Looking for You
Lone Bellow The Lyrics
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Was easy to see
It took you away,
Further from me.
Shifting through this house and photographs
I think of you,
Much more than I should
And I'm falling down,
Like its holy ground
I'm looking for you again,
I'm looking for you again.
Small regrets
That live in the dark
I've written them down
But I know them by heart.
Counted the cost of this loneliness
I've paid for my crime
And some day I'll die
With you in my mind.
And I'm falling down,
Like its holy ground
I'm looking for you again,
I'm looking for you again.
I'm not letting you go again,
Now letting this story end.
I'm not letting you go again,
Now letting this story end.
Oh we're all not letting you go again
I'm not letting the story end,
Oh I'm not letting you go again,
I'm not letting this story end
And I'm falling down,
Like its holy ground
I'm looking for you again,
I'm looking for you again.
And I can't go without
And there's always down
I'm looking for you again,
I'm looking for you again.
In "Looking for You," The Lone Bellow sings about a relationship that has broken down, and the pain of losing someone you love. The opening lines of, "Your break down, was easy to see / It took you away, further from me," suggest that one person in the relationship may have had a breakdown or a moment of crisis, which ultimately drove them apart. The lyrics continue to describe the singer's struggle to move on and let go of the relationship. They find themselves constantly thinking about the person they have lost, and struggling to come to terms with their absence.
The verse, "Small regrets that live in the dark / I've written them down but I know them by heart," suggests that the singer has been dwelling on the little things they could have done differently in the relationship, but ultimately they know that these regrets will not change the fact that they are now alone. The chorus, "And I'm falling down, like it's holy ground / I'm looking for you again, I'm looking for you again," describes the intensity of the singer's longing for their lost love. They feel like they are falling apart and their search for the other person has taken on a spiritual quality.
As the song progresses, the singer becomes more determined to hold on to the memory of their lost love. They sing, "I'm not letting you go again / Not letting this story end," suggesting that they will not give up hope of finding the person they love, even if it means holding on to a memory. The final lines of the song, "And there's always doubt / I'm looking for you again," suggest that the singer knows the search for their lost love is uncertain, but they are willing to keep looking, no matter what.
Line by Line Meaning
Your break down,
Your mental and emotional breakdown,
Was easy to see
Was very apparent, noticeable without effort,
It took you away,
It pulled you - mind and spirit - apart from me,
Further from me.
Further emotionally from me.
Shifting through this house and photographs
Going through our home and the memories we shared in photographs,
I think of you,
You come to my mind,
Much more than I should
More often than what would be considered healthy or normal,
More than I should.
More than can be considered a healthy or normal amount.
And I'm falling down,
I'm emotionally struggling and tormented,
Like its holy ground
As if it is a sacred, revered place I'm entering,
I'm looking for you again,
I am searching for you within myself again,
I'm looking for you again.
I am searching for the version of you that I used to know.
Small regrets
Minor feelings of remorse,
That live in the dark
That are hidden in the depths of my mind,
I've written them down
I have taken note of them in writing,
But I know them by heart.
But I have memorized them by heart.
Counted the cost of this loneliness
Measured the price I'm paying for my solitary life,
I've paid for my crime
I have suffered from the consequences of my wrongdoing,
And some day I'll die
One day, I'll perish,
With you in my mind.
But at the end, you will still be in my thoughts.
I'm not letting you go again,
I am refusing to let go of the memory of you again,
Now letting this story end.
I will ensure that our story not end because of my persistence.
Oh we're all not letting you go again
All of us are not able to let go of the memories of the person we miss,
I'm not letting the story end,
I am determined to keep the story alive in my mind,
Oh I'm not letting you go again,
Again, I'm refusing to let go of the memory of you,
I'm not letting this story end
I will ensure that our story not end because of my persistence.
And I can't go without
I am unable to continue without the memory of you,
And there's always down
There will always be difficult times,
I'm looking for you again,
And during those difficulties, I will search for the parts of you that I still hold dear,
I'm looking for you again.
I am searching for the memories to keep on surviving.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: SKINNY F. WILLIAMS, HENRI JOUNI KRISTIAN LANZ, WILLIAM ROBERT RAPPAPORT
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