I'm Losing You
Rod Stewart / Faces Lyrics


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Your love is fading I can feel your love fading
Woman it's fading away from me
'Cause your personal touch has grown cold
As if someone else controls your very soul
I fooled myself long as I can
I can feel the presence of another man

It's there when you speak my name
It's just not the same
Oh honey I'm losing you
I can feel it in the air, it's there everywhere
Oh I'm losing you

I can feel it in my bones
Any day you'll be up and gone
Oh I'm losing you
It's all over your face someone's takin' my place
Could it be that I'm losing you

When I look into your eyes a reflection of a face I see
Oh Lord I'm losing you
I'm hurt, downhearted and worried girl
'Cause that face doesn't belong to me

Your love is fadin' I can feel it fadin'
Oh away from me
I can feel it in the air, it's there everywhere
Oh I'm losing you
I don't wanna lose you
But I know I'm gonna groove you
Oh Lord I'm losing you

I don't wanna lose you
But I know I'm gonna groove you
Oh Lord I'm losing you, and I'm a losin' you





Your love is fadin' I can feel it fadin'
Oh Lord I'm losing you

Overall Meaning

In the song "I'm Losing You" by Rod Stewart, he sings about the feeling of losing a loved one. He describes how he can feel his partner's love slowly fading away from him, and how her personal touch has become cold. He feels like someone has taken control of her soul, and he knows deep down that there is another man in the picture. Despite this, he has fooled himself into thinking that everything is fine, but he can feel the presence of another man and knows that he is losing her.


As the song progresses, Stewart becomes more and more worried and hurt about the situation. He can feel his partner's love fading not only emotionally but also physically, as he says he can feel it in his bones. He senses that any day she will be up and gone. The reflection of another man's face appears in her eyes, and it becomes a constant reminder that she is slipping away from him. The repeated lyrics at the end of the song show that Stewart is trying to hold on to his love, but he knows that he's slowly losing her.


The song is a powerful and emotional one, with lyrics that speak to anyone who has lost someone they love. The feelings of hurt and worry that Stewart expresses are relatable and heartbreaking. The song is a reminder that love can be fleeting and fragile, and that sometimes, no matter how hard we try, we can't hold on to it forever.


Line by Line Meaning

Your love is fading I can feel your love fading
The singer can sense that their partner's love is diminishing.


Woman it's fading away from me
The singer's romantic partner's love is fading away from them.


'Cause your personal touch has grown cold
The singer's partner is no longer expressing the warmth and tenderness that they once did.


As if someone else controls your very soul
The artist has the sense that their partner is being influenced by someone else.


I fooled myself long as I can
The artist has been in denial about their partner's changing feelings for a while.


I can feel the presence of another man
The singer believes that there is another man in their partner's life.


It's there when you speak my name
The other man's influence is apparent when the singer's partner says their name.


It's just not the same
The way that the partner speaks to the artist has changed.


Oh honey I'm losing you
The artist is coming to terms with the fact that their partner is slipping away from them.


I can feel it in the air, it's there everywhere
The feeling that the artist is losing their partner is overwhelmingly prevalent.


I can feel it in my bones
The singer's intuition is telling them that their partner is going to leave them soon.


Any day you'll be up and gone
The artist feels that their partner could leave at any moment.


It's all over your face someone's takin' my place
The singer can tell from their partner's expression that someone else has taken their place in their partner's heart.


Could it be that I'm losing you
The singer is questioning whether their interpretation of events is correct.


When I look into your eyes a reflection of a face I see
When the singer looks into their partner's eyes, they see a reflection of someone else's face.


Oh Lord I'm losing you
The artist is praying for a different outcome, but is aware that their partner is slipping away from them.


I'm hurt, downhearted and worried girl
The artist is experiencing a range of emotions, including hurt, sadness, and anxiety.


'Cause that face doesn't belong to me
The person that the singer sees reflected in their partner's eyes is not them.


I don't wanna lose you
The singer does not want to lose their partner.


But I know I'm gonna groove you
The artist recognizes that their partner is slipping away from them, despite their attempts to hold onto them.


Oh Lord I'm losing you
The artist repeats their realization that their partner is slipping away from them.




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Norman Whitfield, Cornelius Grant, Edward Jr. Holland

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@grahamtrezise1114

And to think, as kids, we just took all this for granted.....

@badlieutenant322

Figured you all did but it’s all you knew so hey.

@juli-annb.anderson8816

Not all of us.😊

@allanfranklin417

Not a dancing girl in sight, no pyrotechnics, no laser lights---just pure rock and roll. I long for the old days.

@bigbopper6434

Agreed... Straight up rock and roll... And not to mention (on this song particularly) a groove and rhythm section that is an absolute strut down any street it chooses to walk down. Thank GOD for times like these and memories of music like this.

@davevincent5453

And digital voice adjusting technology

@Codshead

What can I say ,Well not a lot !! Come on it doesn’t get better than THIS .

@mattbt1291

What’s wrong with dancing girls tho?

@juli-annb.anderson8816

@@davevincent5453 Not sure what you mean by that!!?

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@dlphcoracl9645

In the 1960's and early 70's, when Rod Stewart was in reality a British blues singer, he was sensational.

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