Where It Stays
Charlotte OC Lyrics


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I never knew I would cry when I heard your name
And now I'm running to your heart 'cause I feel the pain
We found the devil in our love, we found the way
Why do I feel like you're with me everywhere I lay?

Tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

It feels like a ghost is walking on my grave
If only you knew how long I'd wait
It makes me really angry when you can't relate
Makes me feel like you're living and I'm awake

So, tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

When we're not together, I'm so afraid
When we're not together, I'm so afraid

So, tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Oh, tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Oh, tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Oh, tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Oh, tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Tell me where your heart is




Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Overall Meaning

In Charlotte OC's song "Where It Stays," the singer is expressing her deep emotions and longing for her lost love. The song's lyrics convey the singer's sense of sorrow and loss, as she reflects on how she never expected to feel such deep sadness upon hearing her ex-partner's name. The singer reveals that she is trying to find a way to reconcile with her former lover, and that she feels the pain of separation deeply. The line "We found the devil in our love" suggests that their relationship was intense and possibly destructive, but nevertheless held a powerful attraction for both of them.


The chorus of the song repeatedly asks the subject of the singer's affections to reveal where their heart resides, where they keep it, and where it stays. The repetition of this chorus demonstrates the singer's desperation to reconnect with her former lover and to understand why they've gone separate ways. The references to ghosts and feeling "alive" when the other person is not present suggests that separation is deeply felt and possibly disorienting for the singer.


Overall, "Where It Stays" is a powerful and evocative ballad that captures the pain and longing of lost love, as well as the frustrations and confusion that can accompany a difficult breakup.


Line by Line Meaning

I never knew I would cry when I heard your name
The singer is surprised that hearing the person's name still brings her to tears.


And now I'm running to your heart 'cause I feel the pain
The singer seeks comfort in the person she is singing about because she is in pain.


We found the devil in our love, we found the way
The singer acknowledges that the love she shared with this person was not perfect, and that there were struggles along the way, but they were able to navigate through them.


Why do I feel like you're with me everywhere I lay?
The singer feels haunted by the memory of this person and their relationship, and cannot escape them.


It feels like a ghost is walking on my grave
The singer is overcome by a feeling of unease and discomfort, as if there is something not quite right or missing from her life.


If only you knew how long I'd wait
The singer feels that the person she is singing about does not understand the extent of her love and devotion to them.


It makes me really angry when you can't relate
The singer is frustrated by the fact that the person she is singing about does not seem to reciprocate her feelings or understand her pain.


Makes me feel like you're living and I'm awake
The singer feels as though she is living in a dream world in which this person is a vital part, but that reality is very different.


When we're not together, I'm so afraid
The singer is scared of the idea of being apart from this person, because they have become such an integral part of her life.


Tell me where your heart is Tell me where you keep it Tell me where it stays
The singer is pleading with the person she is singing about to open up to her and reveal the true nature of their relationship and feelings.




Lyrics © Budde Music Publishing GmbH, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: LINDA PERRY, CHARLOTTE O'CONNOR

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Lyrics
I never knew I would cry when I heard your name
And now I'm running to your heart 'cause I feel the pain
We found the devil in our love, we found the way
Why do I feel like you're with me everywhere I lay?

Tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

It feels like a ghost is walking on my grave
If only you knew how long I'd wait
It makes me really angry when you can't relate
Makes me feel like you're living and I'm awake

So, tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

When we're not together, I'm so afraid
When we're not together, I'm so afraid

So, tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Oh, tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Oh, tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Oh, tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Oh, tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays

Tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it
Tell me where it stays



Melody Fox

*...Tell me where your heart is
Tell me where you keep it

Tell me where it stays...*


and...sometimes...you bump into little gems, like this...💙💙

Charlotte OC, Where it Stays (2017)


LPM💙☮️🎵



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Ammie

Season 2 Virgin River Brought me here. I needed to hear this song entirely. Fate has a weird way of finding you.

bboom47

Me too I love it 🥰

Desiree

Oh my ... me too !! Love this 💖

Tonie

Ditto

Sujata Varma

Me too! On pause to find and listen to this song

Anna Satterly

yessss. that scene gave me chills #melandjack

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Hannah Koltick

From Greys Anatomy but I am sure I will have this song stuck on repeat for weeks. Such a glorious voice and vocals.

Maggi Berwind-Dart

Virgin River brought me here. What a beauty of a song!

TJ Savory

Me too. Lol

Andrea Vega Madrigal

Same!! I'm just watching second season 🧡🧡🧡

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