Missing
Rebel & Brooklyn Rose Lyrics

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Step off the train
I'm walking down your street again
Passed your door
but you don't live there anymore
It's years since you've been there and now you've disappeared somewhere
Like outta space
you've found some better place
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain

And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
Miss you and I miss you
Could you be dead?
You always were two steps ahead
of everyone
would walk behind where you would run
I look up at your house
I can almost hear you shout down to me
where I always used to be
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain

And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
(end)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Rebel & Brooklyn Rose's song "Missing" depict the feelings of loss experienced by someone who used to be close to another person who has disappeared. The song opens with the singer walking down a street and passing by the door of someone they used to know. However, the person no longer lives there, and it has been years since they have been seen. The singer wonders where the person has gone, imagining that they have found a better place and disappeared into outer space. The chorus declares the extent of the singer's feelings, stating they miss the person "like the deserts miss the rain."

The second verse of the song hints at the possibility that the missing person has died, as they were always two steps ahead of everyone and would run where others walked behind. The singer looks up at the person's house and feels that they can almost hear the person shouting down to them from where they used to be. The chorus repeats, emphasizing the depth of the singer's feelings of loss.

Overall, the lyrics of "Missing" paint a vivid picture of the longing and sadness felt by someone who has lost touch with a loved one. The song captures the sense of uncertainty and absence that accompanies the loss of someone who was once close.

Line by Line Meaning

Step off the train
Getting off the train and get onto the streets to walk.

I'm walking down your street again
Walking through the same street where you were living earlier.

Passed your door
Crossed the door of your residence.

but you don't live there anymore
You are not living there anymore.

It's years since you've been there and now you've disappeared somewhere
It has been years since you left that place and now you are nowhere to be found.

Like outta space
You have disappeared into the unknown like space.

you've found some better place
You have found a better place where you are living now.

And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
I miss you very badly, just like deserts miss rain badly.

Miss you and I miss you
I miss you so much.

Could you be dead?
I am worried that you might be dead.

You always were two steps ahead
You were always smarter and faster than I was.

of everyone
You were ahead of everyone else.

would walk behind where you would run
I would walk behind you while you were running.

I look up at your house
I see your house and look up at it.

I can almost hear you shout down to me
I feel like I can hear your voice calling me down to you.

where I always used to be
Where I used to be with you.

And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
I miss you very badly, just like deserts miss rain badly.