CCM singer/songwriter Michelle Tumes was born in Mt Gambier - a small town … Read Full Bio ↴CCM singer/songwriter Michelle Tumes was born in Mt Gambier - a small town in South Australia, and began studying piano at the age of four. While in her teens, she enrolled in a two-year classical piano program, an experience which left her so disillusioned about performing that she instead turned to studying dentistry. At that point, her little sister gave Tumes $40 she had saved from her paper route in order to convince her older sibling to cut a demo; she agreed, sending the tape unsolicited to a variety of publishing companies. Offers quickly poured in, and after signing a songwriting deal with an Australian publisher she relocated to the U.S., soon authoring Jaci Velasquez's CCM chart-topper "If This World." Tumes' attempts to mount a solo career initially met with frustration, but she eventually signed with the Sparrow, issuing her debut LP Listen in 1998 and earning a major hit with the single "Please Come Back." Center of My Universe followed in early 2000. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

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After her 2001 album, "Dream", Tumes parted ways with Sparrow Records. She worked on several collaboration albums and wrote for other artists (Disney Radio’s Jump 5 and the Italian tenor, Alessandro Safina), went back to school to study ancient history and literature and secured a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell. In the summer of 2006 Michelle Tumes announced on her myspace website she was working on a new CD on the label Leventar/Infinity, a self-titled album that was released November 14. She has announced her intentions to tour in 2007.

Missing you
Michelle Tumes Lyrics

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All the while
You were traveling all around the world
There was I
It was a pleasure to see your peaceful smile
The beginning of a tender dream
Some things really are what they seem
Cause

I'm missing you, I have to say
That these tears inside won't go away
I love you now, I'm not afraid
To reveal those things I long to say
I'm missing you

There were times
I would sit all alone with the rain outside
Many times
I would pray that my letters would reach your heart
With words that travel over the seas
Thoughts that bring you nearer to me

I'm missing you, I have to say
That these tears inside won't go away
I love you now, I'm not afraid
To reveal those things I long to say
I'm missing you

Hope lives on like a winter's sun
When I feel in my heart that I can't go on
You melt my soul with a summer's song
Till of these days and the years are gone

I'm missing you, I have to say
That these tears inside won't go away
I love you now, I'm not afraid
To reveal those things I long to say
I'm missing you

And I'm missing you

Overall Meaning

The song "Missing You" by Michelle Tumes is a heart-wrenching ballad about missing someone who is far away. The song begins with a reflection on how the person who is dearly missed was traveling around the world, while the singer remains in their own space. Despite the distance between them, the singer recalls the pleasure of seeing the person's peaceful smile, which was the beginning of a tender dream. The singer then laments about missing this person, emphasizing the tears inside that won't go away. She is not afraid to reveal how much she loves and misses the person, despite the distance between them. The chorus repeats the phrase "I'm missing you," emphasizing the depth of the feeling.

The second verse delves further into the sense of separation the singer is feeling. Often sitting alone with the rain outside, the singer prays that the letters she writes will reach the person's heart with thoughts and words that bring them closer. The lyrics are poignant and evoke a sense of longing and nostalgia. The last verse provides a glimmer of hope as the singer reflects on how the memories of the person and hope are like the winter's sun. The person she's missing has the power to melt her soul with a summer's song, and the song closes with the singer reiterating that she misses the person dearly.

Line by Line Meaning

All the while
Despite the fact that you were traveling the world

You were traveling all around the world
You were moving around the world

There was I
And there I remained

It was a pleasure to see your peaceful smile
It was always pleasing to see your cheerful face

The beginning of a tender dream
This is just the beginning of a sweet dream

Some things really are what they seem
Some things actually appear as they seem

I'm missing you, I have to say
I want to tell you that I'm longing for you

That these tears inside won't go away
I can't stop the tears I have inside

I love you now, I'm not afraid
I'm not afraid to admit that I love you now

To reveal those things I long to say
To express my true feelings that I want to let out

There were times
There were moments