Her debut album Come Away with Me was released in 2002 and sold 26 million copies worldwide. It won 5 Grammy Awards in 2003. This album was produced by Arif Mardin.
Her second album, Feels Like Home, with folk tendency, is the highest-selling album in the history of Blue Note Records with over a million copies sold within the first week. Norah Jones was listed among the most influential people of 2004 by the Time Magazine.
On January 30, 2007 Norah Jones released her third album, Not Too Late - a collection of 13 original songs, itunes includes a bonus live track of the song Sinkin' Soon. This was the most pre-ordered album of all time on Amazon.com.
Her fourth studio album, The Fall, was released on November 17, 2009.
Her fifth studio album ...Little Broken Hearts was released on May 1, 2012 and she collaborated with Danger Mouse for its production. The Happy Pills Songfacts reports that the album was recorded at Danger Mouse's Los Angeles studio during the fall of 2011. The record was co-written by Jones and Danger Mouse, with the pair handling the majority of the instrumentals. Jones teamed up with the producer after she contributed vocals to his Rome project with Daniele Luppi.
The daughter of Beatles-influencing sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, Jones doesn't closely follow any particular genre, rather she brings her unique jazzy flavor to songs with roots in country, folk, Americana, and modern light jazz, pop and rock.
17.Don't Know Why
Norah Jones Lyrics
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I don't know why I didn't come
I left you by the house of fun
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
When I saw the break of day
I wished that I could fly away
Catching teardrops in my hand
My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind
Forever
Out across the endless sea
I would die in ecstasy
But I'll be a bag of bones
Driving down the road alone
My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind
Forever
Something has to make you run
I don't know why I didn't come
I feel as empty as a drum
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
In Norah Jones's "Don't Know Why," the lyrics describe a sense of regret and longing. The singer describes their hesitation in coming to a loved one, waiting until they saw the sun and then leaving the loved one by the house of fun without any clear reason why they did not come. The singer then wishes they could fly away from this situation as they are left catching teardrops in their hand. The song continues on with the singer saying that their heart is drenched in wine, indicating that they are experiencing some kind of emotional pain or heartache, and that they cannot get the loved one off their mind.
Line by Line Meaning
I waited 'til I saw the sun
I held off until morning light
I don't know why I didn't come
I can't explain why I haven't arrived yet
I left you by the house of fun
I departed from you at the amusement park
I don't know why I didn't come
I can't explain why I haven't arrived yet
I don't know why I didn't come
I can't explain why I haven't arrived yet
When I saw the break of day
As the sun began to rise
I wished that I could fly away
I longed to escape
Instead of kneeling in the sand
Rather than being stuck and helpless
Catching teardrops in my hand
Collecting the tears I've shed
My heart is drenched in wine
I'm completely absorbed in my emotions
But you'll be on my mind
Thinking of you will always occupy my thoughts
Forever
For all time
Out across the endless sea
Far across the vast ocean
I would die in ecstasy
Passing away filled with joy
But I'll be a bag of bones
But I'll end up as a lifeless skeleton
Driving down the road alone
Isolated on the open road
My heart is drenched in wine
I'm fully absorbed in my emotions
But you'll be on my mind
Thinking of you will always occupy my thoughts
Forever
For all time
Something has to make you run
Something must have driven you away
I don't know why I didn't come
I can't explain why I haven't arrived yet
I feel as empty as a drum
I feel completely hollow inside
I don't know why I didn't come
I can't explain why I haven't arrived yet
I don't know why I didn't come
I can't explain why I haven't arrived yet
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jesse Harris
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Lyrics:
I waited 'til I saw the sun
I don't know why I didn't come
I left you by the house of fun
Don't know why I didn't come
Don't know why I didn't come
When I saw the break of day
I wished that I could fly away
Instead of kneeling in the sand
Catching tear-drops in my hand
My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind forever
Out across the endless sea
I would die in ecstasy
But I'll be a bag of bones
Driving down the road alone
My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind forever
Something has to make you run
I don't know why I didn't come
I feel as empty as a drum
I don't know why I didn't come
Don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
Aljssa Alj
DON'T KNOW WHY
"Ho aspettato fino a quando non ho visto il sole" 💕
Non so perchè non sono venuta
ti ho lasciato al parco giochi
Non so perchè non sono venuta
Non so perchè non sono venuta
Quando ho visto l'arrivo del giorno
Ho desiderato di poter volare via
Invece di inginocchiarmi nella sabbia
Raccogliendo lacrime nella mia mano
Il mio cuore è intriso nel vino
Ma tu sarai nella mia mente per sempre
Là attraverso' il mare infinito
Vorrei Morire in beatitudine
Ma sarò un mucchio d'ossa
Guidando su questa strada da sola
Il mio cuore è intriso nel vino
Ma tu sarai nella mia mente per sempre
Qualcosa mi ha fatto fuggire
Non so perchè non sono venuta
Mi sento vuota come un tamburo
Non so perchè non sono venuta
Non so perchè non sono venuta
Non so perchè non sono venuta.🎵🎶🎵
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I waited 'til I saw the sun
I don't know why I didn't come
I left you by the house of fun
Don't know why I didn't come
Don't know why I didn't come
When I saw the break of day
I wished that I could fly away
Instead of kneeling in the sand
Catching tear-drops in my hand
My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind forever
Out across the endless sea
I would die in ecstasy
But I'll be a bag of bones
Driving down the road alone
My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind forever
Something has to make you run
I don't know why I didn't come
I feel as empty as a drum
I don't know why I didn't come
Don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
D. TlERRA AYERS
SHE'S A GREAT RECORDING ARTIST
AND HER AMAZING GIFTED TALENTED AND MUSICAL GENIUS
ABILITY TO SHARE WITH HER MUSIC CONNOISSEURS IS
TRULY AN HONOR
AND MY ONLY REGRET THAT I MISSED HER
CONCERT JUST
RECENTLY AND SMOKEY ROBINSON A WEEK LATER DUE TO LACK OF ENOUGH ADVERTISING
UNLIKE IF I WAS BACK IN SEATTLE WASHINGTON THE ADVERTISEMENT WAS
DONE AROUND THE CLOCK ON THE RADIO TV, AND W/
NEWSPAPERS ADS
PRINTED WELL WEEKS AND MONTHS IN ADVANCE,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE A TV ANYMORE DUE TO MY
CABLE I COULD NOT
HAVE ANYMORE
A PLACE I TRULY MISS ESPECIALLY IN THOSE
GREAT SUMMER TIME HANGING OUT
AT MY FAVORITE PLACE
YES PIKE MARKET,
THEN HAVING LUNCH, AT IVAR'S THEY ARE SO
AMAZINGLY GREAT,
AND THEN A CRUISE OVER TO VANCOUVER, CANADA
WOW YES AND THE LIVE MUSIC WAS VERY GOOD.
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I waited 'til I saw the sun
我枯等到清晨的曙光出現
I don't know why I didn't come
我不知道自己為何沒去赴約
I left you by the house of fun
我把你一個人留在遊樂屋前
I don't know why I didn't come
我不知道自己為何沒出現
I don't know why I didn't come
我不知道自己為何沒出現
When I saw the break of day
當我看見曙光出現
I wished that I could fly away
我許下了個願望,我希望自己能遠走高飛
Instead of kneeling in the sand
而不是像這樣跪坐在沙灘上
Catching teardrops in my hand
雙手滿是淚水
My heart is drenched in wine
我的心沉浸在紅酒中
But you'll be on my mind
但你還是會一直在我的腦海裡
Forever
直到永遠
Out across the endless sea
在無盡的海洋之外
I would die in ecstasy
我願在狂喜中死去
But I'll be a bag of bones
但我知道我只會成為路邊被忽視的白骨
Driving down the road alone
一個人孤獨地走在路上
My heart is drenched in wine
我的心已經沉浸在紅酒中
But you'll be on my mind
但你還是會一直在我的腦海裡
Forever
直到永遠
Something has to make you run
有些事讓你必須離開
I don't know why I didn't come
我不知道自己為何沒出現
I feel as empty as a drum
我的心就像個鼓一樣空蕩蕩的
I don't know why I didn't come
我也不懂自己為什麼沒出現
Benetton 66
This song should be played a little more on the radio, it's a classic.
nxcolevy
my dad still plays it on the radio :)
TheJofrica
There was a time when it was on the radio all the time. Good times
hele⋒a mo⋒t.
This reminds me of so many memories of my past. It makes me feel so nostalgic.
nxcolevy
fr omg..
ScrittiSparkle
me too,its been 20 years ,i didnt think it was so long ago,my kid was 10,shes nearly 30,we were in scarborogh on holiday,man memories mean so much and time makes you think its slow but it passes so fast,beautiful song for all time
Paul Grubshtok
Saverio me a mother and her child.
Alan Morris
You must be very young. This song was written in 2002.
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alex
This is still one of the most beautiful songs, but it may be the only one that also reaches "this far" into the butterflies part of the stomach...I mean, every time.