I'll Never Know
Michelle McManus Lyrics
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There are days for loving you
I'll never know, no I'll never know
Oh what a world it would be like
To sit with you and talk all night
I'll never know, no I'll never know
Now I'm losing everything I love and more
Tell me how I'm gonna wake up
What am I supposed to do
Tell me when the night is over will I still be with you
Baby if we're gonna breakup
I'll never believe its true
(ad lib coz I'm lonely)
Tell me how I'm gonna wakeup without you
I will toss and turn at night
Dreaming what it would be like
I'll never know, no I'll never know
Maybe you would think it to
Loosing me like I lost you
But I'll never know, now I'll never know
How I'll never look at your eyes
Just to have you here beside me one more time
Tell me how I'm gonna wake up
What am I supposed to do
Tell me when the night is over will I still be with you
Baby if we're gonna break up
I'll never believe it's true
Tell me how I'm gonna wake up without you.
I wanna hear your love
Is there anybody listening
How did you hear this love
Is the sound of your heart beating next to mine
I just can't be here without you
If only I knew what you were thinking
In "I'll Never Know" by Michelle McManus, the lyrics express a sense of loss and desperation. The singer is experiencing the pain of a breakup and is unsure how to move forward without their former lover. The opening lines of the chorus, "There is nothing more to do, there are days for loving you, I'll never know, no I'll never know" suggest that the relationship is over and the singer is struggling to come to terms with it. The line "Oh what a world it would be like to sit with you and talk all night" conjures up a feeling of longing for something that can no longer be.
The verses continue to paint a picture of someone who is struggling to cope with the loss of their partner. "Coz I've always held you so close, now I'm losing everything I love and more" suggests that the relationship was very important to the singer and that they feel like they are losing a part of themselves now that it's over. The line "I will toss and turn at night, dreaming what it would be like, I'll never know, no I'll never know" further reinforces this sense of longing and the inability to move on.
The final lines of the song, "I just can't be here without you, if only I knew what you were thinking" show that the singer is not ready to give up hope yet. Despite everything, they are holding on to the possibility that things could work out and are wishing for a chance to reconcile. Overall, the lyrics are poignant and emotive, and will resonate with anyone who has ever experienced the pain of a breakup.
Line by Line Meaning
There is nothing more to do
I have done everything I could, but it still didn't work out.
There are days for loving you
There were days when we were happy together, and everything seemed perfect.
I'll never know, no I'll never know
I will never know what went wrong, and why we couldn't make it work in the end.
Oh what a world it would be like
If only things were different, and we had made it through the tough times together.
To sit with you and talk all night
If only we could have communicated better, and worked out our problems together.
Coz I've always held you so close
I thought we had a strong relationship, and I trusted you completely.
Now I'm losing everything I love and more
But now I feel like I've lost everything, including the person I thought I loved the most.
Tell me how I'm gonna wake up
I don't know how I'm going to get through each day without you.
What am I supposed to do
I feel lost and directionless now that you're gone, and I don't know how to move on.
Tell me when the night is over will I still be with you
I wonder if I'll still feel your presence, even in my dreams and memories.
Baby if we're gonna breakup
I can't accept that we may never be together again, and it feels like my heart is breaking.
I'll never believe its true
It's hard to accept that what we had is really over, and that we may never be able to get back to where we were.
(ad lib coz I'm lonely)
I'm feeling so alone and desperate for any kind of comfort or reassurance.
I will toss and turn at night
I can't sleep properly anymore, and I keep replaying all our memories in my head.
Dreaming what it would be like
I can't help but imagine alternate universes where things worked out differently between us.
Maybe you would think it too
I wonder if you feel the same way I do, and if you also regret what happened between us.
Loosing me like I lost you
I can't help but feel like our breakup was completely one-sided, and that you never truly cared about me.
How I'll never look at your eyes
I miss looking into your eyes and feeling like everything in the world was okay.
Just to have you here beside me one more time
I would do anything to turn back time and be with you again, just for one more moment together.
I wanna hear your love
I miss the sound of your voice and the way you used to talk to me.
Is there anybody listening
But now it seems like nobody is listening, and nobody cares about what I'm going through.
How did you hear this love
I wonder if you ever truly loved me, or if I was just another person to you.
Is the sound of your heart beating next to mine
I long for the feeling of being close to you and listening to your heartbeat.
I just can't be here without you
It's hard to imagine moving on and being without you in my life.
If only I knew what you were thinking
If only I could read your mind, and understand why things had to end between us.
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Laura Jackson
Love this song