Fell in Love Without You
Motion City Soundtrack Lyrics
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I waved goodbye to that heart of mine
Beating solo on your lawn
Every aching wound will cauterize and bruise
In memory of what we used to call in love
And only time will tell if violins will swell
In memory of what we used to call in love
Last night I fell in love without you
The coup-de-grace that set me off
Would've made for decent fiction
Every aching wound will cauterize and bruise
In memory of what we used to call in love
And only time will tell if violins will swell
In memory of what we used to call in love
Used to call it
Last night I fell in love without you
The stars at night aren't as big and bright
As you make them out to be
And every aching wound will cauterize and bruise
In memory of what we used to call in love
And only time will tell if violins will swell
In memory of what we used to call in love
In memory of when we used to call it love
The song "Fell in Love Without You" by Motion City Soundtrack is a reflection on a past romantic relationship. The lyrics describe a night when the singer fell in love with someone else, even though their heart still belonged to their former lover. The metaphor of "Beating solo on your lawn" suggests that their heart is left behind while they move on to someone new. The singer acknowledges the pain of the breakup, with "Every aching wound will cauterize and bruise," but is uncertain if they can ever truly move on.
The lyrics continue to question whether the memories of their past love will fade, or if they will remain, as hinted in the line "Only time will tell if violins will swell / In memory of what we used to call in love." The song ends with a somber reflection on the reality of the situation: the stars at night do not compare to the beauty the singer once saw in their former lover. Overall, the lyrics convey a bittersweet feeling of nostalgia and longing for a love that once was.
Line by Line Meaning
Last night I fell in love without you
Yesterday, I experienced the feeling of love, but it wasn't with you.
I waved goodbye to that heart of mine
I let go of my own heart that belonged to me.
Beating solo on your lawn
My heart was still beating, but it wasn't in love with you anymore.
Every aching wound will cauterize and bruise
Any pain that we feel in our relationship will eventually heal.
In memory of what we used to call in love
We will remember the love that we had for each other.
And only time will tell if violins will swell
Time will show whether or not our love can still work.
Used to call it love
We used to describe our relationship as love.
The coup-de-grace that set me off
The one thing that finally made me realize that our love was over.
Would've made for decent fiction
It would have made a good story, but it was too real to be fiction.
The stars at night aren't as big and bright
The things that used to be special and amazing aren't as great as they once were.
As you make them out to be
As you remember them to be.
In memory of when we used to call it love
We will look back and remember the time when we used to describe our relationship as love.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Jesse Mack Johnson, Joshua Allen Cain, Justin Courtney Pierre, Matthew Scott Taylor, Tony Richard Thaxton
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Captain Accident
Masterpiece.
hnsrsmssn
it either still holds up or I have a lot of nostalgia for it
Nathan Harrington
Last night I fell in love without you.
I waved goodbye to that heart of mine
Beating solo on your lawn
Every aching wound will cauterize and bruise
In memory of what we used to call in love
And only time will tell if violins will swell
In memory of what we used to call in love
We used to call it love
Last night I fell in love without you
The coup-de-grace that set me off
Would've made for decent fiction
Every aching wound will cauterize and bruise
In memory of what we used to call in love
And only time will tell if violins will swell
In memory of what we used to call in love
We used to call it...
Last night I fell in love without you
The stars at night aren't as big and bright
As you make them out to be
And every aching wound will cauterize and bruise
In memory of what we used to call in love
And only time will tell if violins will swell
In memory of what we used to call in love
In memory of when we used to call it love
Ellie Panda
Love the acoustic version XD
Jumbo Willis
this will forever and always be my favorite rock album and the only rock album where I like every single song.. I'm more of a rap and glee fan
UB3R_M4X1MU5
Wow. It kinda cool what people were into when I was 7
gustavo caceres
vamooo los motion city
NC
notpron
BBG
Better than the acoustic.