Missing
Herbie Garrett 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
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
The lyrics to Herbie Garrett's song "Missing" describe the feeling of longing for someone who has left your life. The singer is walking down the street, past the door of someone they used to know, but who is no longer there. The person has disappeared "like outer space" and found a "better place," leaving the singer to miss them like the deserts miss the rain.
The singer questions whether the person they miss is even still alive, as they were always so far ahead of everyone else. The past memories of walking behind this person are juxtaposed with the present reality of their absence. The years since they left have offered nothing for the singer, who feels stuck in their longing and unable to move on.
The repetition of the line "like the deserts miss the rain" emphasizes the depth of the singer's longing and the sense of emptiness they feel without this person in their life. The contrast between the vast, empty deserts and the life-giving rain creates a powerful image of the magnitude of the singer's loss.
Line by Line Meaning
I step off the train
I disembark from the train
I'm walking down your street again
I make my way along the road where you reside
And past your door, but you don't live there anymore
I walk beyond your entrance, but you no longer occupy that space
It's years since you've been there
It has been a considerable amount of time since you have frequented that place
Now you've disappeared somewhere, like outer space
You have vanished to some unknown location, akin to the cosmos
You've found some better place
You have discovered a place that surpasses your previous abode in some way
And I miss you
I have a nostalgic longing for you
Like the deserts miss the rain
I miss you to the degree that arid regions yearn for precipitation
Could you be dead?
Is it plausible that you are deceased?
You always were two steps ahead, of everyone
You habitually outmaneuvered others in any given situation
We'd walk behind while you would run
We trailed behind you while you sprinted ahead
I look up at your house
I gaze upward at your dwelling
And I can almost hear you shout down to me
I am nearly able to hear your voice call out to me
Where I always used to be
Where I typically stood in the past
Back on the train, I ask why did I come again?
While aboard the train, I ponder why I returned here once more
Can I confess, I've been hanging round your old address?
May I admit that I have been lingering near your previous residence?
And the years have proved, to offer, nothing since you've moved
The time that has passed has shown that there has been no advantage gained since your departure
You're long gone, but I can't move on
Although you departed long ago, I cannot seem to progress beyond the situation
And I miss you, yeah
And indeed, I long for your presence
The deserts miss the rain
The parched regions are in need of precipitation
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BEN WATT, TRACEY THORN
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