This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
Feeling the moment the slip away
Losing direction you're losing faith
You're wishing for someone
Feeling it all begin to slide
Am I just like you?
All the things you do can't help myself
How do you feel when there's no sun?
And how will you be when rain clouds come and pull you down again?
How do you feel when there's no one?
Am I just like you?
Turning to face what you've become
Bury the ashes of someone
Broken by the strain
Trying to fill that space inside
Am I just like you?
All the things you do can't help myself
How do you feel when there's no sun?
And how will you be when rain clouds come and pull you down again?
How do you feel when there's no one?
Am I just like you?
All the things you do
Don't ever feel
that you're alone
I'll never let you down
I'll never leave you dry
Don't fall apart
Don't let it go
Carry the motion
Carry the motion back to me (to me)
Feeling the moment the slip away
Feeling the moment the slip away
So I'm just like you
How do you feel when there's no sun?
And how will you be when rain clouds come and pull you down again?
How do you feel when there's no one?
Am I just like you?
Losing direction you're losing faith
You're wishing for someone
Feeling it all begin to slide
Am I just like you?
All the things you do can't help myself
How do you feel when there's no sun?
And how will you be when rain clouds come and pull you down again?
How do you feel when there's no one?
Am I just like you?
Turning to face what you've become
Bury the ashes of someone
Broken by the strain
Trying to fill that space inside
Am I just like you?
All the things you do can't help myself
How do you feel when there's no sun?
And how will you be when rain clouds come and pull you down again?
How do you feel when there's no one?
Am I just like you?
All the things you do
Don't ever feel
that you're alone
I'll never let you down
I'll never leave you dry
Don't fall apart
Don't let it go
Carry the motion
Carry the motion back to me (to me)
Feeling the moment the slip away
Feeling the moment the slip away
So I'm just like you
How do you feel when there's no sun?
And how will you be when rain clouds come and pull you down again?
How do you feel when there's no one?
Am I just like you?
Lyrics submitted by wnxsnipers6, edited by ScottBITW
Feeling A Moment Lyrics as written by Grant Nicholas
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I agree that this song can be about a number of things but my take on it is quite different. I think it's about what it says "feeling a moment", a short time of feeling absolutely overjoyed, a moment of complete jubilation. It was the theme song for the football movie Goal 2 and it really worked well becuase it is played right at the end where the main character, the footballer Santi Munez, has just scored the goal that has won his Real Madrid team the Champions League and all his team mates rush to envelop him as he celebrates. It sort of made me cry a bit cos it plays while he is there in slow motion with a massive smile on his face becuase i was so happy that he fulfilled his dream and through all the trials and tribulations involved in him rising from the streets of LA to play for one of the biggest teams in the world. His dad died, he got into a fight with a reporter, he sacked his good friend as his agent, he got injured for a long time and his girlfriend left him before the final but at the end of all that he celebrates winning the Champions League with the likes of Zidane, Beckham and Raul to this song. From then I've associated it with football as I think it is really good at expressing the emotions that are involved in the game especially emotions of elation and love for your team mates.