All at Once
Reuben Laurente Lyrics
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I finally took a moment
And I'm realizing that
You're not coming back
And it finally hit me
All at once
All at once
And at least a million fell
My eyes began to swell
And all my dreams were
Shattered all at once
Ever since I met you
You're the only love I've known
And I can't forget you
Though I must face it all alone
All at once
I'm drifting on a lonely sea
Wishing you'd come back to me
And that's all that matters now
All at once
I'm drifting on a lonely sea
Holding on to memories
And it hurts me more than you know
So much more than it shows
All at once
All at once
I looked around and found
That you were with another love
In someone else's arms
And all my dreams were shattered
All at once
All at once
The smile that used to greet me
Brightened someone else's day
She took your smile away
And left me with just memories
All at once
Ever since I met you
You're the only love I've known
And I can't forget you
Though I must face it all alone
All at once
I'm drifting on a lonely sea
Wishing you'd come back to me
And that's all the matters now
All at once
I'm drifting on a lonely sea
Holding on to memories
And it hurts me more than you know
So much more than it shows
All at once
All at once
I'm drifting on a lonely sea
Holding on to memories
And it hurts me more than you know
So much more than it shows
All at once
And that's all the matters now
All at once
I'm drifting on a lonely sea
Wishing you'd come back to me
And it hurts me more than you know
All at once
The song All at Once by Reuben Laurente is a powerful ballad that touches on the feelings of heartbreak and loss. The lyrics speak of a moment of realization for the singer, where they come to terms with the fact that their love is not coming back. The emotions are raw and relatable as the singer counts the teardrops that fall from their eyes and watches their dreams shatter all at once. The sense of loneliness is palpable as the singer struggles to come to terms with a reality where their partner has found someone else.
The lyrics describe a situation that many people may have experienced at some point in their lives - the sudden and painful ending of a relationship. The song allows the listener to delve into those feelings of heartbreak and despair, and relate to the singer's emotions. Through the use of powerful imagery and expressive language, the song effectively conveys those emotions of loss and loneliness, making it a timeless classic.
Line by Line Meaning
All at once
Suddenly and unexpectedly
I finally took a moment
I finally paused and reflected on my situation
And I'm realizing that
I am coming to the understanding that
You're not coming back
You will not return to me
And it finally hit me
And I finally understood
All at once
Suddenly and unexpectedly
I started counting teardrops
I began to cry and couldn't stop
And at least a million fell
Many tears were shed
My eyes began to swell
My eyes became puffy from all the crying
And all my dreams were
All my hopes and aspirations were
Shattered all at once
Destroyed suddenly and unexpectedly
Ever since I met you
From the moment I first encountered you
You're the only love I've known
You are the only person I have loved
And I can't forget you
And I am unable to erase you from my memory
Though I must face it all alone
Although I must confront this situation by myself
All at once
Suddenly and unexpectedly
I'm drifting on a lonely sea
I am aimlessly wandering without direction or companionship
Wishing you'd come back to me
Hoping that you would return and be with me
And that's all that matters now
And that is the only thing that is important to me at this moment
I'm holding on to memories
I am emotionally grasping on to reminiscences of the past
And it hurts me more than you know
And it causes even more pain than you can imagine
So much more than it shows
Even though I try to hide it, the pain is much deeper
All at once
Suddenly and unexpectedly
I looked around and found
I surveyed my surroundings and discovered
That you were with another love
That you were with another person who you love
In someone else's arms
Being embraced by another person
And all my dreams were shattered
And all my hopes and aspirations were destroyed
All at once
Suddenly and unexpectedly
The smile that used to greet me
The smile that used to welcome me
Brightened someone else's day
Made someone else happy
She took your smile away
She made you smile instead of me
And left me with just memories
And left me with only recollections of the past
Writer(s): Michael Masser, Jeffrey Osborne
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