The end, it was the end
The sirens were pulling him down
And his heart was so cold
So very cold, you'd believe it might never have beat.

When the sun sets around me,
My daydreams confound me,
And the long night surrounds me,
You turn me around.

And you; she was there too
Drowning and wanting it over.
And her hope was all lost
All hope was lost
Given up and never again

When the sun sets around me,
My daydreams confound me,
And the long night surrounds me,
You turn me around.

But watch as fingertips touch
And the life floods in
And they swim to the sun

Oh, and the long night surrounds me
You turn me around

I won't let you down
I won't let you down
You turn me around


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You Turn Me Around Lyrics as written by Matthew Nicholas Hales

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    A guy is having a rough time in life - perhaps he's seriously depressed, unhappy with his lot, and dismayed at the prospect of ever being happy. He's at the edge and he figures it's "the end". "The sirens were pulling him down" and he's so numb and cold that it seems like his heart "might never have beat". But alas, he's not alone because "she was there too". No longer alone, desperate, and "drowning and wanting it over", the two - he & she and you & me - "watch as fingertips touch". They've each found the anchor that will save their life and make it worth living. "Life floods in" and with hope in other, they "swim to the sun" as rescued lovers.

    A great song for the unrequited and dreamers alike...

    ca84on April 28, 2007   Link

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