Missing
Everything but the Girl(48Th. St. Collective) Lyrics
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I'm walking down your street again
And past your door, but you don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there
Now you've disappeared somewhere, like outer space
You've found some better place
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
Could you be dead?
You always were two steps ahead, of everyone
We'd walk behind while you would run
I look up at your house
And I can almost hear you shout down to me
Where I always used to be
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
Back on the train, I ask why did I come again?
Can I confess, I've been hanging round your old address?
And the years have proved
To offer, nothing since you've moved
You're long gone, but I can't move on
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
I step off the train
I'm walking down your street again
And past your door, I guess you don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there
Now you've disappeared somewhere, like outer space
You've found some better place
And I miss you,
And I miss you,
You found some better place
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, yeah, like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, and I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, yeah, like the deserts miss the rain
The deserts miss the rain
Like the deserts miss the rain
Like the deserts miss the rain,
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, yeah, like the deserts miss the rain
The song "Missing" by Everything but the Girl (48th. St. Collective) is a melancholic tribute to a lost love. The first verse sets the scene, as the singer steps off a train and walks down the street where his/her former lover used to live, only to find that the person has moved on to a "better place." The chorus repeats the haunting refrain "And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain," conveying the depth of the singer's longing and sadness.
In the second verse, the singer wonders if the lost love could be dead, or if he/she simply left and the years have brought nothing but emptiness. Despite knowing that the person is gone, the singer cannot move on and is still haunted by memories of the past. The final repetition of the chorus brings the song full circle, leaving the listener with a sense of lingering loss.
Overall, the lyrics capture the pain and emptiness of losing someone you care about deeply, and the sense of longing that can linger long after the person is gone.
Line by Line Meaning
I step off the train
Upon arriving, I disembark from the train
I'm walking down your street again
I proceed to move down the path where you once resided
And past your door, but you don't live there anymore
I approach your residence, but it's no longer your abode
It's years since you've been there
It's been many moons since you last occupied this space
Now you've disappeared somewhere, like outer space
Now you're gone, like you've ventured to the depths of the cosmos
You've found some better place
You found somewhere more suitable for you
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
I yearn for you, much like the dry, arid sands ache for precipitation
Could you be dead?
Is it possible that you've passed away?
You always were two steps ahead, of everyone
You were always ahead of the crowd, always progressing more quickly
We'd walk behind while you would run
While we trudged along, you sprinted ahead
I look up at your house
I direct my attention to your former dwelling
And I can almost hear you shout down to me
I can nearly perceive your voice calling out to me from above
Where I always used to be
Where I habitually situated myself in relation to you
Back on the train, I ask why did I come again?
Returning to the train, I wonder why I returned here once more
Can I confess, I've been hanging round your old address?
May I admit to loitering around your past abode?
And the years have proved to offer, nothing since you've moved
Since you relocated, the years that have transpired have been meaningless
You're long gone, but I can't move on
You've been absent for a prolonged period, yet I can't seem to progress
And I miss you
I yearn for your presence
You found some better place
You located somewhere more appropriate for you
The deserts miss the rain
The barren lands await and desire the life-sustaining precipitation
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JAMES THOMAS SMITH, OLIVER SIM, ROMY ANNA MADLEY CROFT
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@davidbeaine
Lyrics:
I step off the train
I'm walking down your street again
And past your door, but you don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there
Now you've disappeared somewhere, like outer space
You've found some better place
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
Could you be dead?
You always were two steps ahead, of everyone
We'd walk behind while you would run
I look up at your house
And I can almost hear you shout down to me
Where I always used to be
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
Back on the train, I ask why did I come again?
Can I confess, I've been hanging round your old address?
And the years have proved
To offer, nothing since you've moved
You're long gone, but I can't move on
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
I step off the train
I'm walking down your street again
And past your door, I guess you don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there
And now you've disappeared somewhere, like outer space
You've found some better place
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, yeah
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, and I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, yeah
Like the deserts miss the rain
The deserts miss the rain
Like the deserts miss the rain
Like the deserts miss the rain
Like the deserts miss the rain
@ukturk7510
Lyrics 🎶 🎶 🎶
I step off the train
I'm walking down your street again
And past your door, but you don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there
And now you've disappeared somewhere, like outer space
You've found some better place
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
Could you be dead?
You always were two steps ahead, of everyone
We'd walk behind while you would run
I look up at your house
And I can almost hear you shout down to me
Where I always used to be
And I miss you (like the deserts miss the rain)
And I miss you (like the deserts miss the rain)
Back on the train, I ask why did I come again?
Can I confess, I've been hanging round your old address?
And the years have proved
To offer, nothing since you've moved
You're long gone, but I can't move on
And I miss you (like the deserts miss the rain)
And I miss you, yeah (like the deserts miss the rain)
And I miss you
I step off the train
I'm walking down your street again
And past your door, I guess you don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there
And now you've disappeared somewhere, like outer space
You've found some better place
And I miss you, yeah
And I miss you
You found some better place
And I miss you (like the deserts miss the rain)
And I miss you, yeah (like the deserts miss the rain)
And I miss you, and I miss you
(Like the deserts miss the rain)
And I miss you, yeah (like the deserts miss the rain)
The deserts miss the rain
(Like the deserts miss the rain)
Like the deserts miss the rain
(Like the deserts miss the rain)
And I miss you, yeah (like the deserts miss the rain)
Your Welcome ❤
@allenkramer2143
63 years old.
I remember when this song came out.
For me, it put into words how I felt about the people in my life that had passed away.
I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain.
Gone, but not forgotten.
Love U
Miss U, Soooo much
See you on the other side someday
Can't wait to see you again.
@mystery_partner
I step off the train
I'm walking down your street again
Past your door
But you don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there
Now you've disappeared somewhere
Like outer space
You've found some better place
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
Could you be dead?
You always were two steps ahead of everyone
We'd walk behind while you would run
I look up at your house
And I can almost hear you shout down to me
Where I always used to be
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
Back on the train, I ask why did I come again?
Can I confess, I've been hanging round your old address?
The years have proved
To offer nothing since you've moved
You're long gone, but I can't move on
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain (yeah I miss you)
I step off the train
I'm walking down your street again
Past your door
I guess you don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there
And now you've disappeared somewhere
Like outer space
You've found some better place
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, yeah
Like the deserts miss the rain (I miss you)
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, yeah
Like the deserts miss the rain (like the deserts miss the rain)
like the desets miss the rain
(Like the deserts miss the rain) and I miss you, yeah
(Like the deserts miss the rain) oh, how I miss you
(Like the deserts miss the rain)
@10hetitor
Everything But The Girl - Missing (Official Music Video) [Lyrics:] January 14, 2024
[Verse 1]
I step off the train
I'm walking down your street again
And past your door but you don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there
Now you've disappeared somewhere like outer space
You've found some better place
[Chorus]
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
[Verse 2]
Could you be dead?
You always were two steps ahead, of everyone
We'd walk behind while you would run
I look up at your house
And I can almost hear you shout down to me
Where I always used to be
[Chorus]
And I miss you (Like the deserts miss the rain)
And I miss you (Like the deserts miss the rain)
[Verse 3]
Back on the train I ask why did I come again?
Can I confess I've been hanging around your old address?
And the years have proved
To offer nothing since you moved
You're long gone, but I can't move on
[Chorus]
And I miss you (Like the deserts miss the rain)
And I miss you (Like the deserts miss the rain)
And I miss you
[Verse 4]
I step off the train
I'm walking down your street again
And past your door, I guess you don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there
Now you've disappeared somewhere, like outer space
You've found some better place
And I miss you, yeah
And I miss you
You've found some better place
[Outro]
And I miss you (Like the deserts miss the rain)
And I miss you, yeah (Like the deserts miss the rain)
And I miss you, and I miss you
(Like the deserts miss the rain)
And I miss you, yeah (Like the deserts miss the rain)
The deserts miss the rain
(Like the deserts miss the rain)
Like the deserts miss the rain
(Like the deserts miss the rain)
And I miss you, yeah (like the deserts miss the rain)
Written By Ben Watt & Tracey Thorn
@logan5326
I step off the train 🚝
I'm walking down your street again
Past your door 🚪
But you don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there 📆
Now you've disappeared somewhere 💨
Like outer space ✨
You've found some better place
And I miss you 😔
Like the deserts miss the rain 🌧️
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
Could you be dead? ☠️
You always were two steps ahead of everyone 2️⃣
We'd walk behind while you would run 🏃🏻♂️
I look up at your house 🏡
And I can almost hear you shout down to me
Where I always used to be
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
Back on the train, I ask why did I come again? 🤔
Can I confess, I've been hanging round your old address?
The years have proved
To offer nothing since you've moved
You're long gone, but I can't move on
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain (yeah I miss you)
I step off the train
I'm walking down your street again
Past your door
I guess you don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there
And now you've disappeared somewhere
Like outer space
You've found some better place
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, yeah
Like the deserts miss the rain (I miss you)
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, yeah
Like the deserts miss the rain (like the deserts miss the rain)
like the desets miss the rain
(Like the deserts miss the rain) and I miss you, yeah
(Like the deserts miss the rain) oh, how I miss you
(Like the deserts miss the rain)…🎶🎵🌧️🗽
@henriqueramos3197
"Missing"
Released: 8 August 1994
[Verse 1]
I step off the train
I'm walking down your street again
And past your door
But you don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there
Now you've disappeared somewhere
Like outer space
You've found some better place
[Chorus]
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
[Verse 2]
Could you be dead?
You always were two steps ahead
Of everyone
We'd walk behind while you would run
I look up at your house
And I can almost hear you shout
Down to me
Where I always used to be
[Chorus]
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
[Verse 3]
Back on the train
I ask why did I come again
Can I confess
I've been hanging around your old address?
And the years have proved
To offer nothing since you moved
You're long gone
But I can't move on
[Chorus]
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
[Verse 4]
I step off the train
I'm walking down your street again
And past your door
I guess you don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there
Now you've disappeared somewhere
Like outer space
You've found some better place
And I miss you
And I miss you
You've found some better place
[Outro]
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, yeah
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, yeah
Like the deserts miss the rain
Like the deserts miss the rain
Like the deserts miss the rain
Produced By Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt & John Coxon
Written By Ben Watt & Tracey Thorn
Album AMPLIFIED HEART (1994)
@beaubiden9293
Who’s listening to this masterpiece in 2024?
@user-qt4ug5of7f
Good memories
@gustanski
Never stopped. Love them!
@TMANN-jo1ps
Me too. February 5, 2024.
@eugenebuckley7657
Great song
@Mostly_bad
I wore the “Walking Wounded” CD out back in the day.
@earthculture214
It will never be like it was in the 90s. What a time...
@juancarlosbritolopez1296
La mejor época q vivimos está en nuestra mente. Nuestros corazones
@travistheentertainertv6870
💯.........The good days!!!
@streetsmart.69
This is not just a song it’s a feeling. The saddest part about nostalgia is knowing you’re never going back