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're coming right back at you come on
This party's begun
Jump to it
It's a brand new day
I've gotta feeling things are going my way
'Cause the girls are back in town
So don't look down
'Cause the groove won't let your feet touch the ground yeah
No looking back
And you thought we wouldn't make it this far
So we proved you wrong again
Now's the time
We're coming right back with the brand new design
Feeling fine
There's been tears along the way
But we're still the best of friends
Never needed to pretend
'Cause real friendship never ends
We're coming right back at you come on
This party's begun
Jump to it 'cause the girls are coming round again
Right back at you this time
We're changing the vibe
Get with it 'cause the girls are coming back again
Right
'Cause the girls are coming back at you
Now
We've had a taste of what we all can achieve
But we're coming back for more
We'll show you how
To turn your dreams into a reality
Stronger than before
There's been tears along the way
But we never cried alone
The four of us have grown
And our friendship never ends
We're coming right back at you come on
This party's begun
Jump to it 'cause the girls are coming round again
Right back at you this time
We're changing the vibe
Get with it 'cause the girls are coming back again
We're coming right back at ya
No R-I-P
Not forgetting the days
When we were all wannabes
Spicing it up through and through
Through and through to the limit
They all try and dis us
But there ain't nothing in it
We started a trend now they all imitated
A new generation of spice we created
You all know who you are
We couldn't have done it without ya
So once again we're coming right back at ya
There's been tears along the way
But we're still the best of friends
Never needed to pretend
Cause real friendship never ends
We're coming right back at you come on
This party's begun
Jump to it 'cause the girls are coming round again
Right back at you this time
We're changing the vibe
Get with it 'cause the girls are coming back again
We're coming right back at you come on
This party's begun
Jump to it 'cause the girls are coming round again
Right back at you this time
We're changing the vibe
Get with it 'cause the girls are coming back again
We're coming right back at you come on
This party's begun
Jump to it 'cause the girls are coming round again
Right back at you this time
We're changing the vibe
Get with it 'cause the girls are coming back again
This party's begun
Jump to it
It's a brand new day
I've gotta feeling things are going my way
'Cause the girls are back in town
So don't look down
'Cause the groove won't let your feet touch the ground yeah
No looking back
And you thought we wouldn't make it this far
So we proved you wrong again
Now's the time
We're coming right back with the brand new design
Feeling fine
There's been tears along the way
But we're still the best of friends
Never needed to pretend
'Cause real friendship never ends
We're coming right back at you come on
This party's begun
Jump to it 'cause the girls are coming round again
Right back at you this time
We're changing the vibe
Get with it 'cause the girls are coming back again
Right
'Cause the girls are coming back at you
Now
We've had a taste of what we all can achieve
But we're coming back for more
We'll show you how
To turn your dreams into a reality
Stronger than before
There's been tears along the way
But we never cried alone
The four of us have grown
And our friendship never ends
We're coming right back at you come on
This party's begun
Jump to it 'cause the girls are coming round again
Right back at you this time
We're changing the vibe
Get with it 'cause the girls are coming back again
We're coming right back at ya
No R-I-P
Not forgetting the days
When we were all wannabes
Spicing it up through and through
Through and through to the limit
They all try and dis us
But there ain't nothing in it
We started a trend now they all imitated
A new generation of spice we created
You all know who you are
We couldn't have done it without ya
So once again we're coming right back at ya
There's been tears along the way
But we're still the best of friends
Never needed to pretend
Cause real friendship never ends
We're coming right back at you come on
This party's begun
Jump to it 'cause the girls are coming round again
Right back at you this time
We're changing the vibe
Get with it 'cause the girls are coming back again
We're coming right back at you come on
This party's begun
Jump to it 'cause the girls are coming round again
Right back at you this time
We're changing the vibe
Get with it 'cause the girls are coming back again
We're coming right back at you come on
This party's begun
Jump to it 'cause the girls are coming round again
Right back at you this time
We're changing the vibe
Get with it 'cause the girls are coming back again
Lyrics submitted by weezerific:cutlery
Right Back at Ya Lyrics as written by Victoria Beckham Eliot Kennedy
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
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"Right Back At Ya"
Whoa-ooh-oooh-oh Whoa-ooh-oooh-oh
We're comin right back atcha, come on This party's begun Jump to it
It's a brand new day I've got a feeling things are going my way Cos the girls are back in town So don't look down Cos the groove won't let your feet touch the ground, yeah-yeah
No looking back And you thought we wouldn't make it this far So we (proved you wrong again) Now's the time (time) We're coming right back with a brand new design (feelin fine)
There's been tears along the way (ooh) But we're still the best of friends (ooh) Never needed to pretend (ooh) Cos real friendship never ends
We're comin right back atcha, come on (Back atcha, come on) This party's begun (Party's begun) Jump to it cos the girls are coming back again (Cos the girls are coming back at you again) Right back atcha this time (At you this time) We're changing the vibe Get with it cos the girls are coming back again (Get with it, girls are coming back again)
Whoa-ooh-oooh-oh (ooa-ooh-oooh-oh) Whoa-ooh-oooh-oh (ooa-ooh-oooh-ooh) Cos the girls are coming back again (coming back again)
Now We've had a taste of what we all can achieve But we're (coming back for more) Show you how (how) Turn your dreams into our reality Stronger than before
There's been tears along the way (ooh) But we never cried alone (ooh) The four of us have grown (ooh) And our friendship never ends
We're comin right back atcha, come on (Back atcha, come one) This party's begun (Party's begun) Jump to it cos the girls are coming back again (Cos the girls are coming back at you again) Right back atcha this time (At you this time) We're changing the vibe Get with it cos the girls are coming back again (Get with it, girls are coming back again)
We're coming right back atcha No R.I.P. Not forgetting the days When we were all wannabes Spice it up through and through Through and through to the limit They all try and diss us But there aint nothing in it We started a trend now they all imitated (whoa-ooh-oooh-oh) A new generation of spice we created (whoh-ooh-oooh-oh) You all know who you are We couldn't have done it without ya So once again we're coming right back atcha
There's been tears along the way (ooh) But we're still the best of friends (ooh) Never needed to pretend (ooh) Cos real friendship never ends
We're comin right back atcha, come on (We're coming right back, at you come one) This party's begun (Party's begun) Jump to it cos the girls are coming back again (Girls are coming back again) Right back atcha this time (Yeah-yeah) We're changing the vibe (Yeah) Get with it cos the girls are coming back again (Get with it, we're coming right back at you)
We're comin right back atcha, come on (This party's only just begun) This party's begun Jump to it cos the girls are coming back again (Cos the girls are coming back again) Right back atcha this time (whoa-ooh-oooh-oh) (Tell me do you like it) We're changing the vibe (whoa-ooh-oooh-oh) (Changing the vibe) Get with it cos the girls are coming back again (Girls are coming back again)
We're comin right back atcha, come on (Atcha come on) This party's begun (Party's begun) Jump to it cos the girls are coming back again (Coming around again) Right back atcha this time (Atcha this time) We're changing the vibe (Changing the vibe) Get with it cos the girls are coming back again (Girls are coming back again)