"I Love You Always Forever" was hugely successful on U.S. radio, staying at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks and spending thirteen consecutive weeks at number one on the airplay chart. It exceeded one million "spins" on radio to claim its place in music industry history as the most-played single up to that point. The single reached number five on the UK Singles Chart in 1996. The popularity of the song shot Lewis's debut album, Now in a Minute, to platinum status.
Her second LP, Blue Planet, won critical acclaim, but it was largely overlooked by the public. Although it eventually produced a U.S. number-one dance single, "Love Him", Lewis parted ways with Atlantic Records and independently produced her third LP, Be Still, which featured Lewis on an almost entirely acoustic set. Lewis was featured as a guest vocalist on several trance music/house music recordings. Her most recent LP, In the Pink, was release in 2008.
Nothing Ever Changes
Donna Lewis Lyrics
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Roadless ... wilderness ...
Faded ... and discarded ... the last leaves gone ... gone ...
And let me tell you
Nothing Ever Changes ... Nothing Ever Changes ...
Farewell ... to my first love ...
Farewell ... for all time ...
And let me tell you
CHORUS
Lay down ... let it break down ... the hidden tortures ... to and end
...
CHORUS
The lyrics of Donna Lewis's song Nothing Ever Changes describe the feeling of being isolated and abandoned in an empty wilderness. The singer is standing in a desolate place, where there are no roads and no sign of life. The last leaves have fallen and been discarded, leaving the singer with a sense of loss and loneliness. The repeated refrain of "Nothing Ever Changes" emphasizes the feeling of being stuck in this stagnant and unchanging world.
The next verse talks about saying goodbye to a first love, perhaps indicating that the singer has been abandoned by someone they cared deeply about. The line "Pleasure for the loving" suggests that there were happy times, but now that is all gone. The final line "there they lie eye to eye'' suggests that the singer and their former lover face each other in the memory of the past. The chorus repeats the theme of letting go and allowing things to break down and come to an end.
Overall, the lyrics of Nothing Ever Changes express a sense of resignation and acceptance of the transitory nature of life. The singer realizes that there is a certain beauty in the impermanence of things, and that they must let go of the past in order to move forward and find meaning in the present.
Line by Line Meaning
Standing ... in isolation ...
Feeling alone and abandoned in a desolate place, cut off from the world and any human connection.
Roadless ... wilderness ...
Being lost and without direction in a vast, untamed expanse of nature where no clear path or road exists.
Faded ... and discarded ... the last leaves gone ... gone ...
Feeling like a forgotten, worn-out remnant of the past, washed away and discarded like the last leaves falling from a tree.
And let me tell you
The artist is emphasizing the importance of what they are about to say.
Nothing Ever Changes ... Nothing Ever Changes ...
Despite the passage of time, things remain the same and there is no hope for improvement or progression.
Farewell ... to my first love ...
Saying goodbye to a past love, indicating feelings of nostalgia and longing for a time that has passed.
Farewell ... for all time ...
Accepting that goodbye is final and that there is no hope for a future reunion or reconciliation.
Pleasure ... for the loving ... there they lie ... eye to eye ...
Intimate lovers enjoying each other's company and lying together face-to-face, indicating a moment of connection and affection.
And let me tell you
Again emphasizing the importance of what will be said next.
Lay down ... let it break down ... the hidden tortures ... to and end ...
Releasing one's pain and suffering by confronting and accepting it, allowing it to fall apart and come to an end.
CHORUS
Repeating the previously established theme that nothing ever changes, highlighting the futility and despair associated with that idea.
CHORUS
Once more reinforcing the central message that everything remains the same, with no hope for a brighter future.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DONNA LEWIS
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