D… Read Full Bio ↴Laura Fygi (born August 27, 1955, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch singer.
Daughter to a Dutch father, a manager at Philips, and an Egyptian mother, a belly dancer by profession, Fygi lived with her parents in South America for the first eight years of her life.
Between 1987 and 1991, she was a member of popular Dutch girl-band, Centerfold. During performances, the trio dressed themselves in sexy lingerie. They had hits in the Netherlands and all over Europe, and were equally famous in Japan.
In 1991, the ladies of Centerfold stopped performing and Fygi (together with Rowan Moore) started a band called The Backlot. After one performance in Dutch theatre Paradiso, an album was expected, but Mercury Records had already asked Fygi to make a solo album. This first album, Introducing Laura Fygi, comprised mostly jazz numbers, and was produced by Ruud Jacobs. In the album, Fygi was accompanied by celebrated Belgian musician Toots Thielemans.
For Once In My Life
Laura Fygi Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Someone I’ve needed so long
For once unafraid I can go where life leads me and somehow I know I’ll be strong
For once I can touch what my heart used to dream of
Long before I knew
Someone warm like you
Who have my dreams come true
For once in my life I won't let sorrow hurt me
Not like it's hurt me before
For once I have someone I know won't desert me
I’m not alone anymore
For once I can say
This is mine you can’t take it
As long as I know I have love I can make it
For once in my life I have someone who needs me
For once I can say
This is mine you can’t take it
As long as I know I have love we can make it
For once in my life I have someone who needs me
The song "For Once in My Life" by Laura Fygi talks about the joy and relief that comes with finding someone to love and who loves you back. The opening lines, "For once in my life I have someone who needs me, someone I've needed so long," set the tone for the rest of the song which is filled with hope, optimism, and gratitude.
The singer expresses that she is no longer afraid of what life has in store for her because she has someone by her side who gives her the strength to face any challenge. Through finding this person, she is able to reach for the dreams she had always hoped for, but never thought she could achieve. She remarks that this person is "someone warm like you, who makes my dreams come true."
The singer had previously experienced sorrow and pain in her life, but now she knows that her newfound love will never desert her, and this makes her feel less alone. She is confident that her love is strong enough to withstand anything that may come their way, and she proclaims, "This is mine, you can't take it. As long as I know I have love we can make it." Overall, the song is a beautiful expression of the transformative power of love.
Line by Line Meaning
For once in my life I have someone who needs me
I have finally found someone who really needs me for the first time in my life.
Someone I’ve needed so long
I have waited for a long time to find someone who I really needed and who needed me too.
For once unafraid I can go where life leads me and somehow I know I’ll be strong
I am no longer afraid of what life has in store for me because I know that with this person by my side, I will find the strength to face anything.
For once I can touch what my heart used to dream of
I am now able to experience the dreams and desires that I had longed for in my heart.
Long before I knew someone warm like you
Even before I met someone as kind and loving as you, I had already wished for someone like you to be in my life.
Who have my dreams come true
You have helped me to make my dreams a reality.
For once in my life I won't let sorrow hurt me
I am determined to not let sadness and pain affect me anymore.
Not like it's hurt me before
I have experienced hurt and sadness before, but this time it will be different because of the love and support I have.
For once I have someone I know won't desert me
I finally have someone who I can rely on and who will not leave me behind.
I’m not alone anymore
I no longer feel lonely and isolated because I have this person in my life.
For once I can say This is mine you can’t take it
I am proud of what I have and I know that no one can take it away from me.
As long as I know I have love I can make it
As long as I have the love and support of this person, I know that I can overcome any obstacle.
For once in my life I have someone who needs me
I am grateful to finally have someone who truly needs and values me in their life.
For once I can say This is mine you can’t take it
I am confident in what I have and I know that it is not something that anyone can take away from me.
As long as I know I have love we can make it
With the love and support of each other, we know that we can overcome any challenge that life throws our way.
For once in my life I have someone who needs me
I am grateful to have someone who needs and loves me unconditionally.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ronald N. Miller, Orlando Murden
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind