The current incarnation of the band includes Jones, lead vocalist Kelly Hansen, bass guitarist Jeff Pilson and multi-instrumentalist Tom Gimbel.
With ten multi-platinum albums and sixteen Top 30 hits, Foreigner is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world with a formidable musical arsenal that continues to propel sold-out tours and album sales, now exceeding 75 million. Responsible for some of rock and roll’s most enduring anthems including Juke Box Hero, Feels Like The First Time, Urgent, Head Games, Say You Will, Cold as Ice, Hot Blooded, and the worldwide #1 hit, I Want To Know What Love Is, Foreigner continues to rock the charts more than thirty years into the game.
Too Late
Foreigner Lyrics
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Seems like we're strangers
Acting like we don't know somethings wrong
We've been hanging on
To whats dead and gone,
Have we finally reached the point of no return?
Is the price we're paying way to steep
I believe
It's too late to take
Back the things you did to me
It's to bad it's too late (it's too bad to late)
I've tried but this time you've gone and crossed the line
It's too bad it's too late
It's a shame
But we have ourselves to blame
The question is can we be made as friends?
Do we we stand a chance? (don't we stand a chance)
Or will our time pass
This is just the way the story ends
Your saying all the words I've long to hear
I know your sorry baby one things clear
I believe
It's too late too take
Back the things you did to me
It's too bad it's too late (it's too bad to late)
I've tried but this time you've gone and crossed the line
It's bad it's too late (it's too late too late)
It's too late too take back the things you did to me
It's too bad it's too late (it's too bad too late)
I've tried but this time you've gone and crossed the line
It's too bad it's too late
It's too late too take back the things you did to me
It's too bad it's too late (it's too bad to late)
Oh it's too late
I've tried but but this time you've gone and crossed the line
It's too bad it's too late
Don't you know it's much too late
I can't take it baby no it's late
I wanna say it for you I don't wanna stay it's too late
In "Too Late" by Foreigner, the singer and their lover have been avoiding the fact that something is wrong in their relationship despite the fact that they are acting like strangers. They have been clinging to the past, but have finally reached the point of no return. The price they are paying for the promises they couldn't keep is too steep. The singer acknowledges that they have gone too far and crossed a line, and while the other person is saying all the right things, it's too little, too late. The singer is trying to move on, but the timing and actions are no longer aligned, and so it's time to part ways.
The lyrics provide a clear depiction of a relationship that is beyond repair. The imagery evokes the feelings of regret, sorrow, and loss that come with the realization that something significant has come to an end. The chorus drives home the point that it's too late for the singer to reconcile or go back to the way things were, and the time to move on has come.
Line by Line Meaning
Here we are
We are in this present moment
Seems like we're strangers
It feels like we don't know each other anymore
Acting like we don't know somethings wrong
We are pretending that everything is okay when clearly it is not
We've been hanging on
We have been trying to make things work
To whats dead and gone,
To a relationship that has already ended
Have we finally reached the point of no return?
Is it too late to salvage our relationship?
Is the price we're paying way to steep
The cost of staying in this relationship may be too high
For all the promises we could not keep
We made promises that we were unable to fulfill
It's too late to take Back the things you did to me
Your actions have caused too much damage that cannot be undone
Its to bad it's too late (it's too bad to late)
It's a pity that we didn't act sooner
I've tried but this time you've gone and crossed the line
You have done something that I cannot forgive
It's a shame
It's regretful that things have come to this
But we have ourselves to blame
We are both responsible for the state of our relationship
The question is can we be made as friends?
Can we still have a positive relationship as friends?
Do we we stand a chance? (don't we stand a chance)
Is there any hope for us?
Or will our time pass
Maybe our time together has come to an end
This is just the way the story ends
Perhaps our relationship was never meant to last
Your saying all the words I've long to hear
You're finally apologizing and expressing remorse
I know your sorry baby one things clear
I can tell you genuinely regret what has happened
It's too late too take back the things you did to me
Your actions have already caused too much hurt
It's bad it's too late (it's too late too late)
It's unfortunate that it took so long for us to address the issues
Don't you know it's much too late
You should have acted sooner
I can't take it baby no it's late
I cannot continue to deal with the hurt and pain
I wanna say it for you I don't wanna stay it's too late
I want to communicate my true feelings, but it may be too late for us to reconcile
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd
Written by: DEREK MURPHY, LORENZO DECHALUS, MAXWELL DIXON, KEITH R. JONES, CHRIS LIGGIO
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