Anything Anywhere
Melissa Ferrick Lyrics


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I want you
To know me
To need me
Smile when I call your name

I want you
To never
Look at
Anyone else this way

So strange
This something
We have between us
And it's not fair
If you've never
Loved this way

Anything, anywhere
I would give everything I own away
Always I will sing
Picturing you singing right back to me

I want you
To know that
I will always have you
No matter if never
Physically in my arms again
This love
Is like
Mercury
Splitting off
Endlessly
Every time I try
To nail it down

Anything, anywhere
I would give everything I own away
Always I will sing
Picturing you singing right back to me

Too bad
The best love hurts so much
But it's so good yes
The best love hurts so much

Anything, anywhere
I would give everything I own away
Always I will sing
Picturing you singing right back to me

Anything, anywhere
I would give everything I own away
Always I will sing
Picturing you singing right back to me
Sing it right back
Sing it right back
Sing it right back
Back to me
Anything ... Anywhere
Anything ... Anywhere




Anything ... Anywhere
Anything ... Anywhere

Overall Meaning

In this song, Melissa Ferrick expresses her desire to be known and needed by someone else, specifically the person she is addressing in the lyrics. She wants to be the only one that this person looks at in a special way, and she acknowledges that the love they share is something out of the ordinary. She references the fact that their love is complicated, like mercury splitting off endlessly whenever she tries to nail it down. Despite the difficulty of their relationship, Ferrick is willing to give anything she owns away if it means being with this person and continuing to sing to each other.


Throughout the song, Ferrick acknowledges the pain that comes with loving someone deeply. The lyrics "too bad, the best love hurts so much, but it's so good, yes, the best love hurts so much" demonstrate the paradoxical nature of true love. It can be incredibly fulfilling, but it can also bring a lot of pain and heartache.


Overall, "Anything Anywhere" is a song about the complexities and challenges of love. Ferrick acknowledges the difficulties but also celebrates the joy and fulfillment that comes with loving someone deeply.


Line by Line Meaning

I want you
I desire you


To know me
To understand me


To need me
To require me


Smile when I call your name
To be happy upon hearing me call your name


I want you
I desire you


To never
To abstain from


Look at
Gaze upon


Anyone else this way
In the same way you look at me, look at nobody else


So strange
Odd, peculiar


This something
This thing, this undefined feeling


We have between us
The relationship that exists between us


And it's not fair
It is unjust, not reasonable


If you've never
Unless you have never


Loved this way
Felt love in this particular way


Anything, anywhere
Whatever it may be, wherever it may happen


I would give everything I own away
I would relinquish all my possessions


Always I will sing
I will sing perpetually


Picturing you singing right back to me
Imagining you singing in response to me


I want you
I desire you


To know that
To be aware that


I will always have you
I will always have you in my thoughts


No matter if never
Even if it never


Physically in my arms again
Be physically embraced by me once again


This love
This affection


Is like
Similar to


Mercury
The element Mercury


Splitting off
Breaking apart


Endlessly
Continuously


Every time I try
Every instance that I endeavor


To nail it down
To comprehend, To define


Too bad
Regrettably


The best love hurts so much
The most exceptional love is exceptionally painful


But it's so good yes
But it's exceptionally satisfying, indeed


Anything, anywhere
Whatever it may be, wherever it may happen


I would give everything I own away
I would relinquish all my possessions


Always I will sing
I will sing perpetually


Picturing you singing right back to me
Imagining you singing in response to me


Anything, anywhere
Whatever it may be, wherever it may happen


I would give everything I own away
I would relinquish all my possessions


Always I will sing
I will sing perpetually


Picturing you singing right back to me
Imagining you singing in response to me


Sing it right back
Sing back to me in return


Sing it right back
Sing back to me in return


Sing it right back
Sing back to me in return


Back to me
In my direction


Anything ... Anywhere
Whatever it may be, wherever it may happen


Anything ... Anywhere
Whatever it may be, wherever it may happen


Anything ... Anywhere
Whatever it may be, wherever it may happen


Anything ... Anywhere
Whatever it may be, wherever it may happen




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