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"
Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update from sometime in the early '90s...
Kevin Nealon: Here again with his Halloween costume suggestions is Adam Sandler. Adam?
Adam Sandler:If you're not out trick-or-treating right now, there's a pretty good chance you didn't want to spend the money on a fancy costume. Well, you really don't have to, and you still have plenty of time to get loads of candy tonight with my low-cost costume ideas. You can just use your face. Go as Smiley Boy. 'Hey! I'm Smiley Boy! Look at me! I've got a big smile on my face! Now gimme some candy! Come on, I'm smilin' away here! What do you want from me? Gimme that candy!'
Or you can go as About-To-Sneeze Man. 'Hey, I'm About-To-Sneeze Man and I want some candy! Look at me, all squished up like I'm gonna sneeze! Before I do, could you give me some candy? Ahh...ahhh...ahhhh....CANDY!'
Or you could use a prop, you know, you have lying around the house. A newspaper's great. You can go as Crazy Newspaper Face. 'I'm Crazy Newspaper Face! And I want some candy! Give some candy to Crazy Newspaper Face! My face ain't normal, it's a damn newspaper! Come on, extra, extra, read all about me, I need some candy!'
Or you can go as Crazy Newspaper Unicorn Man. 'I'm Crazy Newspaper Unicorn Man! And I do believe I want some candy! Come on, I'm almost extinct. Give me the candy!' *makes sound of Unicorn neighing*
A sneaker is great too, you can use a sneaker. 'I'm Crazy Sneaker Hand. Hello, perhaps you've heard of me. I have a sneaker for a hand, and I want some candy. Now fork some candy over pronto. Don't make me use this sneaker I have for a hand in a bad way... CANDY!'
Or, go as Crazy Guy Under The Desk. *crawls under the desk* 'I'm Crazy Guy Under The Desk! Just 'cause you can't see me, don't mean I don't want candy! Just leave the candy on the desk! I am warning you, do not come down here! Did I mention I was... crazy?!'
Or you can use something from your school supplies, like this protractor. 'I'm Crazy Protractor Face! I don't believe we've had the honor. My vision is impaired, but I can still see you've got candy! I want that candy!'
Or, go as Crazy Protractor Beard. 'I'm Crazy Protractor Beard! Look, I got a beard made out of a damn protractor! Isn't that bizarre?! Now, I believe you're gonna give me some candy. I got all night. I'm just a guy who's got a protractor for a beard! I got nowhere to go so you might as well cough up that candy!' Happy Halloween, everybody!
Kevin Nealon: Here again with his Halloween costume suggestions is Adam Sandler. Adam?
Adam Sandler:If you're not out trick-or-treating right now, there's a pretty good chance you didn't want to spend the money on a fancy costume. Well, you really don't have to, and you still have plenty of time to get loads of candy tonight with my low-cost costume ideas. You can just use your face. Go as Smiley Boy. 'Hey! I'm Smiley Boy! Look at me! I've got a big smile on my face! Now gimme some candy! Come on, I'm smilin' away here! What do you want from me? Gimme that candy!'
Or you can go as About-To-Sneeze Man. 'Hey, I'm About-To-Sneeze Man and I want some candy! Look at me, all squished up like I'm gonna sneeze! Before I do, could you give me some candy? Ahh...ahhh...ahhhh....CANDY!'
Or you could use a prop, you know, you have lying around the house. A newspaper's great. You can go as Crazy Newspaper Face. 'I'm Crazy Newspaper Face! And I want some candy! Give some candy to Crazy Newspaper Face! My face ain't normal, it's a damn newspaper! Come on, extra, extra, read all about me, I need some candy!'
Or you can go as Crazy Newspaper Unicorn Man. 'I'm Crazy Newspaper Unicorn Man! And I do believe I want some candy! Come on, I'm almost extinct. Give me the candy!' *makes sound of Unicorn neighing*
A sneaker is great too, you can use a sneaker. 'I'm Crazy Sneaker Hand. Hello, perhaps you've heard of me. I have a sneaker for a hand, and I want some candy. Now fork some candy over pronto. Don't make me use this sneaker I have for a hand in a bad way... CANDY!'
Or, go as Crazy Guy Under The Desk. *crawls under the desk* 'I'm Crazy Guy Under The Desk! Just 'cause you can't see me, don't mean I don't want candy! Just leave the candy on the desk! I am warning you, do not come down here! Did I mention I was... crazy?!'
Or you can use something from your school supplies, like this protractor. 'I'm Crazy Protractor Face! I don't believe we've had the honor. My vision is impaired, but I can still see you've got candy! I want that candy!'
Or, go as Crazy Protractor Beard. 'I'm Crazy Protractor Beard! Look, I got a beard made out of a damn protractor! Isn't that bizarre?! Now, I believe you're gonna give me some candy. I got all night. I'm just a guy who's got a protractor for a beard! I got nowhere to go so you might as well cough up that candy!' Happy Halloween, everybody!
Lyrics submitted by AmandaPanda345
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HAHAHA
This skit rocks. I love when he's under the desk and pops his hand up and goes, "did I mention I was...craaazzyy?" LOL.