Mandy
Barry Manilow Lyrics
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Raining down as cold as ice
Shadows of a man
A face through a window
Crying in the night
The night goes into
Morning, just another day
Looking in their eyes
I see a memory
I never realized
How happy you made me
Oh, Mandy
Well, you came and you gave without taking
But I sent you away
Oh, Mandy
Well, you kissed me and stopped me from shaking
And I need you today
Oh, Mandy
I'm standing on the edge of time
I've walked away when love was mine
Caught up in a world of uphill climbing
The tears are in my mind
And nothing is rhyming
Oh, Mandy
Well, you came and you gave without taking
But I sent you away
Oh, Mandy
Well, you kissed me and stopped me from shaking
And I need you today
Oh, Mandy
Yesterday's a dream
I face the morning
Crying on a breeze
The pain is calling
Oh, Mandy
Well, you came and you gave without taking
But I sent you away
Oh, Mandy
Well, you kissed me and stopped me from shaking
And I need you today
Oh, Mandy
You came and you gave without taking
But I sent you away
Oh, Mandy
You kissed me and stopped me from shaking
And I need you
today.
Barry Manilow's smash hit Mandy is an emotional ballad that tells the story of a man who once let a woman he loved slip away. The song begins with the singer reminiscing about his life and how he has faced difficult times in the past. He recalls a time when his life was raining cold as ice, and he was crying in the night, while looking at a man's face through a window. The following morning, he sees happy people passing him by and realizes how happy the woman named Mandy made him. He sings of how Mandy gave to him without taking from him and how she once kissed him and stopped him from shaking.
In the second verse, the singer admits he is standing on the edge of time and that he has walked away from love. He feels trapped in a world of uphill climbing where nothing is rhyming, and the tears are in his mind. He repeats the chorus, singing again how Mandy gave to him without taking anything away and how her kiss stopped him from shaking.
The final verse sees the singer waking up to face another day. He is crying on the breeze and the pain is calling him. He repeats the chorus one last time, declaring how much he needs Mandy now.
Overall, Mandy is a heart-wrenching tale of love lost, and the singer’s raw emotions are palpable. The song is a tribute to an unrequited love that many individuals have experienced at some point in their lives.
Line by Line Meaning
I remember all my life
Reflecting on past experiences that have stuck with them
Raining down as cold as ice
A feeling of coldness or emptiness within them
Shadows of a man
Faded memories of a past relationship
A face through a window
Seeing glimpses of their past in present experiences
Crying in the night
Experiencing emotional distress and sadness
The night goes into
The sadness and mourning continues
Morning, just another day
Life moves on
Happy people pass my way
Seeing others enjoying life while they struggle
Looking in their eyes
Contemplating what could have been
I see a memory
Remembering moments with the person they lost
I never realized
Taking for granted what they had with that person
How happy you made me
The person they lost brought them happiness
Oh, Mandy
Addressing the person they lost, named Mandy
Well, you came and you gave without taking
Mandy was selfless and gave love freely
But I sent you away
They pushed Mandy away or ended the relationship
Well, you kissed me and stopped me from shaking
Mandy had a calming effect on them
And I need you today
They still long for Mandy's presence
I'm standing on the edge of time
Feeling like time is running out for them to make things right
I've walked away when love was mine
Regret for letting go of love when they had it
Caught up in a world of uphill climbing
Struggling to find love in a difficult world
The tears are in my mind
Emotional pain that won't go away
And nothing is rhyming
Their life feels disjointed and without purpose
Yesterday's a dream
The past feels like a distant memory
I face the morning
Trying to move forward and tackle each new day
Crying on a breeze
Emotional pain still lingers
The pain is calling
The pain of loss is still present
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., MORRIS MUSIC, INC.
Written by: Richard Kerr, Scott David English
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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