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I wondered through fiction to look for the truth
Buried beneath all the lies
And I stood at a distance
To feel who you are
Hiding myself in your eyes
And hold on before it's too late
Until we leave this behind
Don't fall just be who you are
It's all that we need in our lives
And the risk that might break you
Is the one that would save
A life you dont live is still lost
So stand on the edge with me
Hold back your fear and see
Nothing is real til it's gone
And hold on before its too late
Until we leave this behind
Don't fall just be who you are
It's all that we need in our lives
So live like you mean it
Love til you feel it
It's all that we need in our lives
So stand on the edge with me
Hold back your fear and see
Nothing is real til it's gone
Hold on before its too late
Until we leave this behind
Don't fall just be who you are
It's all that we need in our lives
Hold on before its too late
Until we leave this behind
Don't fall just be who you are
It's all that we need in our lives
It's all that we need in our lives
It's all that I need in my life
Buried beneath all the lies
And I stood at a distance
To feel who you are
Hiding myself in your eyes
And hold on before it's too late
Until we leave this behind
Don't fall just be who you are
It's all that we need in our lives
And the risk that might break you
Is the one that would save
A life you dont live is still lost
So stand on the edge with me
Hold back your fear and see
Nothing is real til it's gone
And hold on before its too late
Until we leave this behind
Don't fall just be who you are
It's all that we need in our lives
So live like you mean it
Love til you feel it
It's all that we need in our lives
So stand on the edge with me
Hold back your fear and see
Nothing is real til it's gone
Hold on before its too late
Until we leave this behind
Don't fall just be who you are
It's all that we need in our lives
Hold on before its too late
Until we leave this behind
Don't fall just be who you are
It's all that we need in our lives
It's all that we need in our lives
It's all that I need in my life
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That said, I never thought about it enough to have any clue what it was really about. So I decided to sit down and take this song apart line-by-line for my blog and find out what, if anything, is the deeper meaning and substance of this song.
This is a song about risk-taking and not stagnating, about embracing your true self and rejecting conformity, about living and loving fully being what’s necessary to live a fulfilling life. So is there substance? Yeah. Much, much more than I’d expected, to be honest. Is it heartfelt and honest? Most definitely. Is it acceptable as a wedding song? Yeah. Yeah, I’ll take it.
Anybody who wants to read my in-depth, line-by-line interpretation of this song's meaning, feel free to check out the article on "Before It's Too Late" on my blog here: dabidsblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/25/music-interpretation-song-analysis-before-its-too-late-goo-goo-dolls/
If you look, the chorus states ''its all that we need in our lives''. Whereas in the last chorus, Rzeznik sings ''its all that WE need in OUR lives'' twice, but then finishes off by singing ''its all that I need in MY life''
Dont know about anyone else but this changes the way i look at the song altogether. For the whole song i picture scenes from Transformers and think about how they both help the good ones fight the bad ones etc etc...and then i heard the last line and remembered how he always wanted her but felt she was too good for him and he wouldnt stand a chance etc etc. So it's all that he needs in his life...to be with her. He stood out at distance, to feel who she is....
Thats what i reckon anyway
"I stood at a distance to feel who you are hiding myself in your eyes..." So often we try to be what we think others want to see in us, but we are scared to get close to them until we feel we can show who we really are. I think this song is about taking a chance and not being afraid to show your true colours to the world
In general, it's a hopeful song and it is so comforting. I could be the person he's singing about...
It's a reminder that life is too short to put up with fear. Just live it with all your heart, don't let anything hold you back. It's over before you know it.