08 Since You Been Gone
Rainbow Lyrics
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Fall to the ground and I wake up
So I get out of bed, put on my shoes and in my head
Thoughts fly back to the breakup
These four wall are closing in
Look at the fix you put me in
Since you been gone
I'm out of my head can't take it
Could I be wrong
But since you been gone
You cast your spell so break it
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Since you been gone
So in the night I stand beneath the backstreet light
I read the words that you sent to me
I can take the afternoon,
the night time comes around too soon
You can't know what you mean to me
Your poison letter, your telegram
Just goes to show you don't give a damn
Since you been gone
Since you been gone
I'm out of my head can't take it
Could I be wrong
But since you been gone
You cast your spell so break it
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Since you been gone
If you will come back
Baby, you know you'll never do wrong
Since you been gone
Since you been gone
I'm out of my head can't take it
Could I be wrong
But since you been gone
You cast your spell so break it
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Ever since you been gone
Since you been gone
Since you been gone
I'm out of my head can't take it
Since you been gone
Since you been gone
I'm out of my head can't take it
The lyrics of Rainbow's song "Since You Been Gone" convey the singer's emotional turmoil following a breakup. The song starts with the singer describing how they have been having the same dream every night since the breakup, falling to the ground and waking up. They then get out of bed and try to distract themselves, but thoughts of the breakup keep coming back to them. The lyrics then turn to the singer's sense of confinement, feeling as though they are trapped within their own four walls due to the fix their former partner put them in.
The chorus encapsulates the singer's feelings of confusion, yearning, and resentment since the partner left. "Since you been gone" is repeated several times throughout the chorus, conveying how much the breakup has affected the singer's state of mind. The singer expresses a sense of disbelief that they are in such an emotional turmoil, stating that they are "out of [their] head" and questioning if they could be wrong for feeling this way. At the same time, the chorus communicates a desire to break free from the former partner's spell and move on from the relationship.
The second verse describes how the singer reads through letters and telegrams sent by the ex-partner, lamenting that they don't care about how their actions hurt the singer. The lyrics end with the singer expressing hope that the former lover will return, but are also tinged with the uncertainty of whether they will be able to let go of the hurt and anger caused by the breakup. Overall, the lyrics of "Since You Been Gone" offer a relatable portrayal of the intense emotions that follow a breakup, with the catchy chorus keeping listeners hooked to the song.
Line by Line Meaning
I get the same old dreams same time every night
Every night I have the same recurring dreams at the same time
Fall to the ground and I wake up
I fall in my dream and it wakes me up
So I get out of bed, put on my shoes and in my head
I get out of bed and put on my shoes while thinking about the breakup
Thoughts fly back to the breakup
I can't stop thinking about the breakup
These four walls are closing in
I feel trapped and suffocated by my surroundings
Look at the fix you put me in
You caused me to be in this terrible situation
I'm out of my head can't take it
I'm going crazy and can't handle it
Could I be wrong
Am I mistaken?
But since you've been gone
Ever since you left
You cast your spell so break it
You have a hold on me and I need to break free
So in the night I stand beneath the backstreet light
At night I stand under a streetlight
I read the words that you sent to me
I'm reading the message you sent me
I can take the afternoon, the nighttime comes around too soon
I can make it through the day, but the night comes too quickly
You can't know what you mean to me
You don't understand how much you mean to me
Your poison letter, your telegram
Your hurtful letter and message
Just goes to show you don't give a damn
This proves that you don't care at all
If you will come back, baby you know you'll never do wrong
If you come back, you won't make any mistakes
Ever since you've been gone
Since you left
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Russell Ballard
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