Movin' on
Ingrid and John Lyrics


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Sitting by a window
Staring at you
Suddenly everything will be alright
Though your looking past me
Staring at him
I still love you
I want only you
Though I'm looking right at you
You'll always look through me
Though I'm looking right at you
You'll always look through me

Though I'm looking right at you
You'll always look through me
Though I'm looking right at you
You'll always look through me

If you think this song's about you
Then you're wrong
You broke my heart
Now I'm through with you
Actually I'm not
Stacy please take me back

Though I'm looking right at you
You'll always look through me
Though I'm looking right at you
You'll always look through me

What does brad have that I don't?
You had better leave him




Before I move on
I'm movin' on

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Ingrid and John's song "Movin' On" describe the pain of unrequited love. The first verse begins with the singer sitting by a window, staring at the person they love who is looking past them at someone else. Despite this rejection, the singer still loves this person and wants only them. The repeated refrain, "Though I'm looking right at you, you'll always look through me," emphasizes the singer's feelings of being unseen and unheard.


The second verse takes a turn towards anger and bitterness, as the singer declares that the person they are addressing is not the subject of the song. The real person who broke their heart is Stacy, and the singer is not actually through with them: "Stacy please take me back." The final lines of the song suggest that the singer is ready to move on, telling the object of their affection to leave the person they are with before it's too late.


Overall, the lyrics to "Movin' On" capture the conflicting emotions of a love triangle, from longing and heartbreak to anger and resignation. The powerful imagery of looking through someone rather than truly seeing them adds to the emotional impact of the song.


Line by Line Meaning

Sitting by a window
The singer is currently sitting by a window


Staring at you
The singer is staring at a person


Suddenly everything will be alright
The singer believes that everything will be fine soon


Though your looking past me
The person the artist is staring at is not acknowledging them


Staring at him
The person the artist is staring at is looking at someone else


I still love you
Despite the person not acknowledging the singer, the singer still loves them


I want only you
The singer only wants to be with the person they are staring at


Though I'm looking right at you You'll always look through me Though I'm looking right at you You'll always look through me Though I'm looking right at you You'll always look through me
No matter how hard the artist tries to get the person's attention, they always feel invisible to them


If you think this song's about you Then you're wrong You broke my heart Now I'm through with you Actually I'm not Stacy please take me back
The artist is addressing someone who thinks they are the subject of this song, but they are not. The artist has moved on from the person who broke their heart, but then asks for them back by name


What does brad have that I don't? You had better leave him Before I move on I'm movin' on
The artist is questioning what another person (Brad) has that the person they are staring at wants. The artist warns the person to leave Brad before the artist moves on with their life




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Written by: Nik Baumert

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mircea talu

"I'm a free woman"
"You're my prisoneer"
"Yeah but I'm a free woman"
Im dying

Maddog Basil

Women ☕

Sunny

@Vanguard Pathetic bringing your politics into this seethe

Hagrid PS1

@BuliGw Plis Bro finding any reason to be misogynistic lmao

Я31W363R

Lmfao..... Hi incels! Still single and bitter?

Vanguard

Every feminists logic

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The Russian Smurf

The way he wakes up disturbed just because he was hard makes laugh every time

El Hermano Mexicano

Ahh that first boner is truly magical like a power has awakened

Hagrid PS1

Bro's utterly shocked lmao

Damien Nk

Ygritte - so you dont like girls ?
Jon - of course i like girls .
Ygritte - but you chose never to touch them
Jon - Crows before hoes .

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