According to the Everytime Songfacts, Britney wrote this about her ex-boyfriend, Justin Timberlake. She said she wrote it at a hard time in her life.
Produced by Guy Sigsworth, it was released as the album's third single during the second quarter of 2004. Critics have rated the song, "By far the best vocally," from Spears, and it is also commonly cited by fans as being one of her best songs.
Everytime
Britney Spears Lyrics
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Take my hand
Why are we
Strangers when
Our love is strong?
Why carry on without me?
And every time I try to fly I fall
I feel so small
I guess I need you baby
And every time I see
You in my dreams
I see your face
It's haunting me
I guess I need you baby
I make-believe
That you are here
It's the only way
That I see clear
What have I done?
You seem to move on easy
And every time I try to fly I fall
Without my wings
I feel so small
I guess I need you baby
And every time I see
You in my dreams
I see your face
You're haunting me
I guess I need you baby
I may have made it rain
Please forgive me
My weakness caused you pain
And this song's my sorry
At night I pray
That soon your face will fade away
And every time I try to fly I fall
Without my wings
I feel so small
I guess I need you baby
And every time I see
You in my dreams
I see your face
You're haunting me
I guess I need you baby
The song "Everytime" by Britney Spears is a heartfelt ballad that touches upon the emotions of loss, regret, and the desire to reconnect with a lost love. The lyrics express the confusion and frustration that come with trying to move on from a relationship that still holds a strong emotional presence. The song starts with the singer noticing her love as a stranger even though their love is still strong. She questions why they carry on without each other and wonders why they can't be together.
The chorus of the song talks about the singer's failure to move on without her partner. She compares herself to someone without wings, unable to fly and feel empowered. The singer admits that she still needs her partner and sees his face haunting her dreams. She is still very much in love with him and can't seem to move on from him.
In the verse, the singer makes-believe that her partner is still with her, and this is the only way she sees things more clearly. She also comes to terms with her mistakes and admits that her weakness caused her partner pain. She then expresses her apology and sings that the song is her way of saying sorry. The song ends with the singer praying for her partner's face to fade away from her dreams.
In conclusion, "Everytime" is an intense and emotional ballad that digs deep into the singer's emotions of loss and love. It portrays a narrative of a love that is strong but complicated and the desire to reconnect with her lost love.
Line by Line Meaning
Notice me
I want you to pay attention to me
Take my hand
I want to be with you
Why are we
I wonder why we're not together
Strangers when
We used to know each other so well
Our love is strong?
Our love used to be strong, but now it's gone
Why carry on without me?
Why continue without me if we used to be so in love?
And every time I try to fly I fall
Whenever I try to move on, it doesn't work out
Without my wings
I feel helpless and lost without you
I feel so small
Without you, I feel insignificant
I guess I need you baby
I realize that I can't live without you
And every time I see
Whenever I imagine you being with me
You in my dreams
I can only dream of being with you
I see your face
I see your face in my mind
It's haunting me
I can't stop thinking about you
I may have made it rain
I might have caused problems between us
Please forgive me
I'm sorry for what I did
My weakness caused you pain
My inability to handle things caused you pain
And this song's my sorry
This song is my apology to you
At night I pray
I hope for things to work out between us
That soon your face will fade away
So that I can move on and stop missing you
I guess I need you baby
I need you more than anything
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Annette Stamatelatos, Britney Spears
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Notice me
Take my hand
Why are we
Strangers when
Our love is strong?
Why carry on without me?
And every time I try to fly I fall
Without my wings
I feel so small
I guess I need you baby
And every time I see
You in my dreams
I see your face
It's haunting me
I guess I need you baby
I make-believe
That you are here
It's the only way
That I see clear
What have I done?
You seem to move on easy
And every time I try to fly I fall
Without my wings
I feel so small
I guess I need you baby
And every time I see
You in my dreams
I see your face
You're haunting me
I guess I need you baby
I may have made it rain
Please forgive me
My weakness caused you pain
And this song's my sorry
At night I pray
That soon your face will fade away
And every time I try to fly I fall
Without my wings
I feel so small
I guess I need you baby
And every time I see
You in my dreams
I see your face
You're haunting me
I guess I need you baby
Mermaid Melissa
I don't know how to help you but your not alone. We are all with you. Prayers for you. Love.
Gabi Kwiatek
bro its been like 11 years
Soniaja Malenfant
that song is sad it makes me cry
Carrie Briggs
Yes, I absolutely agree! 🌹🙏♥️ #FREEBRITNEY
Carrie Briggs
@Gabi Kwiatek Have you not been seeing what's going on with Britney?
Soniaja Malenfant
she went To mail i d ont remémore whay
aaranpan
I just randomly remembered this song after all these years. It broke me as a young teenager and it's still hauntingly beautiful now
SARSBABE
Snap, it just randomly came to my head and I remembered how much I loved the song and the emotion that goes with it and the video. Amazing
Denise Yapura
X3. Exact fweling right now
Muhanad Cruise
This song will never die and will always give me goosebumps for some reason