The Way It Used to Be
Pet Shop Boys(펫 샵 보이즈) Lyrics
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Come closer, tonight I'm lonely
Come here with me
I want it the way it used to be
What is left of love? Tell me who would even care?
So much time has passed I'd still meet you anywhere
Water under bridge, evening after day
I can remember days of sun, we knew our lives had just begun
We could do anything, we're fearless when we're young
Under the moon, address unknown, I can remember nights in Rome
I thought that love would last a promise set in stone
I'd survive with only memories
If I could change the way I feel
But I want more than only memories
A human touch to make them real
Another day, another dream, over the bridge an empty scene
We'd spend the weekend lost in bed and float upstream
I don't know why we moved away, lost in the here and now we strayed
Into a New York zone, our promise was betrayed
I was there caught on Tenth Avenue
You elsewhere with Culver City blues
Then and there I knew that I'd lost you
What is left of love? Tell me who will even care?
So much time has passed I'd still meet you anywhere
Water under bridge, evening after day
What is left of love? Here that didn't drift away
Don't give me all your love and pain
Don't sell me New York in the rain
Let's leave our promises behind
Rewind and try again
What remains in time that didn't fade away?
Sometimes I need to see the way it used to be
The lyrics of Pet Shop Boys' song The Way It Used To Be express feelings of loneliness and nostalgia, with the singer wishing to go back to a time when love was stronger and life was simpler. The first few lines speak directly to the distance between two people, with the singer asking the other to come closer, as they are lonely tonight. He or she wants things to go back to how they once were, expressing a desire to return to a time when love was strong and relationships were more enduring.
The second verse seems to be a reflection on the past, and the singer wonders if anyone else cares about what was once there. Despite the passage of time, though, the singer remembers the happy moments and yearns to experience them again. They seem to be especially fond of memories of youth and the freedom that came with it. The final verse, however, acknowledges that the past cannot be fully regained - the singer has lost someone to someone else and must accept that the promise of the past may not fully come back. Despite this, they still long for the way it used to be.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm here, you're there
I'm separated from you
Come closer, tonight I'm lonely
I'm lonely tonight, I want you to come closer
Come here with me
I want you to come here with me
I want it the way it used to be
I want it to be the way it was before
What is left of love? Tell me who would even care?
What is left of our love? Does anyone care?
So much time has passed I'd still meet you anywhere
Although a lot of time has passed, I'd still want to meet you anywhere
Water under bridge, evening after day
The events have passed, time has moved on
Here that didn't drift away
The love that didn't fade away
I can remember days of sun, we knew our lives had just begun
I remember the sunny days when we thought our lives were just starting
We could do anything, we're fearless when we're young
We were unafraid and felt like we could do anything when we were young
Under the moon, address unknown, I can remember nights in Rome
I remember being in Rome under the moon, at an unknown address
I thought that love would last a promise set in stone
I believed our love would last forever, a commitment set in stone
I'd survive with only memories
I would live on with only memories
If I could change the way I feel
If it was possible to change my emotions
But I want more than only memories
I want more than just memories, I want something tangible
A human touch to make them real
I want a human touch to make these memories real
Another day, another dream, over the bridge an empty scene
Another day, another dream, a desolate view beyond the bridge
We'd spend the weekend lost in bed and float upstream
We'd spend our weekends in bed and just relax
I don't know why we moved away, lost in the here and now we strayed
I'm not sure why we moved, we got stuck in the present and wandered off
Into a New York zone, our promise was betrayed
We entered a New York area where our commitment was broken
I was there caught on Tenth Avenue
I was caught on Tenth Avenue
You elsewhere with Culver City blues
You were somewhere else with a sense of sadness
Then and there I knew that I'd lost you
I knew right then that I had lost you
Don't give me all your love and pain
Don't give me all of your emotions
Don't sell me New York in the rain
Don't make empty promises to me
Let's leave our promises behind
Let's forget our commitments
Rewind and try again
Let's go back and try again
What remains in time that didn't fade away?
What is left over time that didn't disappear?
Sometimes I need to see the way it used to be
Occasionally, I want things to be the way they were before
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: NEIL TENNANT, CHRIS LOWE, NICK COLER, MIRANDA COOPER, BRIAN HIGGINS
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@noorimeldaelle3403
Oh! My gosh! The lyrics are so DEEP and MEANINGFUL! That's why Pet Shop Boys is a pop legend icon. We love u both Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe
@user-lb2dz1iy3t
I am 49 years old still living life like 29 years old ~^^ petshopboys i liked and still llike God bless them and you both !!@!!
@rodrigofajardo630
a teenager spirit with experience, being old is just in our minds
@rodrigofajardo630
49 is not much
@SrMisanthropulsar
La vida comienza a los 40 🎉
@rodneybuxton480
This song is amazing 😍 should been a single
@user-ev8zc5ke8y
I have fallen in love with neil tennant voice which is so unique and magical, since I was a kid
@selo7038
This song is near perfection.
No it's perfect.
@celsoreyes2533
I just heard this song...HOW could i have missed this song..i want to cry! haha
@larsexwow
I'm here you're there come closer tonight I'm lonely! Neil is Genius! Love it:)