Jonas and Plunkett are a songwriting duo from Lon… Read Full Bio ↴JONAS AND PLUNKETT
Jonas and Plunkett are a songwriting duo from London. They write and perform songs with strong melodies and intelligent, memorable lyrics. The songs are positive and upbeat, yet emotionally appealing. The performance is pure with frequent use of vocal harmony - echoing the sounds of the Everly Brothers, Lennon and McCartney and Simon and Garfunkel. The sound of the live performances is matched in the studio recordings with sparse use of percussion, allowing the vocal blend, and natural organic sounds of the acoustic guitar and cello to combine perfectly.
IT WAS YOU
Jonas And Plunkett Lyrics
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Vers 1
I don´t want to fight with you no more
A wonderful idea, but stillborn
You were the beginning, not the end
I think this is now or never
It made me fall behind
Maybe this gets to big
But you were always in my mind
Vers 2
10 years is a long time
It´s not the fall. The ground
The bottom of it all
I don´t want to get even
I don´t want you to win
Just suck it up and move on
A palm against my chin
Ref
Oh what a sight to behold
Blown out in nothingness
A waste of time
The lyrics of Jonas And Plunkett's song It Was You convey a message of regret, sadness and pain in a relationship that has come to an end. The opening line "It´s no fun hurting someone who means nothing to you" suggests that the person he is talking to, who has obviously been hurt, didn't mean much to him anymore. He doesn't want to fight with her anymore, he sees that it's a lost cause and maybe he has been trying to fight for something that was not worth it. "You were the beginning, not the end" means that there were good times in the relationship, but it all came to an end. The line "I think this is now or never" suggests that he has reached a point where he knows it's time to move on, the situation can't go on forever and he needs to make a decision.
In the second verse, he talks about the duration of the relationship, "10 years is a long time." He compares the situation to falling, saying "It´s not the fall. The ground. The bottom of it all," implying that it's not the end of the relationship that hurts but the realization that it's over. He acknowledges that he doesn't want to get even or for his partner to win, but he just wants to move on. The line "A palm against my chin" could be interpreted as a gesture of surrender, he's giving up the fight.
The chorus "Oh what a sight to behold. Blown out in nothingness. A waste of time" suggests that the relationship has come to an end with nothing to show for it. It has ended so suddenly and abruptly with everything that happened feeling like a waste of time.
Line by Line Meaning
I don´t want to fight with you no more
I don't want to engage in conflict with you any longer
A wonderful idea, but stillborn
Our plans were great, but they never came to fruition
You were the beginning, not the end
You were the start of something, not the conclusion
I think this is now or never
I feel like this is the decisive moment
It´s not what we signed up for
This is not what we agreed to
It made me fall behind
It caused me to fall behind in life
Maybe this gets too big
Perhaps this situation becomes too overwhelming
But you were always in my mind
Despite everything, I always thought of you
10 years is a long time
A decade is quite a lengthy period
It´s not the fall. The ground
It's not the descent itself, but the impact on the ground
The bottom of it all
The deepest part of the issue
I don´t want to get even
I don't desire revenge
I don´t want you to win
I don't want you to succeed over me
Just suck it up and move on
Just accept it and move forward
A palm against my chin
I'm deep in thought and contemplation
Oh what a sight to behold
What a remarkable thing to witness
Blown out in nothingness
Disappearing without a trace
A waste of time
All this effort was for nothing
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Jonas Schwartz
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