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Shakespeare Lied Lyrics
The more words, the less meaning
So we'll just say nothing at all
Your silence and my screaming
Problems we couldn't solve
These miles of memories
Seem to lose their beauty
You're fine, you're amazing
Not thinking of me
There's no room to make things better
"Would you just stop trying,"
The last words that I heard from her
And I will not stop crying
'Cause now that I've loved
And now that I've lost
What I feel inside says that Shakespeare lied
Because it wasn't worth this cost
Of all of these places that I cannot visit
Just a reminder of all of our time
All of this music, it only seems useless
In bringing you back into mind
If time heals, I'm not aging
I've been here so long
I can't help from shaking
Lord, make me strong
There's no room to make things better
"Would you just stop trying,"
The last words that I heard from her
And I will not stop crying
And if Romeo didn't love Juliet so damn much,
Then he'd still be alive
And if you hadn't given up
Then tragedy never struck
And I might have survived
So we'll just say nothing at all
Your silence and my screaming
Problems we couldn't solve
Seem to lose their beauty
You're fine, you're amazing
Not thinking of me
"Would you just stop trying,"
The last words that I heard from her
And I will not stop crying
And now that I've lost
What I feel inside says that Shakespeare lied
Because it wasn't worth this cost
Of all of these places that I cannot visit
Just a reminder of all of our time
All of this music, it only seems useless
In bringing you back into mind
I've been here so long
I can't help from shaking
Lord, make me strong
"Would you just stop trying,"
The last words that I heard from her
And I will not stop crying
Then he'd still be alive
And if you hadn't given up
Then tragedy never struck
And I might have survived
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First off, this song is absolutely outstanding in capturing the emotion that grips most people for the days or weeks immediately following a break up. I think the song meaning is fairly self-explanatory, in that aspect. The problem I'm having is actually determining the quote, and lie, from Shakespeare that was the basis for the song.
'Cause now that I've loved And now that I've lost What I feel inside says that Shakespeare lied Because it wasn't worth this cost
Is it possible that Horn & Ruimy were confused and were actually talking about Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem In Memoriam:27, where he wrote the line:
'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all
???
yes, the song is based off of the quote you referenced. it was widely (and mistakenly) attributed to shakespeare so that's where the mistake came from. imo "Shakespeare lied" has a better ring to it than "Alfred Lord Tennyson lied" anyway lol.
yes, the song is based off of the quote you referenced. it was widely (and mistakenly) attributed to shakespeare so that's where the mistake came from. imo "Shakespeare lied" has a better ring to it than "Alfred Lord Tennyson lied" anyway lol.
I'm pretty sure they are speaking of "Romeo and Juliet" in this song when it comes to the Shakespeare Lied part.