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Gave It All Away Lyrics
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Trembling with fear
You've made it clear
You turned your back
And now you've gone astray
Nothing left to say
What's standing in your way
You had the chance to
Never walk alone
But you gave it all away
When I needed you to stay
Just open up your arms
I need you here
I can't do this on my own
I've got nothing left to show
Open up your arms
I need you here
Again
Lying in your bed
Nightmares in your head
Facing all that you just threw away
At the edge again
It's coming to an end
You had the chance to
Never walk alone
Here, here
I need you
Here, here
But you gave it all away
When I needed you to stay
Just open up your arms
I need you here
I can't do this on my own
I've got nothing left to show
Open up your arms
I need you here
Trembling with fear
You've made it clear
You turned your back
And now you've gone astray
Nothing left to say
What's standing in your way
You had the chance to
Never walk alone
When I needed you to stay
Just open up your arms
I need you here
I can't do this on my own
I've got nothing left to show
Open up your arms
I need you here
Lying in your bed
Nightmares in your head
Facing all that you just threw away
At the edge again
It's coming to an end
You had the chance to
Never walk alone
I need you
Here, here
When I needed you to stay
Just open up your arms
I need you here
I can't do this on my own
I've got nothing left to show
Open up your arms
I need you here
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This is one of my favorite songs to listen to even though I love them all
yeah i agree this song is awsome
yeah i agree this song is awsome
Least favorite of the cd, but still good. Sorta self explanitory.
This song is actually one of the only Red songs that I don't believe is about God.
I'll try to take a stab in the dark here;
The singer is singing to a lover, but that lover had to make a choice, to walk alone (maybe for some type of addiction--hence the "You gave it all away" and "And now you've gone astray" parts) or to stay with the singer. The lover had chosen to "walk alone" and the singer is sad at that thought. He says that he needs her with him (maybe because he's also going through some hard times in his life). It also sounds like he's explaining it as a narration;
"Again Lying in your bed Nightmares in your head Facing all that you just threw away At the edge again It's coming to an end You had the chance to Never walk alone".
This part also sounds like the lover whom had chosen to "walk alone" is having a hard time, has become depressed (to the point that she might be suicidal) and that she was losing him slowly, despite him waiting for her to come back. This could also be vice versa (meaning the roles are switched and it's the guy who choose to walk away instead of the girl).
"He says that he needs her with him (maybe because he's also going through some hard times in his life)" is not the definition of love. There's a huge difference. Regardless, I love the band and this song.
"He says that he needs her with him (maybe because he's also going through some hard times in his life)" is not the definition of love. There's a huge difference. Regardless, I love the band and this song.