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Duet Lyrics
Oh Lover, hold on
'til i come back again
for these arms are growin' tired,
and my tales are wearing thin
If you're patient I will surprise
When you wake up I'll have come
All the anger will settle down
and we'll go do all the things we should have done
Yes I remember what we said
as we lay down to bed
I'll be here if you will only come back home
Oh lover, i'm lost
because the road I've chosen beckons me away
Oh lover, don't you roam
now I'm fighting words I never thought I'd say
But I remember what we said
as we lay down to bed
I'll forgive you oh
if you just come back home
Mmmm..
Oh lover, I'm old
You'll be out there and be thinking just of me
And I will find you down the road
and will return back home to where we're meant to be
Cause I remember what we said
as we lay down to bed
we'll be back soon as we make history
'til i come back again
for these arms are growin' tired,
and my tales are wearing thin
When you wake up I'll have come
and we'll go do all the things we should have done
as we lay down to bed
I'll be here if you will only come back home
because the road I've chosen beckons me away
now I'm fighting words I never thought I'd say
as we lay down to bed
I'll forgive you oh
if you just come back home
You'll be out there and be thinking just of me
and will return back home to where we're meant to be
as we lay down to bed
we'll be back soon as we make history
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Quickly becoming my favorite song from her latest album. Reminiscent of Goethe's work. I love how this song is a call to your loved one to not forget, not to leave and move on. Beautiful and unrequited love.
Duet is about two lovers who love each other so much, but have to part because they both have their own career to pursue. In order not to become each other's fetter in the way of pursuing their dreams, they decide to separate temporarily, and once they fulfill their dreams, they'll come back home to finish their mutual dream: to love each other and be together happily ever after, which is "the things we should have done." Here's my interpretation of the song: https://en.lineday.co/rachael-yamagata-duet-lyrics-meaning/
I love how her and Ray LaMontagne's voice melt into each other. I'm agreeing with maivis on this one.
So sad yet beautiful.
I thank this is a wonderfully writtin ..."Oh lover I am lost...Because the road that I've chosen beckons me away" "You will be out there thinking just of me and I will find you down the road"
"all the anger will settled down and we'll go do all the things we should have done" Yes I remember what was said"
Patiently Remembering to wait for suprise!
This is a beautiful song. I have it on at least a dozen of my playlists. It always makes me think the one special guy I let get away.
This song sounds like it's about a couple drifting apart after a huge fight. The lyrics are as if Rachael and Ray are talking to each other as this couple. They were devastated after leaving each other and just hoping that the other person would come back and be the first one to a apologize. The last part of the song where they come in with the harmony kinda gives me the impression that "the anger has settled down" and they are coming back to each other. It is a little like that moment where people realize that their relationship is more important than their ego and decide to let the other person win. In this case, both of them felt that way.