Can't Live Without Your Love
Adam Brand Lyrics


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You know a second is just a second
Barely time to catch your breath I reckon
But that's a long, long time to live without your love

You know a minute is just a minute
There ain't many things a man can get done in it
But that's a long, long time to live without your love
Every time you go away
Seconds feel like days
Feel like forever
And the sun won't show its face
Till the moment that we're back together

Oh darling the way I'm feeling
I don't even want to waste an hour sleepin'
Cause that's a long, long time to live without your love

You know a lifetime it ain't worth livin'
Without you in it every second every minute
Cause that's a long, long time
Yeah that's a long, long time
Hmm and you know that I
Can't live without your love
Hmm oh darlin'




I can't live without your love
Oh oh oh yeah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Adam Brand's song "Can't Live Without Your Love" convey the deep and intense emotion of love and how it affects the singer who cannot imagine living without the love of his significant other. In the first stanza, the singer communicates how short a second is but how unbearable life feels without his lover. He repeats this same sentiment in the second stanza but this time compares it to a minute. The chorus then highlights the prolonged pain that the singer feels whenever his lover is away, with the feeling of loneliness described as forever.


The significance of the lyrics is in how it highlights the importance of love in one's life. The singer emphasizes that every second or minute without the love of his significant other feels like an eternity. The intense longing that he feels for his lover is communicated through the lyrics that describe how his days become brighter when they are together. The pain of separation is so unbearable that he does not even want to waste an hour sleeping when he is away from his lover. The lyrics bring forward the idea that love is a fundamental necessity in life and how life becomes more fulfilled and worth living with that love.


Line by Line Meaning

You know a second is just a second
The length of a second may seem brief, but it is long enough to feel the absence of your love


Barely time to catch your breath I reckon
Within a second, there's not much time to do anything other than gasp for air and acknowledge your absence


But that's a long, long time to live without your love
The seconds that tick by without you feel like hours and cause unbearable emotional pain


You know a minute is just a minute
A minute is another measure of time that may seem short, but it is still long enough to yearn for your love


There ain't many things a man can get done in it
Despite a minute being longer than a second, it isn't long enough to accomplish much when all you can think about is being with you


But that's a long, long time to live without your love
Every minute without you is an eternity in which I lack the joy you bring to my life


Every time you go away
Whenever you're not with me, my heart aches and my world feels incomplete


Seconds feel like days
The moments without you creep by slowly, making me feel like I'm living in a different time zone


Feel like forever
The time spent without you feels endless and unforgiving


And the sun won't show its face
The absence of your love feels like the absence of sunlight; a vital part of my existence is missing


Till the moment that we're back together
Only when we're reunited does the world brighten up and life becomes worth living again


Oh darling the way I'm feeling
My love for you is so strong that it's overwhelming and hard to put into words


I don't even want to waste an hour sleepin'
Every moment spent sleeping is a second away from you, and therefore, deprived of joy and happiness


Cause that's a long, long time to live without your love
The thought of spending even an hour without you is agonizing, filling me with a sense of heartache and longing


You know a lifetime it ain't worth livin'
Without you being a part of my life, every moment is gloomy and lacking in purpose


Without you in it every second every minute
My life would be a barren existence without your love filling every moment of it


Cause that's a long, long time
The thought of spending a lifetime without you by my side is unbearable, and I can't even fathom the suffering it would bring


Yeah that's a long, long time
The mere idea of living without your love inspires a deep sense of fear and dread


Hmm and you know that I
There's no question about it - I am fully aware and accepting of the fact that I need your love to survive


Can't live without your love
Simply put, life is not worth living without the companionship and affection you bring to my existence


Hmm oh darlin'
My love for you is so strong that there's simply no need for words - I'll always choose you, no matter what


I can't live without your love
My love for you is all-consuming and undeniable, and I'll never be able to live without it in my life


Oh oh oh yeah
My love for you will never falter or vanish - it will always burn bright like the stars above




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dougthespud

Ahh, V sets in the old woodgrain & green interiors & SRA candy liveried fronts, T, M, S sets, St James, Museum, Sydney Terminal stations, the Hawkesbury River Bridge & Koolewong station....Great to see so many scenes I'm familiar with in this video clip! Fantastic song too lyrically. ☺☺

David Karner

This song was filmed at the old central train station in sydney nsw Australia

dougthespud

It's the interurban / country trains concourse at the part of Central known as Sydney Terminal.

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