Back in Your Life
Rediscovering Love's Light: Howard Jones' Melodic Reflection
Lyrics
Soon the warm night breezes roll on in
Describing the arrival of pleasant night breezes
A steamy blanket for the shore
Comparing the night to a warm, steamy blanket covering the shore
This is streetlight time
Indicating the time when streetlights are on, typically at night
You said you were mine
Recalling a past statement where the other person claimed to belong to the singer
So the fool believes
Expressing the belief of a naive or foolish person
What the night conceives
Suggesting that what happens during the night can deceive or mislead
The light of love is in your eyes
Noting the presence of love reflected in the person's eyes
Is in your smile again
Love reflected in the person's smile
Is in your life again
Love being part of the person's life again
Was a time when love grew cold for you
Recalling a time when the person's love had faded
Turned your back on memories
Turning away from past memories
I was there for you
Expressing the singer's presence and support for the person
I will see you through
Committing to stand by the person and help them
Darkest hours fade
Assuring that difficult times will pass
The promises we made
Referencing promises made that were meant to endure
Were not the kind to fade away
Asserting the strength of promises made
We'll face another day
Showing determination to face a new day together
We'll face another day
Reiterating the resolution to confront the future together
When that was yesterday
Reflecting on a past time, suggesting a change from that moment
Will the ocean rollers bring you home
Asking if the person will return home with the ocean's movements
Or will they take you out to sea
Questioning whether the ocean will take the person away
This is real-time
Referring to the present moment
And you are still mine
Asserting the singer's continued claim of the person
The fool that loves his dreams
Describing how someone who loves their dreams can overcome difficulties
Breaks the cruelest schemes
Suggesting that holding onto dreams can defy even the harshest plans against them
The light of love is in your eyes
Reiteration of love reflected in the person's eyes
Is in your smile again
Reiteration of love reflected in the person's smile
Is in your life again
Reiteration of love being part of the person's life again
Back in your smile again
Love returning to the person's smile
Back in your life again
Love returning to the person's life
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