Stronger
Jonah McGowan Lyrics
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You made it home alone but you know you were wrong .
I just need your skin for one last night .
I can be your darkness if you be my light .
And ever since we ended
I feel so alone now .
I just want to wake up with your head laid on my chest.
And something in the distance
Coming from the lighthouse
Makes me think of all those nights we never laid to rest .
Alone in your hotel room
Waiting in the darkness,
Listening to silence like it's never going to end .
I miss you in the winter,
Colder nights are lonely,
Put aside your doubts and find your answers in my bed.
And maybe in the moment
I can start to heal us .
Leave your high-heeled shoes and your blue dress there on the floor .
I will make you stronger
Make you really love me .
Give me everything you got 'till you ain't got nomore .
So grab me and hold on .
I need you and all along
You told me you can't stay.
Tomorrow's not like today .
And sometimes i just know
You'd be here if i didn't go .
They're chances that we take
And mistakes we've got to make
In the first verse of Jonah McGowan's song "Stronger," he sings about a tumultuous relationship where one person is trying to pull the other back from the brink of something. It's unclear what that something is, but it's clear that the person isn't listening and makes it home alone, but knows they were wrong. In the second half of the verse, Jonah sings about their current situation, where he needs the other person's skin for one last night, and in exchange, he can be their darkness if they're his light. This paints a picture of a fleeting, tumultuous romance where both parties are in need of something from the other.
In the second verse, Jonah sings about the aftermath of the relationship, where he feels alone now that it's over, and he longs to wake up with the other person's head laid on his chest. Something in the distance, coming from the lighthouse, makes him think of all the nights they never laid to rest. This refers to the idea that their relationship was tumultuous and that there was always something going on between them, making it hard for them to get any rest. The verse then ends with Jonah further emphasizing his loneliness, waiting in the darkness, listening to silence like it's never going to end.
Line by Line Meaning
You said you'd pull me back if i'm too far gone.
You promised to save me from myself if I went too far.
You made it home alone but you know you were wrong .
You may have made it home, but you know you made a mistake.
I just need your skin for one last night .
I crave intimacy with you for one final time.
I can be your darkness if you be my light .
I can be the negative to your positive, if you let me.
And ever since we ended
I feel so alone now .
Since we broke up, I feel terribly lonely.
I just want to wake up with your head laid on my chest.
All I want right now is to have you close to me.
And something in the distance
Coming from the lighthouse
Makes me think of all those nights we never laid to rest .
The distant lighthouse brings back memories of restless nights we spent together.
Alone in your hotel room
Waiting in the darkness,
Listening to silence like it's never going to end .
Being alone in a hotel room, waiting in darkness, can make you feel like the silence will never come to an end.
I miss you in the winter,
Colder nights are lonely,
Put aside your doubts and find your answers in my bed.
During the winter, I miss you more because the cold, lonely nights are harder to bear. Come to my bed and put your doubts aside to find answers.
And maybe in the moment
I can start to heal us .
Perhaps, in a special moment between us, we can start to fix our relationship.
Leave your high-heeled shoes and your blue dress there on the floor .
Take off your shoes and your dress and stay with me.
I will make you stronger
Make you really love me .
I'll help you become stronger and make you love me like you've never loved before.
Give me everything you got 'till you ain't got nomore .
Give me everything you've got until there's nothing left.
So grab me and hold on .
Just hold on to me tight.
I need you and all along
You told me you can't stay.
I've always needed you, but you said you couldn't stay.
Tomorrow's not like today .
Things change and tomorrow won't be like today.
And sometimes i just know
You'd be here if i didn't go .
Sometimes I feel like you'd still be here if I hadn't left.
They're chances that we take
And mistakes we've got to make
Life is full of risks and mistakes that we have to take and make.
Contributed by Arianna S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.