Lisa Ekdahl (born 29th July 1971 in Stockholm) is a Swedish singer and song… Read Full Bio ↴Lisa Ekdahl (born 29th July 1971 in Stockholm) is a Swedish singer and songwriter in popular music and a jazz singer. Her debut was in 1990 with Peter Nordahls jazz trio and she contributed to an album with Toni Holgersson. She has a contract with EMI. The self named debut album, Lisa Ekdahl, was released in 1994. She has so far published ten albums, six of them in Swedish and four in English.

Awards: Tree Grammis (Swedish) and the Rockbear (Rockbjörn) in 1994, for best female artist, best female pop-singer, and album of the year.

Since You've Been Gone
Lisa Ekdahl Lyrics

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In the silence of my mind
I can see our love was just a line
To a grasp of air
That's nowhere

And while I wait for love's embrace
My life is but a race
Since you're gone now

All my light is left to waste

I never learned the rule
That love can be so cruel
When it's over and done
Now I can't believe
That what they say is true
How love can be renewed
Because once it's abused
Then it's through

There's no laughter in your smile
And all that's left are shadows in my mind
Of a different place
And your face

And in the quiet of my heart
The sadness lingers on

Now I just have a different point of view
Since you've been gone

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Lisa Ekdahl's song "Since You've Been Gone" are a powerful exploration of the aftermath of a failed relationship. The opening lines, "In the silence of my mind, I can see our love was just a line, to a grasp of air that's nowhere," immediately set the tone for the song's depiction of a love that was never truly there. Ekdahl sings of waiting for love's embrace, but with the departure of her partner, her life has become a race, and all her light has been left to waste.

The second verse sees Ekdahl admitting that she never learned the rule that love can be cruel, and now that it's over, she can't believe that love can be renewed. She sings of the pain of abuse, and how once love has been abused, it's over. The third verse sees Ekdahl reflecting on the laughter that's gone from her ex-partner's smile and how all that's left are shadows in her mind of a different place and a different face. The sadness lingers on as she admits to having a different point of view since her partner has been gone.

Line by Line Meaning

In the silence of my mind
When I'm alone with my thoughts

I can see our love was just a line
I realize our love was superficial and fleeting

To a grasp of air
It was never substantial or tangible

That's nowhere
And now it's gone forever

And while I wait for love's embrace
As I hope for a new love

My life is but a race
Time passes quickly

Since you're gone now
Since you left me

All my light is left to waste
I feel lost and without direction

I never learned the rule
I didn't understand the consequences

That love can be so cruel
Love can cause pain and heartache

When it's over and done
Once the relationship has ended