Repetition
Luca Giacco Lyrics
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Just like before
I've been a lonely boy
Since I walked out your door
If there's a life for us,
I don't know
But I can't live like this
Anymore
It's repetition
I'm coming back to you
Repetition
The only thing I can do
I'm coming back to you
This time to stay
If I've learned one thing
It's that I can't stay away
The time I spend alone has nothing to give
The life I lead alone has nowhere to live
It's repetition
I'm coming back to you
Repetition
The only thing I can do
And I can still recall
How you would hold me
The way a vast wave
Broke so slowly
It's repetition
I'm coming back to you
Repetition
The only thing I can do
Repetition
And we can see this through
It's repetition
I'm coming back to you
The lyrics to Luca Giacco & Stereo Dub's song Repetition tell the story of a person who has been away from their loved one, but now realizes that they can't live without them. They have been lonely and realized that their time spent alone has nothing to give. They want to come back to this person, even though they don't know if there's a life for them. The time spent alone and the life led alone is only repetition, and they know that they need to come back to their loved one to break the cycle.
The poet then reminisces about the past and how they remember being held by this person. They recall the way they were held, like a vast wave that broke so slowly. This memory adds to their resolve to return to their loved one. They know that they can't stay away and that coming back to their loved one is the only thing that they can do. The lyrics outline the power of love and how it can compel someone to break the cycle of loneliness and repetition.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm coming back to you
Returning to the person referred to in the song.
Just like before
Returning in a manner that is similar to previous occasions.
I've been a lonely boy
The person has experienced loneliness.
Since I walked out your door
Loneliness started after leaving the person being referred to.
If there's a life for us,
I don't know
Uncertainty about what the future holds for the two people involved.
But I can't live like this
Anymore
The person cannot continue living in a state of loneliness.
The time I spend alone has nothing to give
It's repetition
The experience of spending time alone is repetitive and doesn't yield any positive outcomes.
The only thing I can do
The only option available to the person is to return to the person being referred to.
And I can still recall
How you would hold me
The way a vast wave
Broke so slowly
Recalling pleasant memories of how the person was held by the individual being referred to, with the imagery of a slow-breaking wave being evocative of a peaceful sensation.
And we can see this through
The two people can make this work despite past challenges and difficulties.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: PAUL ROBB
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