Swept Away
ATB featuring Roberta Carter Harrison Lyrics
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I don’t even know what it takes
To begin to conceal this break
In a world I know so well
Get away for the next one
All alone in this single town
Ever dearly I’m still around
Everything that you mean to me
Is tangled up in a broken dream
And I keep hoping that the sorrow
Will get swept away
I’m alone in a symphony
I’m a ride in a shiny maze
And I keep hoping that the sorrow
Will get swept away
Yeah I keep hoping that the sorrow
Will get lost and swept away
Hope this will get swept away
Hope this will get lost and swept away
Hope this will get swept away
Hope this will get lost and swept away
The lyrics of “Swept Away” by ATB featuring Roberta Carter Harrison are about the confusion and hopelessness one feels in a broken relationship. The singer expresses her confusion about the person’s role in her life and what it would take to conceal the pain of the break up. She is stuck in a town, alone and out of place as the world around her is still familiar but feels different since she is no longer in a loving relationship. She finds herself tangled up in a broken dream and unsure of what her future holds. She hopes that the sorrow that she feels will eventually get “swept away” and that she can move past the pain of the breakup.
The singer compares her life to a “symphony” and a “shiny maze” – both beautiful things but ones she is experiencing alone. She remains hopeful, however, that the sorrow and heartache will one day be gone, that it will “get lost and swept away”. Overall, the lyrics of the song are melancholy, pensive and reflect the deep longing of someone dealing with the loss of a relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
I don’t know what you mean to me
I am uncertain of your significance in my life
I don’t even know what it takes
I am unsure of what actions I need to take
To begin to conceal this break
To hide and repair the emotional damage
In a world I know so well
In a familiar environment
Get away for the next one
Leave to start anew
All alone in this single town
In solitude among familiar surroundings
Ever dearly I’m still around
Despite the pain, I remain present
With my feet still on the ground
I am determined to stay grounded
Everything that you mean to me
Your importance in my life
Is tangled up in a broken dream
Is intertwined in a shattered aspiration
And I keep hoping that the sorrow
Desiring the grief to dissipate
Will get swept away
To vanish completely
I’m alone in a symphony
Unaccompanied, yet surrounded by music
I’m a ride in a shiny maze
I am navigating through a complex maze
Yeah I keep hoping that the sorrow
Still desiring the grief to dissipate
Will get lost and swept away
To disappear and never return
Hope this will get swept away
Wishing for the sorrow to vanish
Hope this will get lost and swept away
Desiring for the grief to vanish completely
Hope this will get swept away
Wishing for the sorrow to disappear
Hope this will get lost and swept away
Desiring for the grief to never return
Contributed by Sophia I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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ATB is an genius and artist for the music he makes. I really like his use of other artists and their talent mixed in his music.
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this is my favourite song from Future memories. The lyrics, the melody, the beats... I can't get enough and it's been more than a year. i am sooooo addicted to ATB's music :">
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@nigelmaund9057
Fabulous!.. Great song and lyrics! Superb mixing by Andre!
@gospe1
he certainly is the best in my opinion, listening his music you always discover deep sounds that he use as base of the main melodic theme, he really know how to fill the melody is his songs in a really flawless way...
@deadalive85
I love every ATB song with Roberta in it! Let you go is my all time fave.
@Peccer34
I love this song so much!!!! Thank you for this video!!!
@petergibons
Just more OUTSTANDING music by ATB. Thanks for the video.