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Natalie Imbruglia Lyrics


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Your eyes, they send me
To eternity
Your heart may cast me down,
To hell
Again
But lately its your love,
It's condemnation enough
Identify
Please Identify
If it's me you want,
Standing by your side
Identify
These tears of mine,
Am I lonely? Or am I just alive?

And what is time, to say
Who and why the test of love,
Your hands were speaking "no"
I felt the movement go
The ice was breaking,
So
I wonder why
That I'd
Identify with you
My life
Leave me empty and see if I survive

For every questioned hour,
For every second devoured
You let me wonder you
Into a myth
That I
Missed

Identify
Please identify
If it's me you want,
Standing by your side
Identify
These tears of mine




Am I lonely? or am I just alive?
Am I lonely? or am I just alive

Overall Meaning

In these lyrics, Natalie Imbruglia is talking about her uncertainty about her relationship with someone. She starts off by saying that their eyes make her feel like she could be with them forever, but then she doubts their love, saying that their heart could send her to hell. However, lately, their love alone is enough to feel like a condemnation. She asks for the person to identify whether they want her in their life or not. Her tears make her question whether she's feeling lonely or just alive.


The next part of the song is about how confusing love can be, and how even though the person's hands were saying "no", she felt like something was moving. The ice was breaking, but she doesn't know why she identifies with this person. She wonders if her life would be empty without them. Every hour and second makes her wonder if they want her, until she feels like she's in a myth that she missed. She ends the song by asking if she's lonely or just alive.


Line by Line Meaning

Your eyes, they send me
The way you look at me makes me feel deeply connected to you.


To eternity
My feelings are so intense that they feel like they will last forever.


Your heart may cast me down,
Although you have the power to hurt me emotionally,


To hell
I would rather experience that pain than not love you at all.


Again
This is a recurring theme in our relationship where you have hurt me before.


But lately it's your love,
Despite the pain I have experienced, I cannot help but love you.


It's condemnation enough
My feelings for you are enough to make me feel judged or punished.


Identify
Help me understand and make sense of my emotions.


Please Identify
I need your help to clarify your feelings towards me.


If it's me you want,
I need to know if I am the person you truly desire.


Standing by your side
I want to be with you through thick and thin.


These tears of mine,
I am experiencing a range of emotions that are making me cry.


Am I lonely? Or am I just alive?
I am questioning whether the strong emotions I am feeling are because I am actually alone, or if they are a natural part of being alive.


And what is time, to say
Time may not necessarily have the answers or be able to tell me what to do in this situation.


Who and why the test of love,
Love is often difficult to understand, and I am questioning why it has to be tested in this way.


Your hands were speaking 'no'
Your body language is telling me that you may not want to be with me.


I felt the movement go
I could sense that the relationship was shifting or changing in some way.


The ice was breaking,
There was tension or discomfort between us that was about to erupt like unstable ice.


So I wonder why
I am questioning the reasons behind our relationship difficulties.


That I'd
I am reflecting on how or why I ended up in this relationship.


Identify with you
I feel a deep sense of connection to you and I want to work through our problems together.


My life
The quality and direction of my life are bound up in my relationship with you.


Leave me empty and see if I survive
If we were to break up, I fear that I would feel empty and lost without you.


For every questioned hour,
For every moment that I am uncertain about our relationship,


For every second devoured
For every moment spent agonizing over my emotions,


You let me wonder you
You allow me to continue to be intrigued and curious about you and our relationship.


Into a myth
Our relationship seems to be shrouded in mystery or confusion.


That I missed
I regret not having seen the warning signs earlier in our relationship.




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: WILLIAM PATRICK CORGAN, MICHAEL GARSON

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