Lover Come Back
Longing for Love: City and Colour's Melancholic Plea
Lyrics
Bound for trouble from the start
Expressing the expectation of encountering difficulties or problems from the beginning.
I've been walking through this old world in the dark
Navigating through life's challenges without clear guidance or understanding.
All along right by my side
Having a constant companion or support throughout the journey.
There you were shining, my ray of light
Acknowledging the presence of someone special who brings brightness and positivity.
So, I sing lover come back, lover come back to me
Expressing a plea for a lost lover to return, a desire for reconciliation.
Won't you ever come back, ever come back to me
Reiterating the longing for the lover to come back and be a part of the speaker's life again.
How could I have been so foolish to let you leave
Reflecting on the regret of allowing the lover to leave, questioning one's own decision.
Lover come back, lover come back to me
Repeating the plea for the lover to return, emphasizing the emotional need for their presence.
I'll never be as good as I'd like to be
Acknowledging personal shortcomings and the difficulty of reaching one's ideal self.
Eternally restless refusing to believe
Describing a perpetual sense of restlessness and skepticism, refusing to accept certain realities.
But I think that we missed our connection
Suggesting a missed or disrupted connection with the lover, a sense of not fully understanding each other.
I wanted to feel your affection
Expressing a desire to experience the affection of the lover, a wish for emotional connection.
Until my final days
Committing to the longing for the lover until the end of the speaker's life.
I sing lover come back, lover come back to me
Repeating the plea for the lover's return, emphasizing the emotional void left by their absence.
Won't you ever come back, ever come back to me
Continuing to express the deep desire for the lover to come back and be reunited.
How could I have been so foolish to let you leave
Reiterating the regret and questioning the wisdom of letting the lover go.
Lover come back, lover come back to me
Repeating the plea for the lover to return, highlighting the emotional significance of their presence.
I am warm enough yet I still shiver
Contrasting external appearances of warmth with an internal sense of emotional coldness or vulnerability.
I am fed but still I starve
Acknowledging physical sustenance but expressing unfulfilled emotional needs.
You know me I am the great misgiver
Identifying oneself as someone who often misunderstands or misinterprets, contributing to relationship challenges.
Always waiting on the clouds to part
Waiting for favorable circumstances or a positive change in the relationship.
I sing lover come back, lover come back to me
Repeating the plea for the lover's return, emphasizing the continued yearning for their presence.
Won't you ever come back back, ever come back to me
Persistently expressing the desire for the lover to come back, using repetition for emphasis.
How could I have been so foolish to let you leave
Reiterating the regret and questioning the decision to let the lover go.
So lover come back, lover come back to me
Continuing to emphasize the emotional need for the lover to return.
Lover come back, lover come back to me
Repeating the plea for the lover's return, emphasizing the enduring nature of the longing.
Won't you ever come back, ever come back to me
Continuing to express the deep desire for the lover to come back and be reunited.
How could I have been so foolish to let you leave
Reiterating the regret and questioning the wisdom of letting the lover go.
So lover come back, lover come back to me
Repeating the plea for the lover to return, underscoring the emotional significance of their presence.
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