She explains that it’s impossible to love this person and give him what he needs if he doesn’t tell her how he’s feeling and just hides it all from her.
Impossible
Christina Aguilera Lyrics
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(There you go, Chris, what's up?)
I just got somethin' on my mind
(Speak on it, girl)
Oh, mm, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh (yeah), oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
It's impossible
It's impossible to love you
If you don't let me know what you're feeling, yeah, oh
It's impossible for me to give you what you need, oh yeah
If you're always hiding from me, oh
I don't know what hurt you
I just, I wanna make it right
'Cause boy, I'm sick and tired of trying to read your mind
It's impossible (impossible)
Oh, baby, it's impossible (impossible) for me to love you
It's the way it is
It's impossible (impossible)
Oh, baby, it's impossible (impossible)
If you're makin' it this way
Impossible to make it easy
If you always tryin' to make it so damn hard, oh, yeah (yeah)
How can I, how can I give you all my love? Baby, oh
If you're always, always puttin' up your guard? Oh
This is not a circus
Don't you play me for a clown
How long can emotions keep on going up and down?
It's impossible (impossible)
Oh, baby, it's impossible (impossible) for me to love you
It's the way it is
It's impossible (impossible)
Oh, baby, it's impossible (impossible)
If you keep treatin' me this way (over and over)
Over (impossible), impossible, baby (impossible)
Oh, if you're makin' it this way, this way (way)
(Impossible) oh, baby, it's impossible (impossible)
If you're makin' it this way
Oh, yeah (yeah)
Hey, oh yeah
In Christina Aguilera's song Impossible, the singer is expressing her feelings of frustration and heartbreak over her inability to love her partner. She begs for her partner to let her know what he's feeling and to stop hiding from her. She admits that it's impossible for her to give him what he needs if he's always putting up his guard and making it difficult for her. She doesn't know what hurt him, but she's willing to make things right if he'll just communicate with her. She's tired of trying to read his mind and feels like she's being played for a fool. The song is a plea for honesty and vulnerability in a relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Play somethin' for me, Alicia
Christina requests Alicia to perform a piece of music, indicating that she has something on her mind to share.
I just got somethin' on my mind
Christina declares that she has a problem that she needs to talk about.
It's impossible
Christina asserts that it is beyond her ability to maintain a relationship with her partner under the present circumstances.
It's impossible to love you
Christina states that she cannot love her partner if they refuse to communicate their feelings or thoughts to her.
If you don't let me know what you're feeling, yeah, oh
Christina emphasizes the need for her partner to express their emotions and thoughts to her.
It's impossible for me to give you what you need, oh yeah
Christina says that she can't provide her partner with what they need if they keep hiding their issues from her.
If you're always hiding from me, oh
Christina laments that her partner does not open up and instead, hides behind their facade.
I don't know what hurt you
Christina acknowledges that she is unaware of what may have caused her partner's pain.
I just, I wanna make it right
Christina expresses her desire to rectify the problem between them.
'Cause boy, I'm sick and tired of trying to read your mind
Christina resents the fact that she has to guess what her partner is thinking about.
Impossible (impossible)
Christina reinforces her stance that it is impossible for her to sustain her relationship with her partner in the present circumstances.
It's the way it is
Christina comes to terms with the reality of her relationship's status.
Impossible to make it easy
Christina finds it impossible to fix her relationship if her partner doesn't make it easy for her.
If you always tryin' to make it so damn hard, oh, yeah (yeah)
Christina expresses frustration with her partner's refusal to simplify things and make it harder for her to make things right.
How can I, how can I give you all my love?
Christina reveals that she wants to be able to provide her partner with all of her love.
If you're always, always puttin' up your guard? Oh
Christina finds it hard to love her partner if they keep putting up their defensive wall.
This is not a circus
Christina insists that their relationship is not a joke or a game.
Don't you play me for a clown
Christina warns her partner not to take her for granted or take advantage of her.
How long can emotions keep on going up and down?
Christina wonders how long their relationship's instability can last before it breaks them apart.
If you keep treatin' me this way (over and over)
Christina expresses her dissatisfaction with the way her partner treats her, repeating it over and over.
Over (impossible), impossible, baby (impossible)
Christina reiterates the impossibility of sustaining their relationship under the circumstances.
Oh, if you're makin' it this way, this way (way)
Christina attributes the relationship's decline to her partner's actions.
(Impossible) oh, baby, it's impossible (impossible)
Christina re-emphasizes the fact that their relationship is doomed under the present circumstances.
Hey, oh yeah
Christina ends her song with a melody, indicating a blend of hopelessness and longing to overcome the challenge in her relationship.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Alicia J. Augello-Cook
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