Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Something's wrong
I don't understand
The way I feel
I don't know just where I am
There is some mistake
What am I doing here
Away from you
Where I belong
It isn't fair
Keeping us apart
And in return
I'm left with just my broken heart
I close my eyes
I feel you close to me
I'm in your arms
Where I belong
Eternal love
Is all that I have to give
It's only for you I live
You're all that I've got
Just say you love me
And that no one else
Can ever make you feel the same
Something's wrong
I just don't understand
I've never felt this way
For any other man
My only dream
My one reality
My pledge to you
Eternal Love {Eternal love, Eternal love, Eternal love...}
All that I give you is
All that I have
Oh baby take me in your arms {I remember, I remember, I hear you call my name}
Just say you love me
And that no one else
Can ever make you feel the same {Oh no, Oh no, Oh no}
No one loves you like I love you
No one loves you like I do
It's just not fair
You can't keep me away
'Cause I won't give you up
I've got to get you back today
My only dream
My one reality
My pledge to you
Eternal love {Eternal love, Eternal love, Eternal love...}
{Eternal love...Eternal love...Eternal love...}
Eternal love sweet baby
{Nobody loves you like I love you} nobody loves you like I love you
{Nobody loves you like I do} nobody loves you like I love you
{Nobody loves you like I love you} nobody loves you like I love you
{Nobody loves you like I do} nobody Baby
Eternal love...eternal love...baby
Eternal love...
I don't understand
The way I feel
I don't know just where I am
There is some mistake
What am I doing here
Away from you
Where I belong
It isn't fair
Keeping us apart
And in return
I'm left with just my broken heart
I close my eyes
I feel you close to me
I'm in your arms
Where I belong
Eternal love
Is all that I have to give
It's only for you I live
You're all that I've got
Just say you love me
And that no one else
Can ever make you feel the same
Something's wrong
I just don't understand
I've never felt this way
For any other man
My only dream
My one reality
My pledge to you
Eternal Love {Eternal love, Eternal love, Eternal love...}
All that I give you is
All that I have
Oh baby take me in your arms {I remember, I remember, I hear you call my name}
Just say you love me
And that no one else
Can ever make you feel the same {Oh no, Oh no, Oh no}
No one loves you like I love you
No one loves you like I do
It's just not fair
You can't keep me away
'Cause I won't give you up
I've got to get you back today
My only dream
My one reality
My pledge to you
Eternal love {Eternal love, Eternal love, Eternal love...}
{Eternal love...Eternal love...Eternal love...}
Eternal love sweet baby
{Nobody loves you like I love you} nobody loves you like I love you
{Nobody loves you like I do} nobody loves you like I love you
{Nobody loves you like I love you} nobody loves you like I love you
{Nobody loves you like I do} nobody Baby
Eternal love...eternal love...baby
Eternal love...
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