This is the biggest Les Mis ever.
On My Own
Les Miserables - 25th Anniversary Concert Lyrics
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Don't want your money sir, I came out here 'cause I was told to
And now the night is near
Now I can make believe he's here
Sometimes I walk alone at night when everybody else is sleeping
I think of him and then I'm happy with the company I'm keeping
The city goes to bed
On my own, pretending he's beside me
All alone, I walk with him 'til morning
Without him, I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me
In the rain, the pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever
And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there's a way for us
I love him, but when the night is over
He is gone, the river's just a river
Without him, the world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers
I love him, but every day I'm learning
All my life, I've only been pretending
Without me, his world would go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known
I love him
I love him
I love him
But only on my own
The song "On My Own" from Les Miserables is a heartbreaking and poignant ballad of unrequited love. The singer, Eponine, is in love with a man who does not love her back. This is a tragic song that makes us feel the pain of her unreciprocated love.
Eponine is alone and has nowhere to go, but she does not want the money of anyone. She has come to this point because she was told to, but she is now left alone. The lyrics describe how she thinks of the man she loves and how she pretends that he is there with her. She walks alone at night, and she imagines that he is walking beside her, even though she knows that it is just in her head.
The song expresses Eponine's deep love for this man, and how she cannot help but think of him all the time. The lyrics paint a picture of the despair she feels, as she knows that the man she loves will never love her back. The song is a beautiful and powerful representation of the emotions that are felt when love is unrequited.
Line by Line Meaning
And now I'm all alone again nowhere to go no one to turn to
I am alone again, with no place to go and no one to lean on
Don't want your money sir, I came out here 'cause I was told to
I didn't come for your money sir, I just came here because I was asked to
And now the night is near
The night is getting closer
Now I can make believe he's here
Now I can imagine that he's here with me
Sometimes I walk alone at night when everybody else is sleeping
Sometimes I stroll alone, at night when everyone else is asleep
I think of him and then I'm happy with the company I'm keeping
I think of him and then I'm pleased with the company that I keep
The city goes to bed
The city sleeps, with all its inhabitants in their beds
And I can live inside my head
And I can live in my own world of thoughts
On my own, pretending he's beside me
I am alone, pretending that he is by my side
All alone, I walk with him 'til morning
Alone, I walk with him until the morning
Without him, I feel his arms around me
Without him, I can feel his embrace
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And when I lose my way, I close my eyes
And he has found me
And he has found me
In the rain, the pavement shines like silver
In the rain, the pavement has a silver sheen
All the lights are misty in the river
All the lights are hazy in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
In the darkness, the trees shine with starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever
And all I see is him and me, together, forever and ever
And I know it's only in my mind
And I know it's only in my imagination
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
That I am speaking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
And even though I know that he is unable to see
Still I say, there's a way for us
Yet I still say, there is still hope for us
I love him, but when the night is over
I love him, but when the night comes to an end
He is gone, the river's just a river
He is absent, and the river is just a river
Without him, the world around me changes
Without him, the world around me transforms
The trees are bare and everywhere
The trees are bare and scattered
The streets are full of strangers
The streets are filled with unfamiliar faces
I love him, but every day I'm learning
I love him, but every day I learn
All my life, I've only been pretending
All my life, I have only been pretending
Without me, his world would go on turning
Without me, his world would still go on
A world that's full of happiness
A world that is full of joy
That I have never known
That I have never experienced
I love him
I love him
I love him
I love him
I love him
I love him
But only on my own
But only when I am alone
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Herbert Kretzmer, Jean Marc Natel, Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Albert Boublil, John Caird, Trevor Robert Nunn
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Paula Piqueras
And now I'm all alone again nowhere to go
No one to turn to
Without a home, without a friend
Without a face so say hello to
And now the night is near
Now I can make believe he's here
Sometimes I walk alone at night
When everybody else is sleeping
I think of him and then I'm happy
With the company I'm keeping
The city goes to bed
And I can live inside my head
On my own, pretending he's beside me
All alone, I walk with him 'til morning
Without him, I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me
In the rain, the pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever
And forever
And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there's a way for us
I love him, but when the night is over
He is gone, the river's just a river
Without him, the world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers
I love him, but every day I'm learning
All my life, I've only been pretending
Without me, his world would go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known
I love him...
I love him...
I love him...
But only on my own
Samuel D.J. Cox
I think this is 1,000,000x more powerful, magical and haunting than the film version - from orchestration to performance...
Jonathan Doelander
Always
Teti
Yeah I heard they told her to underperform so she wouldn’t outshine anyone in the film due to her experience.. and yet she still outshined them all 😂
tomgallowitz
@Teti except Aaron he was her equal, may not have done Les Mis but he was strong as well, the stage principles definitely outshined their Hollywood companions
Sharpe
@tomgallowitz Not to mention perfectly cast. If I remember right, Enjolras is described as blonde and angelic looking.
AdamLambboy
@Teti girl held back and still outperformed everyone.
Francesca
i hate how i can't watch one vid of sam singing this without the lea stans comparing her to lea. they're both amazing and shouldn't be pitted against each other.
Dan
To be fair, Lea is already an icon by now. It’s a good thing for Sam to be compared to her tbh (if you think about it in a positive light). Like being compared to Judy Khun (as Cosette) or Philip Quast (as Javert), it’s like an accolade.
It’s not like Nick Jonas being compared to Michael Ball just to troll him (because tbh Nick is nowhere near Michael), unless of course if that’s how y’all view it when Sam and Lea are mentioned in the same sentence, then that’s a different story
jph
Honestly, I prefer her singing this and Lea singing I Dreamed a Dream. But I'm uncultured and have only seen a handful of videos. I do like Lea, of course, her singing A Whole New World with Peabo is amazing. But Samantha does this one right, for me.
lauro pinca
I not a fan of Lea but Lea has set a standard that the new versions have been trying to copy or pass it.