This world will never be
What I expected
And if I don't belong
Who would have guessed it?
I will not leave alone
Everything that I own
To make you feel like it's not too late
It's never too late

Even if I say
It'll be alright
Still I hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we try
To just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late

No one will ever see
This side reflected
And if there's something wrong
Who would have guessed it?
And I have left alone
Everything that I own
To make you feel like
It's not too late
It's never too late

Even if I say
It'll be alright
Still I hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we try
To just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late

The world we knew
Won't come back
The time we've lost
Can't get it back
The life we had
Won't be ours again

This world will never be
What I expected
And if I don't belong

Even if I say
It'll be alright
Still I hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we try
To just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late
Maybe we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late (It's never too late)
It's not too late
It's never too late


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Never Too Late Lyrics as written by Neil Sanderson Gavin Brown

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    My Interpretation

    The best thing about music is you can pretty much interpret it however you see fit..

    To me, this song (including my interpretation of the video) is about maybe someone Adam loves who's parents died as a child and someone (it could be a foster father, god father, uncle, etc.) molested her. When she got older, she used drugs (probably trying to commit suicide) and ended up in rehab/mental institution. The song title, "Never Too Late", referring to the idea that it's never too late to change or turn your life around.

    This world will never be What I expected And if I don't belong Who would have guessed it? (As a girl, she never dreamed she would be in the position she was put in and she feels like an outcast) I will not leave alone Everything that I own To make you feel like it's not too late It's never too late (Adam is saying that he can't change her life for her, she has to be the one to decide that)

    [Chorus:] Even if I say It'll be alright Still I hear you say You want to end your life (He's trying to give her the courage to keep going by telling her "it'll be alright" but she still considers commiting suicide) Now and again we try To just stay alive (Straightforward, he can relate to her and knows what it feels like to just try and stay alive instead of actually living life) Maybe we'll turn it all around 'Cause it's not too late It's never too late (Adam is saying it's never too late to turn their lives around and for things to get better)

    No one will ever see This side reflected And if there's something wrong Who would have guessed it? (She is able to hide her sadness, grief, and suicidal thoughts to the point that no one would guess that's what she's constantly thinking about) And I have left alone Everything that I own To make you feel like It's not too late It's never too late (Adam has tried everything he can to make life better for her and give her the strength to carry on)

    [Chorus]

    The world we knew Won't come back The time we've lost Can't get it back The life we had Won't be ours again (The girl won't get her innocence back nor the time she had with her parents, when things were well and happy. He's saying she just has to accept that..)

    This world will never be What I expected And if I don't belong (Again, both Adam and the girl thought life would be different)

    Even if I say It'll be alright Still I hear you say You want to end your life Now and again we try To just stay alive Maybe we'll turn it all around 'Cause it's not too late It's never too late Maybe we'll turn it all around 'Cause it's not too late It's never too late (It's never too late) It's not too late It's never too late

    (^^ He's repeating that things can and will change for the better if she just puts her mind into it)

    This is just my opinion, I can really relate to this song. It's so beautiful <3

    SumeTrenton April 11, 2013   Link

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