This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
About the way I fell into your arms, lover
It seems so long ago
Your smile opened up a light in me and
I hope it doesn't close
My memories I left behind
Because you turned my water to wine
And I'm walking my way through life
But it's only for you
Well, I can't help but feel good tonight, lover
As we drive on
Darkness kissing cool your summer feet
Tonight the stars taste salty sweet
And I'm walking my way through life
But it's only for you
Yes I'm dancing my way through love
But it's only with you
Well
Girl I've got me a feeling inside
I want to dance with you love
‘Cause we've been driving for an awful long time
I want to dance with you now
You know its been a beautiful ride
I want to dance with you now
I look over and I see the sun rise above your face
It's a beautiful day love
But for now
The water will fall
On down
And the treetops will dance in the wind
When you're near
Like the sun I will rise to meet you
Every day
And I will always love you
Even if
Even if no room for me in your world
Girl I've got me a feeling inside
I want to dance with you now
‘Cause we've been driving for an awful long time
I want to dance with you now
You know it's been a beautiful ride
I want to dance with you now
I look over and I see the sun rise above your face
It's a beautiful day love
I want to leave it all
Leave it all
I want to leave it all behind
You turn my water to wine
I want to leave it all
Leave it all
I want to leave it all behind
You turn my water to wine
My water to wine
You turn my water to wine
Well I want to leave it all
Leave it all
I want to leave it all behind
You turn my water to wine
It seems so long ago
Your smile opened up a light in me and
I hope it doesn't close
My memories I left behind
Because you turned my water to wine
And I'm walking my way through life
But it's only for you
Well, I can't help but feel good tonight, lover
As we drive on
Darkness kissing cool your summer feet
Tonight the stars taste salty sweet
And I'm walking my way through life
But it's only for you
Yes I'm dancing my way through love
But it's only with you
Well
Girl I've got me a feeling inside
I want to dance with you love
‘Cause we've been driving for an awful long time
I want to dance with you now
You know its been a beautiful ride
I want to dance with you now
I look over and I see the sun rise above your face
It's a beautiful day love
But for now
The water will fall
On down
And the treetops will dance in the wind
When you're near
Like the sun I will rise to meet you
Every day
And I will always love you
Even if
Even if no room for me in your world
Girl I've got me a feeling inside
I want to dance with you now
‘Cause we've been driving for an awful long time
I want to dance with you now
You know it's been a beautiful ride
I want to dance with you now
I look over and I see the sun rise above your face
It's a beautiful day love
I want to leave it all
Leave it all
I want to leave it all behind
You turn my water to wine
I want to leave it all
Leave it all
I want to leave it all behind
You turn my water to wine
My water to wine
You turn my water to wine
Well I want to leave it all
Leave it all
I want to leave it all behind
You turn my water to wine
Lyrics submitted by gingerosity
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