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Too Late
Monifah Lyrics
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Today in the midst of this rocky storm,
I sit and wonder
What went wrong oh, oh
My love had no limits
And my feeling never fade away
[Chorus]
So don't you try to love me now
It's too late, it's too late
And don't you try to make things right
I won't wait, I can't wait
Now you made up your mind
To leave our love behind
And go on with your life, life
And now here we go again
It's too late, too late
Begging for another chance
Cause you convinced yourself
You can make it right, all right, oh no
I can't see myself giving you another chance
No, no
After that night you walked out on me
I never thought I'd love again
I never thought I'd love again
Boy it's over now
There's nothing left to say
The love that we shared
Has gone away, away
And love don't live here anymore
(It's too late, it's too late)
Cause in my heart I closed the door
And never will I let you back in, this is the end ooh
[Chorus]
You don't know how I feel right now
Don't try, don't try
It's too late, it's too late
Gotta move on, cause it's the same old song
And I got better things to do with my life
Don't try, don't try
Won't wait, can't wait
I got to plant your seed
So just go on without me, yeah
In Monifah's soulful hit "Too Late," the singer expresses her heartbreak and disappointment towards a former lover who has decided to end their relationship. She begins the song by noting the rocky storm in her life and wonders where they went wrong. Monifah reminisces on their past, when her love had no limits, and her feelings never faded away, and everything was the same old, same. However, time has elapsed, and her partner has made up their mind to move on with their life. Although he's now begging for another chance to make things right, it's too late for her as she can't see herself giving him another chance. In the end, she admits that it's over, and nothing is left to say: the love they shared is gone, and she closed the door in her heart. The song ends with a poignant chorus that reminds him that it's too late to love her or make things right, and she won't wait for him.
Line by Line Meaning
Today in the midst of this rocky storm,
Amidst these turbulent times, as I reflect and ponder
I sit and wonder
I wonder what happened
What went wrong oh, oh
Where did we go wrong?
My love had no limits
My love for you knew no bounds
And my feeling never fade away
My feelings for you never diminished
Every thing was the same old same
Our relationship became stagnant
So don't you try to love me now
It's too late to try to love me again
It's too late, it's too late
Our chance is gone, it's too late
And don't you try to make things right
Don't try to fix things now
I won't wait, I can't wait
I won't wait for you to do so
Now you made up your mind
You've decided on leaving
To leave our love behind
To leave our relationship in the past
And go on with your life, life
And move on with your life
And now here we go again
Now you're asking for another chance
Begging for another chance
Pleading for me to let you back in
Cause you convinced yourself
You believe that you can make it right
You can make it right, all right, oh no
That you can fix everything
I can't see myself giving you another chance
I can't see myself giving you another opportunity
No, no
Absolutely not
After that night you walked out on me
After you abandoned me that night
I never thought I'd love again
I thought I'd never love again
Boy it's over now
Our relationship has come to an end
There's nothing left to say
There's nothing left that needs to be said
The love that we shared
Our love
Has gone away, away
Has disappeared
And love don't live here anymore
There's no more love left here
(It's too late, it's too late)
It's too late for us
Cause in my heart I closed the door
I've closed my heart to you
And never will I let you back in, this is the end ooh
I won't allow you back in, it's over
You don't know how I feel right now
You don't understand how I'm feeling
Don't try, don't try
Don't try to understand
Gotta move on, cause it's the same old song
It's time to move on because nothing will change
And I got better things to do with my life
I have other important things in my life
Won't wait, can't wait
I won't wait for you, I can't
I got to plant your seed
I have to focus on myself and my future
So just go on without me, yeah
So move on without me
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MONIFAH CARTER, ALBERT JOSEPH CHARLES, ANTONIQUE PARKER, TEDDY RILEY, NATE SMITH, TERRY THOMPSON
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