On My Own
Charlotte Jaconelli Lyrics
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Pretending he's beside me
All alone
I walk with him till morning
Without him
I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me
In the rain the pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever
And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there's a way for us
I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone
The river's just a river
Without him
The world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers
I love him
But every day I'm learning
All my life
I've only been pretending
Without me
His world will go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known
I love him
I love him
I love him
But only on my own
The lyrics of Charlotte Jaconelli's song "On my Own" express the feeling of immense love, loneliness, and longing. The song describes a woman who is walking alone, pretending that the man she loves is walking beside her. She imagines his arms around her, guiding her every step of the way, and feels as though he has found her when she is lost. The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "I love him" but adds the line "but only on my own," implying that even though her love for him is real, it cannot be physical.
Line by Line Meaning
On my own
Alone, without him.
Pretending he's beside me
Imagining his presence even though he's not there.
All alone
Completely by myself.
I walk with him till morning
In my mind, I imagine walking with him through the night until morning.
Without him
In his absence.
I feel his arms around me
I imagine his embrace.
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me
I think of him and he brings me comfort when I'm lost or lost in thought.
In the rain the pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever
In my imagination, the world around me becomes magical and I only see myself with him.
And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there's a way for us
I acknowledge that it's not real but I still hold onto the hope for a future together.
I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone
The river's just a river
I have strong feelings for him but the reality is he's not here with me.
Without him
The world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers
Without him, everything in the world seems dull and uninviting.
I love him
But every day I'm learning
All my life
I've only been pretending
I realize I've been living in a fantasy and need to face reality.
Without me
His world will go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known
He will continue on with his life without me and find happiness that I've never experienced.
I love him
I love him
I love him
But only on my own
I have love for him but it is only in my own mind and imagination.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Herbert Kretzmer, Jean Marc Natel, Claude Michel Schonberg, Alain Albert Boublil, John Caird, Trevor Robert Nunn
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