S.O.S.
ABBA - Revival Band Lyrics

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Where are those happy days they seem to hard to find?
I try to reach for you. but you have closed my mind
Whatever happened to our love? I wish I understood
It used to be so nice. It used to be so good

So when you're near me, darling, can't you hear me S.O.S.?
The love you gave me. nothing else can save me, S.O.S.
When you're gone, how can I even try to go on?

When you're gone though I try how can I carry on?

You seem so far away though you are standing near
You made me feel alive but something died I fear
I really tried to make it out. I wish I understood
What happened to our love? It used to be so good

So when you're near me, darling, can't you hear me S.O.S.?
The love you gave me. nothing else can save me, S.O.S.
When you're gone, how can I even try to go on?
When you're gone though I try how can I carry on?

When you're gone, how can I even try to go on?
When you're gone though I try how can I carry on?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of ABBA’s song S.O.S. express a desperate plea for help from a person whose relationship has fallen apart. The song begins by lamenting the loss of the happy days and how they seem so hard to find now. The singer tries to reach out to their partner but realizes that their mind has closed off to them. They are left wondering what happened to their love and wishing they could understand how something that used to be so nice and good has deteriorated so much.

The chorus of the song introduces the titular acronym, S.O.S., as a desperate cry for help. The singer hopes that their partner can hear them and save them with the love they once gave. The second verse portrays the partner as physically near but emotionally distant, and the singer feels something has died in them. They tried to fix it all, but they still end up asking what happened to their love.

Overall, S.O.S. is an emotional track that expresses the frustration and helplessness of a person whose relationship is falling apart. The lyrics are open-ended enough to allow listeners to project their own experiences onto them and identify with the universal themes of love and loss.

Line by Line Meaning

Where are those happy days they seem to hard to find?
I can't seem to find the happiness in our relationship that we once had.

I try to reach for you. but you have closed my mind
I'm trying to communicate with you, but you're not responding, and it's making it difficult for me to understand where you're coming from.

Whatever happened to our love? I wish I understood
I don't know what went wrong with our love, and I wish I knew what happened to it because it used to be so much better.

It used to be so nice. It used to be so good
Our relationship used to be amazing, but it's not like that anymore.

So when you're near me, darling, can't you hear me S.O.S.?
I'm reaching out to you for help, and I need you to hear me.

The love you gave me. nothing else can save me, S.O.S.
Without your love, I feel like I'm drowning, and I need you to come to my rescue.

When you're gone, how can I even try to go on?
When you're not with me, I feel lost, and it's hard for me to carry on.

When you're gone though I try how can I carry on?
Even if I try my best, it's still hard for me to move on without you.

You seem so far away though you are standing near
I feel like you're emotionally distant from me, even though you're physically close to me.

You made me feel alive but something died I fear
You used to make me feel full of life, but now something has changed, and I'm scared that our relationship might be over.

I really tried to make it out. I wish I understood
I did my best to figure out what went wrong between us, but I'm still feeling lost.

What happened to our love? It used to be so good
I'm still wondering how our love changed so much and what went wrong in our relationship.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Cloud9
Written by: CHRISTOPHER LE FRIANT, DANIEL DALMADY, ZSOLT MILICHOVSKI

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Guillermo Delgado

2y↑3

Esta es otra magnífica reposición del desaparecido Grupo ABBA, con la canción SOS rescatada e interpretada por el conjunto Abba World Revival alcanzando la misma brillantez, la sonoridad y la magnificencia registrados en esta canción, compuesta por el cuarteto sueco ABBA casi cuarenta y ocho años atrás en el tiempo.