I know, I know you’re left behind
I'll do my best to feel broke down
It's been a minute, a second
I'll wait for you to make a sound
But I know, I know you're taking time
Maybe it's just too late
I've gotta get away
Everything feels the same
I've gotta get away
Tell me it's not too late
On, and on, and on, you wait
And all the days, they fade away
And all the nights, they’ve never felt the same
If I was wrong then, I was wrong
And on, and on, and on, and on
The things we do are never gonna change
Well, you haven't got a lot to say
But you never wanna stop
You always wanna feel this way
I know, I know you’re taking time
Well, maybe it's just too late
I've gotta get away
When everything feels the same
I've gotta get away
Oh, tell me it's not too late
On, and on, and on, you wait
And all the days, they fade away
And all the nights, they’ve never felt the same
The things we do are never gonna change
We wait forever
If ever, you're too hip to say never
I'll never get it
Oh, I shouldn't sweat it
Like it matters, it's over
Yeah, at least 'till you come over
So much for shutters
We're living under covers so
Maybe it's just too late
Everything feels the same
Oh, tell me it's not too late
On, and on, and on, you wait
And all the days, they fade away
And all the nights, they’ve never felt the same
If I was wrong then, I was wrong
And on, and on, and on, and on
The things we do are never gonna change
It's like nothing really matters
So let's make this moment a crime
I know, I know you’re left behind
I'll do my best to feel broke down
It's been a minute, a second
I'll wait for you to make a sound
But I know, I know you're taking time
Maybe it's just too late
I've gotta get away
Everything feels the same
I've gotta get away
Tell me it's not too late
On, and on, and on, you wait
And all the days, they fade away
And all the nights, they’ve never felt the same
If I was wrong then, I was wrong
And on, and on, and on, and on
The things we do are never gonna change
Well, you haven't got a lot to say
But you never wanna stop
You always wanna feel this way
I know, I know you’re taking time
Well, maybe it's just too late
I've gotta get away
When everything feels the same
I've gotta get away
Oh, tell me it's not too late
On, and on, and on, you wait
And all the days, they fade away
And all the nights, they’ve never felt the same
The things we do are never gonna change
We wait forever
If ever, you're too hip to say never
I'll never get it
Oh, I shouldn't sweat it
Like it matters, it's over
Yeah, at least 'till you come over
So much for shutters
We're living under covers so
Maybe it's just too late
Everything feels the same
Oh, tell me it's not too late
On, and on, and on, you wait
And all the days, they fade away
And all the nights, they’ve never felt the same
If I was wrong then, I was wrong
And on, and on, and on, and on
The things we do are never gonna change
Lyrics submitted by Staywhatyouare, edited by WrinkleyDog
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