SLIPPING AWAY
►Moby Lyrics
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All that we needed was right
Les ombres ce soir nous menacent
Open to everything happy and sad
Seeing the good, même si tout va si mal
Voir le soleil quand la nuit nous accable
Oh, pour un jour croire aux dieux, croire aux fables
Crier la vie quand tout autour se tait
Hold on to people that slipping away
Hold on to this while it's slipping away
All that we needed tonight
Are people who love us and like
Je sais les douleurs et les doutes
Oh, partir est ce qu'on redoute
Aussi
Open to everything happy and sad
Seeing the good, même si tout va si mal
Voir le soleil quand la nuit nous accable
Oh, pour un jour croire aux dieux, croire aux fables
Focus on everything better today
Crier la vie quand tout autour se tait
Hold on to people that slipping away
Hold on to this while it's slipping away
So long
Mais l'ombre
Open to everything happy and sad
Seeing the good, même si tout va si mal
Voir le soleil quand la nuit nous accable
Oh, pour un jour croire aux dieux, croire aux fables
Focus on everything better today
Crier la vie quand tout autour se tait
Hold on to people that slipping away
Hold on to this while it's slipping away
In "Slipping Away," Moby speaks about the ephemeral nature of things and how we often fail to appreciate what we have until it's gone. For him, what we need to hold onto are the people who love and support us, and to cultivate a sense of openness to both joy and sadness. Despite setbacks and hardships, we can still try to focus on and improve ourselves and our situations. Ultimately, the song urges us to hang onto the good things in life, even as they slip away.
The repeated chorus of "Hold on to people that slipping away" provides the backbone of the song's message. The first verse highlights the idea that everything we needed was right there all along, but we may have missed it. The second verse reinforces this message and further emphasizes the need to keep our minds open to both positive and negative experiences. The repetition of the chorus throughout the song functions as a reminder to prioritize the relationships that matter to us.
Line by Line Meaning
All that we needed was right
We had everything we needed with us
The fresh hold is breaking tonight
The new beginning we were holding onto is slipping away tonight
Open to everything happy and sad
I am accepting all emotions, both good and bad
Seeing the good when it's all going bad
I am trying to focus on the positive things even when everything seems to be falling apart
Seeing the sun when I can't really see
I am holding onto hope even when the situation seems hopeless
Hoping the sun will at least look at me
I am hoping for a ray of light or positivity to come my way
Focus on everything better today
I am trying to concentrate on making today a better day
All that I need and I never could say
There are things I need, but I have never been able to express them
Hold on people that slipping away
I am begging to hold onto the relationships that are slipping away
Hold on to this while it's slipping away
I am trying to hold onto the moment or situation that is slowly slipping away
Are people who love us and like
All we need tonight are people who love and care for us
I know how it feels to meant
I understand the feeling of not being wanted or valued
Oh and we leave here, the seas
We are leaving this place and the vast unknown awaits us
So long
Goodbye
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Mylene Farmer, Richard Melville Hall
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