Hey
Mandy Moore Lyrics


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C'mon!
One! Two!
One, Two, Three, Four!

It was a couple of years ago
I was sitting beside my window
And never will make the same mistake
'Cause that's when he walked on by
For almost a year, I followed
And I don't regret a single day

And then he changed
And proceeded to tear from me
Every inch of soul, you see
And he's kept it to this day

And I turn,
Everytime
I find a piece of him in corners of my mind
So I washed it all away

And time, it took me time
But I have left those memories back and far behind
He called me yesterday
Just to say hey!

I was the last to know
Such an infatuation
That I can say with certainty

And then he changed
And proceeded to tear from me
Every inch of soul, you see
And he's kept it to this day

And I turn,
Everytime
I find a piece of him in corners of my mind
So I washed it all away

And time, it took me time
But I have left those memories back and far behind
He called me yesterday
Just to say hey!

It took me a lifetime to forget you, but I did
I never want to see your face or speak your name again

And I turn,
Everytime
I find a piece of him in corners of my mind
So I washed it all away

And time, it took me time
But I have left those memories back and far behind
He called me yesterday




Just to say hey!
(fade out)

Overall Meaning

The song Hey by Mandy Moore tells a story of a past relationship that was initially full of love and infatuation. The singer mentions sitting by her window a few years ago when she saw the person she ended up dating walk by. They spent almost a year together, but things changed, and he became a different person who tore every inch of her soul apart from her. Although it took her some time, she finally left those memories behind and forgot about her ex, only for him to call her one day just to say hey. While the song appears to have a happy ending where the singer has moved on from her past love, the repetition of the phrase "every time I find a piece of him in corners of my mind" and the need to keep washing it all away shows that certain aspects of the relationship still linger in her thoughts and memories.


One possible interpretation of the lyrics is that the song deals with the process of letting go of a past relationship and the mixed feelings that come with it, including the urge to forget the painful memories and move on but also the lingering emotional attachments that are hard to shake off. The chorus "every time, I find a piece of him in corners of my mind" represents the singer's struggle with the memories of the past relationship and her efforts to put them behind her. The phrase "he called me yesterday just to say hey" suggests that the ex might still have some feelings for the singer and wants to reconnect, adding another layer of complexity to the situation.


Line by Line Meaning

It was a couple of years ago
The time when everything that happened in the song started


I was sitting beside my window
The setting of the beginning of the story


And never will make the same mistake
A vow to avoid repeating an error in the past


'Cause that's when he walked on by
The initial encounter with the subject of the song


For almost a year, I followed
The duration of an intense fascination


And I don't regret a single day
A feeling of happiness in retrospect that everything eventually led to the present moment


And then he changed
A shift in behavior of the subject of the song


And proceeded to tear from me
The emotional impact of the change in the relationship


Every inch of soul, you see
The depth of the emotional damage


And he's kept it to this day
The impact of the relationship lingers


And I turn,
Feeling perplexed despite time passing


Everytime
Frequency of feeling caught off guard


I find a piece of him in corners of my mind
Importance of the past relationship cannot be erased despite the emotional damage caused by it


So I washed it all away
Trying to forget and let go of the impact of the past relationship


And time, it took me time
The time needed to heal and move on


But I have left those memories back and far behind
A sense of liberation and moving on


He called me yesterday
An unexpected reunion with the subject of the song


Just to say hey!
The nonchalant, casual nature of the phone call


It took me a lifetime to forget you, but I did
The difficulty of forgetting someone important, but successful in doing so


I never want to see your face or speak your name again
A decisive statement and closure to the past relationship




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Comments from YouTube:

Andreew O'Hara

Wish this had been on her 'best of', such a great track. Have loved her transformation over the years, Wild Hope is still one of my all-time favourite albums. Hope we get the new one in 2016.

Andrew P

Wild Hope is a masterpiece!

Diana Reyes

This song used to be in her website! Takes me back to the good old days (: the simple life (:

Misch America

When you get all hyped as to where is the sound coming from. Hahaha those times

Chack Bass

Yess ,i also remember when I discovered and fell in love with this song on her website back in 2007.

Richard Lanchbury

Literally one of my favorite songs ever,... She's a icon, a legend, the voice of a generation! I can't believe the person who posted this song? Not only found it, but is still alive???!! 🤯 Literally a miracle, a gift from the gods and a mystery fir the ages??!!. ☺

Dxnlink

Richard Lanchbury you dick I forgot you wrote this 😂 at least you wrote the truth x

Dxnlink

I still love this song... it just takes me back to a time in my life!

prettygunneryuna

I remember this on her website!!!!! I found it! Thank you for posting this! This is one of her best!

Court Clark

This is the best-quality version of this I've heard! I ripped it from her website years ago but the quality was pretty low... Love this song though. If she doesn't release it then someone else should!

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