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We met in a place i used to go,
Now i just walk by it for show,
Can't bear to go in without you know,
Wish i could,
Wish i could.
But annie is standing in the door,
With a look on her face i can't just ignore,
She tells me that her heart is sore,
And pulls me in,
She pulls me in.
She says "love in the time of war is not fair",
"he was my man but they didn't care",
"sent him far away from here",
"no goodbye",
"no goodbye".
I don't tell her that i once loved you too,
Or about all the things we used to do,
I kiss her hair and think of you,
Walking down ,
The road you found.
We met in a place i used to go,
Now i only walk by it slow,
Can't bear to go in without you know,
Wish i could,
Wish i could,
Wish i could,
Wish i could.
Now i just walk by it for show,
Can't bear to go in without you know,
Wish i could,
Wish i could.
With a look on her face i can't just ignore,
She tells me that her heart is sore,
And pulls me in,
She pulls me in.
"he was my man but they didn't care",
"sent him far away from here",
"no goodbye",
"no goodbye".
Or about all the things we used to do,
I kiss her hair and think of you,
Walking down ,
The road you found.
Now i only walk by it slow,
Can't bear to go in without you know,
Wish i could,
Wish i could,
Wish i could,
Wish i could.
Song Info
Submitted by
softasfire On Feb 11, 2007
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This is such a lovely song. It seems to speak of some sort of love triangle. Two friends may have fallen in love with the same man.
Amazing song...it's just got such a soothing melody. I also agree that it's about a love triangle between two friends.
Yeah true. Very sweet song. Her friend doesn't know about their relationship and they are both anxious about his going to fight in the war:
She says "love in the time of war is not fair", "he was my man but they didn't care", "sent him far away from here", etc etc.
Yeah but it's a blissful melody and chord progression, not to mention beatiful lyrics.
I'm surprised there's no more comments here, her voice is just too emotional in this song, every note right on the sore spot ;-)
I'm not big on any type of rumors for celebrities or etc (so I don't know if there are some are not),... but I see what you mean with your comment. She does seem in-tuned to this song. Either way, I don't think that she needs to be judge for anything. These are songs and could be something felt. If that's a friend or partner it's still how everyone feels in a short term or long term relationship. She's great for putting herself out their, if it's for her our someone she sympathizes with.
Here's my interpretation of this song.
This song is a love letter to a love that has passed away; pretty obvious. This love was involved with the singer and the other subject of the song, Annie. Annie hears of the unnamed love's demise and comes to our narrator for comfort. The narrator swallows her own sadness to comfort Annie while thinking of our unnamed love.
At the end of the song it has always sounded to me that she says, "Can't bear to on without you along" instead of the listed lyric of "Can't bear to go in without you now." This has always led me to believe that this love letter being written is actually a suicide note and that the singer can't bear to go on without her love.