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"
Everynight I say a prayer
Look at me: nobody cares
Just a mirror, passing by...
Looked inside:
I've lost my pride...!
Stay with me not for so long
It's alright: no needs, no hope
Such a miracle, looking back...
Time gone by, and life wasn't bad...!
Lord, light my way
Fill these withered, careless hands...
Oh, skies are falling down
Skies are falling down
Oh, skies are falling down
Skies are falling down
See, the birds are back...
At the docks and everywhere
Here in Lisbon, realized
This whole world so strange and divine
Lord, light my way
Fill these withered, careless hands...
Oh, skies are falling down
Skies are falling down
Oh, skies are falling down
Skies are falling down
Look at me: nobody cares
Just a mirror, passing by...
Looked inside:
I've lost my pride...!
Stay with me not for so long
It's alright: no needs, no hope
Such a miracle, looking back...
Time gone by, and life wasn't bad...!
Lord, light my way
Fill these withered, careless hands...
Oh, skies are falling down
Skies are falling down
Oh, skies are falling down
Skies are falling down
See, the birds are back...
At the docks and everywhere
Here in Lisbon, realized
This whole world so strange and divine
Lord, light my way
Fill these withered, careless hands...
Oh, skies are falling down
Skies are falling down
Oh, skies are falling down
Skies are falling down
Lyrics submitted by littleDrummerGrl
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
A song about how a person can feel empty, depressed, lonely and unfulfilled, withdraw from the world (nobody cares / no needs, no hope / I've lost my pride) but actually at some point realize his life was actually pretty good despite these feelings (Time gone by, and life wasn't bad). Once you realize your life is precious things will fall back into place once again (See, the birds are back) - even if they were always there but your own demeanor just prevented you from noticing. Ultimately the world is a wondrous place and even if you can't help but think you're in a bad luck streak there's always magic somewhere to be found if you only care to look for it (This whole world so strange and divine).
The two lines I haven't got fully figured out:
Lord, light my way (seems to be a hint to the fact that if you instead of wallowing in self-pity turn yourself into a higher purpose like that of God's it will help you realize the world's true beauty).
Skies are falling down (could be a call back to the moments of hopelessness since the sky falling down can symbolize great turmoil; or perhaps more likely a soothing rain that comes cleanse the world around you and yourself, bringing inner and outer peace).
This theme of feeling bad about yourself only to be reborn in some sort of inspired awakening is constant in André Matos lyrics, for example Make Believe (I, after all / Just a lonely man / Faced the circunstances / Cleared up the shades) and ZITO (Down the weakness of my soul / Lie the secrets, and I know / Mother nature brings to me / Everything I need ).
This song was inspired by words shouted by a female beggar the band met when they where on Lisbon.