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"
Here's a night, and it shines
And it calls us on and on
So be here by my side, and watch the stars
They're ours
Make a wish or just take charge
The moment comes get lost and go far
I think that we've got what it takes
To get this heart start beating again
So take it all the way.
Whoa, whoa
And our hearts are on The Everglow
So just let go and fall into it
We begin, breathe in
Here's our chance to go for something
So this is where we win, and take the game
No blame
There's a neon light inside that shines
And tearing down the walls in the way
I think that we've got what it takes, to get this heart start beating again
So take it all the way
Whoa, whoa
And our hearts are on The Everglow
Deep inside we both know it
Everything's hanging on this moment
Whoa, whoa
And our hearts are on The Everglow
So just let go and fall into it
It's cold inside, but deep in the night
The light is bright enough to send
The weakest ones to go for the ride in
Oh no you cannot fade away
Whoa, whoa
And our hearts are on The Everglow
Whoa, whoa
So just let go and fall into it
Whoa, whoa
And our hearts are on The Everglow
Deep inside we both know it
Everything's hanging on this moment
Whoa, whoa
And our hearts are on The Everglow
Every action makes a reaction
We'll figure it out and make it happen
Whoa, whoa
And our hearts are on The Everglow
So just let go and fall into it
And it calls us on and on
So be here by my side, and watch the stars
They're ours
Make a wish or just take charge
The moment comes get lost and go far
I think that we've got what it takes
To get this heart start beating again
So take it all the way.
Whoa, whoa
And our hearts are on The Everglow
So just let go and fall into it
We begin, breathe in
Here's our chance to go for something
So this is where we win, and take the game
No blame
There's a neon light inside that shines
And tearing down the walls in the way
I think that we've got what it takes, to get this heart start beating again
So take it all the way
Whoa, whoa
And our hearts are on The Everglow
Deep inside we both know it
Everything's hanging on this moment
Whoa, whoa
And our hearts are on The Everglow
So just let go and fall into it
It's cold inside, but deep in the night
The light is bright enough to send
The weakest ones to go for the ride in
Oh no you cannot fade away
Whoa, whoa
And our hearts are on The Everglow
Whoa, whoa
So just let go and fall into it
Whoa, whoa
And our hearts are on The Everglow
Deep inside we both know it
Everything's hanging on this moment
Whoa, whoa
And our hearts are on The Everglow
Every action makes a reaction
We'll figure it out and make it happen
Whoa, whoa
And our hearts are on The Everglow
So just let go and fall into it
Lyrics submitted by ADimeADexter
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Love this CD
great song, gives me hope for finding that "significant other" in my life
Ohh and the stanza
I think that we've got what it takes To get this heart start beating again So take it all the way... Whoa... And our hearts are on the everglow Deep inside we both know it Everything's hanging on this moment whoa... And our hearts are on the everglow So just let go and fall into it
Really brings a tear to my eye, it is soo beautiful. You should never try to force anything, It will fall into place on its own. When you are feeling low and it seems like your heart stopped beating, There is someone who can bring you to life again.
AWESOME!
i think it's about just letting everything go in a relationship... where you let go of your fears and stuff, and just embrace whatever comes your way...
i think it's about just letting everything go in a relationship... where you let go of your fears and stuff, and just embrace whatever comes your way...
i think it's about not trying so hard to find that special someone and just let things happen they way they're meant to. definitely an amazing song tho...one of mae's best
I really hoped someone would have said something about the name of the song. I thought of it as soon as I started listening to the album. The Everglow is feeling postcoital all the time. That is what true love is. Most people will not experience this feeling, it is impossible, but Mae does a great job at describing it throughout the album, which is just solid from beginning to end. Even the beginning and ending tracks are nice. Does anyone think this is a concept album about the "one true perfect love?" Just wondering.
Yeah, fungi, I totally understand what you are saying. All the songs can pretty much be interperated about relationships... whether good or bad... and about learning from all of them. And in the end, finding what you looking for.