Missing
48th St. Collective Lyrics
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I'm walking down your street again
And pass your door
But you don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there
And now you've disappeared somewhere
Like outer space
You've found some better place
-Like the deserts miss the rain-
And I miss you
-Like the deserts miss the rain-
Could you be dead?
You always were two steps ahead of everyone
We'd walk behind while you would run
I look up at your house
And I can almost hear you shout down to me
Where I always used to be
And I miss you
-Like the deserts miss the rain-
And I miss you
-Like the deserts miss the rain-
Back on the train
I ask, why did I come again?
Can I confess?
I've been hanging around your old address
And the years have proved
To offer nothing since you moved
You're long gone
But I can't move on
And I miss you
-Like the deserts miss the rain-
And I miss you
-Like the deserts miss the rain-
And I miss you
And i missing you
I miss you
Hoo i miss you
The 48th St. Collective's song "Missing" is a melancholic but beautiful tribute to a lost love. The song begins with the singer stepping off a train and walking down the street where his former lover used to live. The house is now empty, and his ex-partner has disappeared. The lyrics are full of sadness and regret, as the singer realizes that he can't let go of his feelings for his lost love.
The phrase "Like the deserts miss the rain" is repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the depth of his emotions. The desert has a dry and arid climate and is not known for abundant rainfall. The phrase suggests that the singer's emotions are intense and that he feels an emptiness inside him that only his former lover can fill. The line "Could you be dead?" expresses the singer's fear that he will never see his beloved again and that perhaps they have passed away.
The song's final verse finds the singer back on the train, headed away from his former lover's old address. He begins to question why he keeps returning to the place where she used to live, realizing that he is unable to move on from the past. The song ends with a repetition of the line "And I miss you," echoing the sense of longing and loss that permeates the song.
Line by Line Meaning
I step off the train
I disembark from the train.
I'm walking down your street again
I am walking down the street where your house is located for the umpteenth time.
And pass your door
I walk past your door.
But you don't live there anymore
You don't live there anymore.
It's years since you've been there
It has been years since you last lived there.
And now you've disappeared somewhere
And now you have disappeared to an unknown location.
Like outer space
Your location is as far away as outer space.
You've found some better place
You have found a better place to live.
And I miss you
I long for you.
-Like the deserts miss the rain-
I miss you so much that it's akin to how deserts miss rain.
Could you be dead?
Is it possible that you have passed away?
You always were two steps ahead of everyone
You always possessed a level of foresight that exceeded that of others.
We'd walk behind while you would run
When we walked together, you always walked briskly while we trailed behind.
I look up at your house
I gaze up at your former home.
And I can almost hear you shout down to me
I can almost hear you call out to me.
Where I always used to be
Where I was often found in the past.
And I miss you
I long for you.
-Like the deserts miss the rain-
I miss you so much that it's akin to how deserts miss rain.
Back on the train
I am back on the train.
I ask, why did I come again?
I ask myself why I keep coming back to this place.
Can I confess?
May I admit something?
I've been hanging around your old address
I have been loitering around your former residence.
And the years have proved
The years that have passed have revealed.
To offer nothing since you moved
That there is nothing of interest here since you left.
You're long gone
You have been gone for a long period of time.
But I can't move on
But I am not able to move on from you.
And I miss you
I long for you.
-Like the deserts miss the rain-
I miss you so much that it's akin to how deserts miss rain.
And I miss you
And I long for you.
And i missing you
I yearn for you.
I miss you
I long for you.
Hoo i miss you
Oh, how I yearn for you.
Writer(s): Ben Watt, Tracey Thorn
Contributed by Matthew A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Raimo Jackson
What an arrangement in this one too - absolutely great!
Rubén Trejo C.
love it
Виктор Крицкий
It is fantastic!
Damabioh Oliveira
Maria Luisa Prado, se vc ouvir essa música, saiba q eu te amo <3
Thomas Georgantas
nice.... smooth.... lovely!
Gary Guss
great !
antonio GRIFO
yesss
Kasia Kaczmarek
Alex❤️
madebarriere
Whos the singer?
fatma wati
jesse..💓