Circumstance
Maywood Lyrics


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Circumstance
by Maywood
(Music: Alice May, Words: Alice May)

Verse
There's a woman standing alone in the hall.
Waiting for someone to call,
a simple call to say: "Hello".
There's a stranger, asking me what time it is.
Maybe he knows what I miss tonight.

Chorus
A circumstance,
where I wouldn't stand a chance.
A hotel full of strangers and me.
I said: "Good-bye, but let me tell you why.
I make my own decision,
don't need any permission.
Room seven-o-three, that's me".

Verse
Close the window and as I look in the night.
It tells me you can't stay inside,
forever...
Lost a fortune, lost all I had in one day.




There was no reason to stay,
oh no...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Maywood's song "Circumstance" depict a woman who finds herself alone in a hotel full of strangers, waiting for a phone call from someone who never comes. The opening line immediately sets the tone of loneliness and isolation, with the woman standing alone in the hall. She longs for a simple call from someone to say "hello," yet no one does. The stranger who asks her what time it is seems out of place in this world of strangers, further emphasizing the woman's displacement. The chorus speaks to the circumstance she finds herself in, one where she feels she wouldn't stand a chance. Despite this, she asserts her independence, declaring that she makes her own decisions and doesn't need anyone's permission. The lyrics suggest a sense of loss and despair, with the woman having lost both a fortune and all she had in one day, leaving her with no reason to stay.


The lyrics paint a picture of someone who is struggling to find her place in the world and asserting her independence and self-reliance despite her circumstance. The hotel setting serves as a metaphor for the transience of life and the fleeting nature of human connection. The woman is surrounded by strangers, emphasizing the sense of alienation and loneliness she feels, and yet, she declares that she doesn't need anyone's permission to make her own choices. Overall, the song suggests the importance of independence and self-reliance in the face of challenging circumstances.


Line by Line Meaning

There's a woman standing alone in the hall.
A female person is positioned alone in the hallway.


Waiting for someone to call,
Expecting an incoming phone call from someone.


a simple call to say: "Hello".
Just a brief phone conversation to greet one another.


There's a stranger, asking me what time it is.
An unknown person is requesting to know the current time.


Maybe he knows what I miss tonight.
Possibly, the person understands what the artist is longing for nowadays.


A circumstance,
The present situation or condition.


where I wouldn't stand a chance.
An environment or setting where the singer has zero likelihood of success.


A hotel full of strangers and me.
A situation where the artist is present in a hotel with unfamiliar people.


I said: "Good-bye, but let me tell you why.
The artist declared farewell, but before leaving wants to explain something.


I make my own decision,
The choice is entirely made by the artist themselves.


don't need any permission.
There is no requirement for approval from someone else.


Room seven-o-three, that's me".
The location of the artist's room in the hotel is on the seventh floor, room three.


Close the window and as I look in the night.
The singer shuts down the window and gazes at the dark skies.


It tells me you can't stay inside, forever...
The evening elucidates that it's not possible to stay indoors always.


Lost a fortune, lost all I had in one day.
The singer has gone bankrupt and lost everything they possessed in just one day.


There was no reason to stay,
There wasn't any sensible motive to remain in that situation anymore.


oh no...
Expression of disappointment or regret.




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Comments from YouTube:

AlexT AlexT

Какие же медляки клёвые у Maywood, особенно Gone Without on Reasons, аж слёзы наворачиваются,,,

Сергей Карпенко

Хороши были девочки,прекрасные вокальные данные, особенно у шатенки,голос супер,

63 Rambler

Dutch pop songs have such strange lyrics to me, but the music is amazing. Love these two. And the socks picture :-)

Minh Dang

Beautiful! The song that held my childhood forever.

Hantharo

Maywood made great music and this is one their best!

Quang Nguyen

I love this song so much !

Александр Док и юмор

За душу берёт!!!

Mihaela Nechifor

Twee dames.Beautiful.Love your voice, Caren !!

Miguel Saiz

Nice song!

hugensjr

Pim Koopman (producer, musician and what not) all over the place! Alice can write good songs! And Caren sings beautifully! I'm curious about the process between Pim and Alice (and Caren) to make this such a great song (who-did-what).

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