Come to Me
Hugh Jackman & Anne Hathaway Lyrics
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Can't keep myself together
And maybe I just won't last
If I'm not with you forever
Now my heart is at stake, I feel, I could break
I might die if you leave
Friends, ask why I smile, it's 'cause all the while
Come take me, I'm ready for
All that I've never tasted
Come wake me, let's make up for
All of the time we've wasted
Now I'm touching the stars, I'm up here on Mars
I can barely breathe
Friends, ask why I smile, it's 'cause all the while
I've got you up my sleeve
Baby, I would never leave you
Now we're touching the stars, we're up here on Mars
We can rarely breathe
I'm afraid to come down and lose what I've found
Afraid you might leave
Come save me, come save me
(Come save me, come save me)
Save me
(Save me, save me)
Come save me now
These lyrics speak to a desperation to cling to a relationship that is seemingly slipping through the singer's fingers. The singer is "fading fast" and "can't keep [themself] together". The opening lines set a somber tone that carries through the rest of the song. The singer is so afraid of losing their partner that they feel they "might die" if their partner were to leave them. The imagery of having their heart "at stake" and feeling like they could "break" emphasizes the intense emotions of the moment.
The pre-chorus emphasizes the singer's reliance on their partner. The singer is able to smile "all the while" because they have their partner "up [their] sleeve". This imagery brings to mind a magician who has a trick up their sleeve to save the day. The chorus is a plea for the partner to save them. The repetition of "come save me" and "save me" emphasizes the urgency of the situation. The singer believes that if their partner doesn't save them, they "just won't last".
The second verse builds on this idea of desperation, as the singer recognizes that they've wasted time without their partner. They're ready to make up for that lost time and the singer feels like they're "touching the stars" now that they're with their partner. However, this excitement is tempered by a fear that this happiness will be short-lived. The singer is "afraid to come down and lose what [they've] found" because they're "afraid [their partner] might leave". The song ends with a final plea for the partner to save the singer.
Line by Line Meaning
Come save me, I'm fading fast
I need you to rescue me because I'm losing my strength
Can't keep myself together
I cannot hold myself together anymore
And maybe I just won't last
Maybe I will not survive without you
If I'm not with you forever
If I cannot be with you for eternity
Now my heart is at stake, I feel, I could break
I'm risking my heart, and I might end up shattered
I might die if you leave
Leaving me will cause me significant harm
Friends, ask why I smile, it's 'cause all the while
People wonder why I smile, but it's because
I've got you up my sleeve
I have you as my secret weapon
Come take me, I'm ready for
Please take me, I'm prepared for
All that I've never tasted
Everything that I have yet to experience
Come wake me, let's make up for
Wake me up and make up for
All of the time we've wasted
All of the time that we've misspent
Now I'm touching the stars, I'm up here on Mars
I feel like I'm reaching for the sky, I'm up so high
I can barely breathe
It's hard for me to catch my breath
Baby, I would never leave you
I promise I would never abandon you
Now we're touching the stars, we're up here on Mars
We're reaching great heights together
We can rarely breathe
It's challenging for us to breathe up here
I'm afraid to come down and lose what I've found
I'm scared to return to my former life and risk losing what I've discovered with you
Afraid you might leave
Scared that you'll depart from me
Come save me, come save me
Please rescue me, I need you
(Come save me, come save me)
Save me
Rescue me
(Save me, save me)
Come save me now
Please save me right away
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: PETER WOOLNOUGH ALLEN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@nics5655
Fantine's Death: Come to Me
Les Misérables
Cosette, it's turned so cold
Cosette, it's past your bedtime
You've played the day away
And soon it will be night
Come to me, Cosette, the light is fading
Don't you see, the evening star appearing?
Come to me, and rest against my shoulder
How fast the minutes fly away
And every minute is colder
*Dear Fantine, Cosette will be here soon
*Dear Fantine, she will be by your side
Come Cosette. My child, where did you go?
*Be at peace, be at peace evermore
My Cosette
*Will live in my protection
Take her now
*Your child will want for nothing
Good Monsieur, you come from God in Heaven
And tell Cosette I love her
And I'll see her when I wake
@charliecastle
Fantine's death is so much sadder in the book but this scene has done it justice. I remember throwing the book across the room, I was so upset.
@justanotherbohemian3827
BathoryBat Tell me, how was the book? Her death, I mean. What made you so upset about it?
@shadow3546
I’ll remind myself not to do when I’m near that part
@vr4312
When Fantine had her two front teeth pulled and sold because of Thenardier’s ransoms, I was beside myself — threw the book...... even resented the author.....Never had such a visceral reaction from a work of fiction.
Victor Hugo is undoubtedly one of Western civilization’s greatest minds.
@aradi96
There're so many story threads in this book where good people suffer and die a horrible death It's a very sorrowful but ultra-realistic view of human life. These things happen in real life every day...
@chooseyourpoison5105
Yes, I'm actually rather glad they left that bit out of the stage version - I can remember feeling physically sick at reading that bit. Not at the gruesome fact of having one's teeth pulled (although that's awful enough) but feeling such a gut-wrenching mix of horror and pity that someone could be forced to sink so utterly low, I actually felt ill.
@Ingogloo
"Tell Cosette I love her and I'll see her when I wake"
My eyes are sweating
@gothgirlgraveyard3539
Same, I need some deodorant
@natedogg4116
I can't read that line without crying, let alone watch it. Absolutely heart wrenching.
@artistictalent
Same here. Must be allergies.