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"
The morning light comes stealing
To start a new day
Out there the world is waiting
To take us far away
And it's time to make
The final break
But the memory will linger forever
If I never see you again
And think of me now and then
Though it hurts so sweetly
They say all good things come to an end
You've changed my life completely
I'm touched by your love
Even if I never see you again
The night is so unforgiving, yeah
And I'm on my own
I realize what I'm missing
And now that you've gone
So I say a prayer
Are you out there
Are you feeling what I'm feeling now, yeah
If I never see you again
And think of me now and then
Though it hurts so deeply
They say all good things come to an end
You've changed my life completely
I'm touched by your love
Even if I never see you
If I never see you again
And if I never see you again
No one can tell you how the story ends
Where the road will lead
When love begins, yeah
You've changed my life completely
I'm touched by your love
Even if I never see you
If I never see you
Even if I never see you again
And If I never see you
To start a new day
Out there the world is waiting
To take us far away
And it's time to make
The final break
But the memory will linger forever
If I never see you again
And think of me now and then
Though it hurts so sweetly
They say all good things come to an end
You've changed my life completely
I'm touched by your love
Even if I never see you again
The night is so unforgiving, yeah
And I'm on my own
I realize what I'm missing
And now that you've gone
So I say a prayer
Are you out there
Are you feeling what I'm feeling now, yeah
If I never see you again
And think of me now and then
Though it hurts so deeply
They say all good things come to an end
You've changed my life completely
I'm touched by your love
Even if I never see you
If I never see you again
And if I never see you again
No one can tell you how the story ends
Where the road will lead
When love begins, yeah
You've changed my life completely
I'm touched by your love
Even if I never see you
If I never see you
Even if I never see you again
And If I never see you
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why no comments?. Not a bad song at all. The song's meaning is very obvious, most would have experienced it at some point.
I LOVE this song! It's a breakup song, and it isn't really depressing -it's almost as if he's looking forward to the future, even though he's gonna miss girl sooo much. It's a breakup, but isn't depressing at all! Puts you in a puts you a cool, alive mood. Cuz that's life and all good things must come to an end... :)
I guess everyone can have their own take to it. But what i'm leaning toward is, a romantic couple generally having to part not on their own accord e.g One has to move away to another country, even a couple parting from high school or college even.
Its not a break-up of choice, but mostly of circumstance mainly from the parts which says "I realise what I?m missing And now that you?ve gone So I say a prayer Are you out there Are you feeling what I?m feeling now, yeah"
So basically its about having to part due to events not by choice, but being gracious and accepting reality for what it is ,which takes enormous amount of spirit, as the song clearly portrays. And finally, the protaganist leavies it thoroughly into the hands of fate if their paths were ever to cross again (Serendipity anyone?)
This is an awesome song.Gives me goosebumps all the time A whole new meaning to a bittersweet symphony dont you think :)
wat can i say i love this song altho my taste is quite strange for someone of my age-think eoughan quigg loves abba. he says hes hurt that the relationship has to end but he accepts it n is ready to move on. love has touched him n now hell be able to look back on the tym with fond memories. but for now its tym to move on and hes okay with that.