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"
So welcome to the world
Got so much I can tell you baby
So many lessons to learn
Let me tell you I’ve heard
Because people can be cruel
And the world is full of rules
That’s when you need to call me
When the struggle gets you down
And there’s no one else around
That’s when you need to call me
Oh you’ll be strong, you hold on
You will get through it
And when you can’t do it
I’ll make you better than that
Don’t be scared, sing your song
Bring your soul to it
And when you’re through with it
I know you’re better than that
I still believe
That this world is a good place baby
For every vulture and thief
Kindness in every stranger
When it’s slipping through your hands
When you do not understand
That’s when you need to call me
When you cannot carry on
When you feel like hope is gone
That’s when you can call me
Oh you’ll be strong, you hold on
You will get through it
And when you can’t do it
I’ll make you better than that
Don’t be scared, sing your song
Bring your soul to it
And when you’re through with it
I know you’re better than that
Welcome to the world
Got so much I can tell you baby
So many lessons to learn
Let me tell you I’ve heard
The road is long, so just hang on
It’s gonna be alright
I’ll make you better than that
The road is long, so keep your faith
When your zero has come
It’s gonna be alright
And you’ll be judged
For who you love
the color of your skin
The road is long
just hang on
It’s gonna be alright
Oh you’ll be strong, you hold on
You will get through it
And when you can’t do it
I’ll make you better than that
Don’t be scared, sing your song
Bring your soul to it
And when you’re through with it
I know you’re better than that
Oh you’ll be strong, you hold on
You will get through it
And when you can’t do it
I’ll make you better than that
Don’t be scared, sing your song
Bring your soul to it
And when you’re through with it
I know you’re better than that
It’s gonna be alright
Got so much I can tell you baby
So many lessons to learn
Let me tell you I’ve heard
Because people can be cruel
And the world is full of rules
That’s when you need to call me
When the struggle gets you down
And there’s no one else around
That’s when you need to call me
Oh you’ll be strong, you hold on
You will get through it
And when you can’t do it
I’ll make you better than that
Don’t be scared, sing your song
Bring your soul to it
And when you’re through with it
I know you’re better than that
I still believe
That this world is a good place baby
For every vulture and thief
Kindness in every stranger
When it’s slipping through your hands
When you do not understand
That’s when you need to call me
When you cannot carry on
When you feel like hope is gone
That’s when you can call me
Oh you’ll be strong, you hold on
You will get through it
And when you can’t do it
I’ll make you better than that
Don’t be scared, sing your song
Bring your soul to it
And when you’re through with it
I know you’re better than that
Welcome to the world
Got so much I can tell you baby
So many lessons to learn
Let me tell you I’ve heard
The road is long, so just hang on
It’s gonna be alright
I’ll make you better than that
The road is long, so keep your faith
When your zero has come
It’s gonna be alright
And you’ll be judged
For who you love
the color of your skin
The road is long
just hang on
It’s gonna be alright
Oh you’ll be strong, you hold on
You will get through it
And when you can’t do it
I’ll make you better than that
Don’t be scared, sing your song
Bring your soul to it
And when you’re through with it
I know you’re better than that
Oh you’ll be strong, you hold on
You will get through it
And when you can’t do it
I’ll make you better than that
Don’t be scared, sing your song
Bring your soul to it
And when you’re through with it
I know you’re better than that
It’s gonna be alright
Lyrics submitted by Gabigs
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Wow, I didn't know that he wrote that song because of his best friend having a baby. That's really cute and it helps me understand the lyrics more, if only in a more literal manner. I just adore this song. One of my favorites by Darren of all time really. I think the lyrics are pretty straightforward, and yes, the hook for me is "and when your zero has come, it's gonna be alright". That gets me everytime.