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I wanted you to know, that I love the way you laugh
I want to hold you high, and steal your pain away
I keep your photograph, and I know it serves me well
I want to hold you high, and steal your pain.
Cause I'm broken, when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you've gone away.
You've gone away, you don't feel me here anymore.
The worst is over now, and we can breathe again
I wanna hold you high, and steal my pain away
There is so much left to learn, and no one left to fight
I wanna hold you high, and steal your pain.
Cause I'm broken, when I'm open
And I don't feel right, that I'm strong enough
Cause I'm broken, when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you've gone away.
Cause I'm broken, when I'm open
And I don't feel right, that I'm strong enough
Cause I'm broken, when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you've gone away.
Cause I'm broken, when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you've gone away.
Cause I'm broken, when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone.
You've gone away, you don't feel me here anymore.
I want to hold you high, and steal your pain away
I keep your photograph, and I know it serves me well
I want to hold you high, and steal your pain.
Cause I'm broken, when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you've gone away.
You've gone away, you don't feel me here anymore.
The worst is over now, and we can breathe again
I wanna hold you high, and steal my pain away
There is so much left to learn, and no one left to fight
I wanna hold you high, and steal your pain.
Cause I'm broken, when I'm open
And I don't feel right, that I'm strong enough
Cause I'm broken, when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you've gone away.
Cause I'm broken, when I'm open
And I don't feel right, that I'm strong enough
Cause I'm broken, when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you've gone away.
Cause I'm broken, when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you've gone away.
Cause I'm broken, when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone.
You've gone away, you don't feel me here anymore.
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It's about a couple that can't live with out eachother and would do anything for eachother. They feel lost when the other is gone.
Because the relationship they are talking about in this song is in RUINS.
And I think that possibly, one of them even died. And maybe, that caused the relationship to end.
Anyway, for whatever reason, it ran its course and met its end. Now, both of them are forced to start the whole process of moving on, getting over it, settling into the monotonous ways of life, painting a fake smile and acting like it does not pain to think of each other. However, both of them know that they truly complete each other.
"I wanted to know, I love the way you laugh
I want to hold you high, and steal your pain away
I keep your photograph, and I know it serves me well
I want to hold you high, and steal your pain.
'Coz I'm broken, when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away.
You've gone away, you don't feel me anymore." - Here, the guy is saying that he is holding on desperately to her memories, each insignificant thing which reminds him of her. And that is what gives him the strength to face each day. He feels her pain and wishes to free her of it. He goes onto say that he is broken without her presence and support in his life. His life,somehow, feels wrong since she is absent. She has gone her way and they are forced to travel different paths.
"The worst is over now, and we can breathe again
I wanna hold you high, and steal my pain away
There is so much left to learn, and no one left to fight
I wanna hold you high, and steal your pain.
'Coz Im broken, when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Coz I'm broken, when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away.
'Coz I'm broken, when I'm open
And I don't feel like I'm strong enough
'Coz I'm broken, when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away."- I think the first line implies that while they were in a relationship, they had to deal with countless problems along the way despite of their mutual and genuine love. And that could be the reason which led to its end. So, the hardest part was saying goodbye to the one you love because the course of life won't let you be with them. Now, the most painful part of bidding farewell is over and they can live in peace. I suppose that if they had stayed together and endured all the hurdles instead of parting, they could have worked out in the long run. The girl implies this in the line "There is so much left to learn, and no one left to fight" because they both have given up and separated and hence, there is no one to fight. Then, she proceeds to explain how her life feels bizarre and unreal without him by her side. Like him, she feels his pain and longs to set him free of it. She is broken and lonesome without him. He has gone away, and so, her life has become perplexing and melancholy.
Its a little deeper than the usual 'moving-on' song because the people in this song are fundamental to each other's existence. They love each other but moreover, they need each other acutely to survive but were forced apart by the ways of life or maybe, even death.
It's Just Soo... I Dunno Beutifull..
And Amy Lee's Voice Is Definatly The Best I've Ever Heard;D
But I Still Do Love THis Song Very much! Amy Has A Beautifull Voice(:
She Is Personaly Beautiful HerSelf. So I Geusss That Puts Some Say So Into It:D
There are 2 voices, a man and a woman. That indicates an exchange in a relationship or simply love. This could be about death...but I think there would've been only one voice if it was to be about that. This song is about two destinies that lie apart but true love binds them together, causing them pain as the river of life forces them apart. They complete each other...so losing the other is like losing a limb, it doesn't feel right. They both think the world of each other and hold each other to the highest regards. Neither of them will forget the other or wants to see the other in pain, but the break causes nothing but, neither can save or help mend the other...this will only cause more pain. That's the irony. Everyday there's something to remind them of each other, a photo, a laugh, a memory, and the true love that can never go away. They need to learn how to be without each other, but they will never forget each other.
Personally:
I feel these freakin lyrics I tell you! My fiancé and I had to split because our lives were too far apart and heading in different directions. Her's was to focus on her kids and career in Denver, mine was to see how far I can get with my music in California and travel. Everyday there's something that reminds me of her...she was my better half; 12 years of friendship and a recent relationship, now both gone...We've both lost a friend in this as we were always the person to turn to in times of hardship and sorrow. Seems so alien that we cant talk...it just ain't right. We face those hurdles alone and apart and I can never help her heal...I feel her pain as well as mine but we can't talk about it...heck even the smallest contact hurts...but it doesn't change how weird it feels to not have her in my life, and how much we truly love each other. True love never goes away in your heart...it can only be suppressed, even then, for how long?
The "I want to hold you high and steal your pain away" is...agh!! I can't stand it, it's the exact way I feel towards him. If anything happens to him, I hurt too. "you steal my pain away"--he always makes me feel better. It's almost scary, like "left to learn" because I know I'll never decode everything.
*sigh*