This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Here's the thing, we started out friends
It was cool but it was all pretend
Yeah, yeah
Since you been gone
You dedicated, you took the time
Wasn't long 'til I called you mine
Yeah, yeah
Since you been gone
And all you'd ever hear me say
Is how I pictured me with you
That's all you'd ever hear me say
But since you been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on, yeah, yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get what I want
Since you been gone
How can I put it? You put me on
I even fell for that stupid love song
Yeah, yeah
Since you been gone
How come I'd never hear you say
"I just wanna be with you"?
Guess you never felt that way
But since you been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on, yeah, yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get, I get what I want
Since you been gone
You had your chance, you blew it
Out of sight, out of mind
Shut your mouth, I just can't take it
Again, and again, and again, and again
Since you been gone (since you been gone)
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on, yeah, yeah
Thanks to you (thanks to you)
Now I get, I get what I want
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on, yeah, yeah
Thanks to you (thanks to you)
Now I get (I get)
You should know (you should know)
That I get, I get what I want
Since you been gone
Since you been gone
Since you been gone
It was cool but it was all pretend
Yeah, yeah
Since you been gone
You dedicated, you took the time
Wasn't long 'til I called you mine
Yeah, yeah
Since you been gone
And all you'd ever hear me say
Is how I pictured me with you
That's all you'd ever hear me say
But since you been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on, yeah, yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get what I want
Since you been gone
How can I put it? You put me on
I even fell for that stupid love song
Yeah, yeah
Since you been gone
How come I'd never hear you say
"I just wanna be with you"?
Guess you never felt that way
But since you been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on, yeah, yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get, I get what I want
Since you been gone
You had your chance, you blew it
Out of sight, out of mind
Shut your mouth, I just can't take it
Again, and again, and again, and again
Since you been gone (since you been gone)
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on, yeah, yeah
Thanks to you (thanks to you)
Now I get, I get what I want
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on, yeah, yeah
Thanks to you (thanks to you)
Now I get (I get)
You should know (you should know)
That I get, I get what I want
Since you been gone
Since you been gone
Since you been gone
Lyrics submitted by severegreen
Since U Been Gone Lyrics as written by Martin Karl Sandberg Lukasz Gottwald
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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I have come to the conclusion that this song is NOT about an ex-boyfriend. This song (written by Gottwald and Sandberg) is clearly about Kelly's 2003 move to different management, and her contentious dumping of Simon Fuller (American Idol creator) as her manager.
Go ahead. Reread the lyrics. Think about this from a business aspect.
She started off on a friendly level with Fuller. He became her manager. She probably told him she trusted his judgment, and that she wasn't going to fire him ("...how I picture me with you.").
"I can breathe for the first time..." because he was controlling her career... "I'm so moving on... Now I get what I want..." because he was limiting her growth as an artist.
She "fell for that stupid love song" from her first album - which really wasn't the type of music she wanted to be singing, or the image she wanted to be portraying, in hindsight.
He put her career on the backburner, to work with newer idols -- "You had your chance you blew it Out of sight, out of mind."
She keeps repeating that she's now getting what she wants --- she's not being controlled by a manager that isn't listening to her creative needs.
And, if you think she wasn't angry with him, just remember the recent news about her not wanting her songs to be sung on American Idol. Yes, she relented, but still... she has some seriously bad feelings about Fuller.
So. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
Wow, I can't believe how many times I've heard this, and now, I can actually relate to her. I feel like I'm 14.
lol im around your age and I also relate.
Lol oh wait.. nm
Lol oh wait.. nm
I REALLY love this song. It has such a nice beat and Kelly
s voice is absolutely AMAZING. I know the lyrics make it seem like how a girl is finally being able to move on from a guy shes loved. Maybe its because of the situation Im in that I think its more of a girl saying all this because she WANTS TO BELIEVE that she is moving on and that she is over him. Like . . . denial. Iono, thats just what it means to me.I always thought it was about her relationship with that guy Justin. Justin Guaniaeri? Sp? That guy Justin with the hair...from the "Kelly loves Justin" movie.
I love this song and i love kelly clarkson! Her voice is amazing! The lyrics are simple to this song. Its saying she is better off witht the dude that broke-up with her.
I love this song and i love kelly clarkson! Her voice is amazing! The lyrics are simple to this song. Its saying she is better off witht the dude that broke-up with her.
In my opinion this is an amazing song, I absolutely love Kelly Clarkson’s voice. I think this song is about finally being able to let go of that guy that you love so much, and finally realizing that you are better off without them. This song seems like the girl was played by a guy, she was in love with him and all she could think about was him are her being together. She fell for him but “It was cool but it was all pretend”. When you love someone so much all you can think about is them and you hold your breath for them and now “I can breathe for the first time” and she’s over him, she doesn’t need to depend on him to be happy and live her life. Yea, basically she realizes she better off without the guy
i really like it too. it's very catchy...
i totally relate to this song, i feel like i'm in her spot.. forelsket seg i agree this is a catchy..
i don't even like this type of music but i do like kelly.. i mean she can sing and such things...and i feel her pain. Thanks to Devon.. now i get what i want. Break up songs are boss elf man..boss elf..