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"
I don't mind spending some time
Just hanging here with you
'Cause I don't find
Too many guys
That treat me like you do
Those other guys
They wanna take me for a ride
But when I walk, they talk is suicide
Some people never get beyond their stupid pride
But you can see the real me inside
And I'm satisfied
Oh no, oh
Even though the gods are crazy
Even though the stars are blind
If you show me real love, baby
I'll show you mine
I can make it nice or naughty
Be the devil and angel, too
Got a heart and soul and body
Let's see what this love can do
Maybe I'm perfect for you
I could be your confidante
Just one of your girlfriends
But I know that's not what you want
If tomorrow, the world ends
Why shouldn't we be with
The one we really love?
Now tell me, who have you been dreaming of?
I and I alone
Oh no, oh
Even though the gods are crazy
Even though the stars are blind
If you show me real love, baby
I'll show you mine
I can make it nice or naughty
Be the devil and angel, too
Got a heart and soul and body
Let's see what this love can do
Maybe I'm perfect for you
Excuse me for feeling
This moment is critical
And might be we feeling
We could get physical
Oh no, no, no
Even though the gods are crazy
Even though the stars are blind
If you show me real love baby
I'll show you mine
I can make it nice or naughty
Be the devil and angel, too
Got a heart and soul and body
Let's see what this love can do
Let's see what love can do
Maybe I'm perfect for you
Maybe I'm perfect for you
Maybe I'm perfect for you
Even though the gods are crazy
Even though the stars are blind
Even though the gods are crazy
Even though the stars are blind
Just hanging here with you
'Cause I don't find
Too many guys
That treat me like you do
Those other guys
They wanna take me for a ride
But when I walk, they talk is suicide
Some people never get beyond their stupid pride
But you can see the real me inside
And I'm satisfied
Oh no, oh
Even though the gods are crazy
Even though the stars are blind
If you show me real love, baby
I'll show you mine
I can make it nice or naughty
Be the devil and angel, too
Got a heart and soul and body
Let's see what this love can do
Maybe I'm perfect for you
I could be your confidante
Just one of your girlfriends
But I know that's not what you want
If tomorrow, the world ends
Why shouldn't we be with
The one we really love?
Now tell me, who have you been dreaming of?
I and I alone
Oh no, oh
Even though the gods are crazy
Even though the stars are blind
If you show me real love, baby
I'll show you mine
I can make it nice or naughty
Be the devil and angel, too
Got a heart and soul and body
Let's see what this love can do
Maybe I'm perfect for you
Excuse me for feeling
This moment is critical
And might be we feeling
We could get physical
Oh no, no, no
Even though the gods are crazy
Even though the stars are blind
If you show me real love baby
I'll show you mine
I can make it nice or naughty
Be the devil and angel, too
Got a heart and soul and body
Let's see what this love can do
Let's see what love can do
Maybe I'm perfect for you
Maybe I'm perfect for you
Maybe I'm perfect for you
Even though the gods are crazy
Even though the stars are blind
Even though the gods are crazy
Even though the stars are blind
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Errr... why are some people acting like Paris Hilton is the only person in the music industry that uses digital enhancement? You god damn "hardcore" rockers (not all of you, but some) think only your musical genre is absolute and that no other contains any talent.
No talent in pop/RnB? What about Justin Timberlake? He's won Grammy Awards. He can sing, dance, write and sometimes compose music. Mariah Carey is also in pop and RnB, and she's a star! Her voice is matched by very few people. Just because they don't play electric guitar, it doesn't make them untalented!
Don't get me wrong, I hate Paris Hilton just like anybody else, but I'm not narrow-minded enough to single out one "musical artist" for taking advantage of modern technology. Rock uses it as well, to make guitar sound better (and in some cases, remove unwanted "twangs" and "echoes"). Do you have any idea how much different Gerard sounds live? No one disses him! (BTW I like My Chem!) Avril Lavigne is also a good example.
The pop genre is fast making good use of technology... in my opinion, it's almost dominated by dance pop. Not that that's a bad thing, since I like it...
I just don't think of this song highly because I can't get into it. The synth is pretty catchy, but still, the lyrics put me off.
When you critique a song, give a good reason other than the singer's personal life or modern technological enhancements that ALL stars make use of today!
Out of all the songs you could use to defend the use of digital enhancement, & THIS is the one you go with? LOL If you truly "hate Paris Hilton just like anybody else," then why don't you just leave it@that & move on? But nope, you go ahead & defend this turd by someone who has more $$$ than talent. THIS is the reason why people slam this "song" -- it's the very definition of pre-fab music: no talent, no heart, but a famous name, & a whole of $$$ for slick productions values & a savvy marketing team.<br /> <br /> There was a time when you became famous because you created something of merit; now you don't need to worry about making something of merit -- you just need a wad of cash with a famous name to "sell." The masses have been manipulated, & now you can count yourself amongst them...congratulations! Pathetic. LOL
I feel bad for liking this song... but it sounds like gwen.
I started off making fun of this song. Now, I kind of like it.... shit.
yeah, this song is very catchy. but i think it sounds an awful lot like that 'the tide is high' song..
ok why the fuck are people talking about how great that slut Paris Hilton is and how great this song is? repeat after me:PARIS HILTON IS A SLUT!!!
this song is about ray charles
oh dear what is wrong with the world. i hope paris returns to her area of specialisation, XXX videos. her voice is so synthesised and fake it aint funny
I was never really a fan of Paris (I didn't hate her either), and when I heard she was coming out with an album, I actually laughed and said "OMG, can you believe that?" And then, I sampled her music for the first time, and I LOVE IT! I don't care if that's not her voice or is she is a hoe. This song is good. And it's going on my Playlist.
o dear god its awful...but i love it, its sooo bad its good, if that makes sense, summer has arrived, although it does remind me of petre andre mysterious girl at the start...
o dear god its awful...but i love it, its sooo bad its good, if that makes sense, summer has arrived, although it does remind me of petre andre mysterious girl at the start...