Along with Boyzone, Keating has sold over 40 million records worldwide, and in Australia he is best known as a judge on The X Factor. Keating has worked as a charity campaigner most notably for the Marie Keating Foundation, a foundation that raises awareness for breast cancer. It is named after his mother, who died of the disease. Ronan Keatings fortune is around £12 million pounds.
Just When I'd Given Up Dreaming
Ronan Keating Lyrics
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Praying for someone to save me
Felt like an ocean drowning alone
Searching for hope you once gave me
So what are we made of, what keeps us strong
It's your love that carries me home
I wanted to let go and give up the fight
Tell my heart it can stop beating
You gave me a reason to believe in myself
Just when I'd given up dreaming
Just when I'd given up dreaming
You are my lifeline willing and able
To guide me through every season
Your heart is a beacon shining so bright
It's your love that I follow home
So what are we made of, the answer is in
Your whisper that hangs in the wind
I wanted to let go and give up the fight
Tell my heart it can stop beating
You gave me a reason to believe in myself
Just when I'd given up dreaming
I close my eyes, I'm in your arms
The space that's between us won't keep us apart
Keep me in that special place in your heart
And I won't be alone anymore
Just when I'd give up dreaming
I wanted to let go and give up the fight
You gave me a reason to believe in myself
Just when I'd given up dreaming
Just when I'd given up dreaming
Just when I'd given up dreaming
The lyrics to Ronan Keating's song "Just When I'd Given Up Dreaming" speak to a sense of hopelessness that we all have experienced at some point in our lives. The singer feels like an island, barren and desperate, and he's searching for someone to save him. He's drowning in an ocean, alone and without hope, but then he remembers the love that the person he's singing to gave him. It's this love that carries him home, that gives him strength when he thinks he has none left.
The singer wonders what we're made of, what keeps us strong, and he comes to the conclusion that it's love that does so. It's the person he's singing to who guides him through every season of life, who's a beacon shining so bright. Her love is what he follows home, and he knows that the answer to what we're made of is in her whisper that hangs in the wind.
When he was about to give up, to let go and stop fighting, it was this person who gave him a reason to believe in himself. Just when he had given up dreaming, she helped him to regain his hope and his faith in his own abilities. The song is full of imagery and metaphors, illustrating the profound love that the singer feels for the person he's singing to.
Line by Line Meaning
I was an island desperate and barren
I felt alone and isolated, with nothing to sustain me
Praying for someone to save me
I asked for help from a higher power, hoping for someone to rescue me
Felt like an ocean drowning alone
I was overwhelmed and helpless, fighting against the tide by myself
Searching for hope you once gave me
I looked for something to hold onto, something that you had given me before
So what are we made of, what keeps us strong
I wonder what gives us strength, what makes us resilient
It's your love that carries me home
It's the love that you have for me that brings me back to where I belong
I wanted to let go and give up the fight
I was exhausted and ready to give in, to stop struggling
Tell my heart it can stop beating
I wished for my pain and sorrow to end, for my heart to cease its constant ache
You gave me a reason to believe in myself
You showed me that I had worth and value, that I was capable of achieving my dreams
Just when I'd given up dreaming
Right at the moment when I had lost all hope
You are my lifeline willing and able
You are the one thing that keeps me connected to life, always ready and able to support me
To guide me through every season
To help me navigate the ups and downs, the changes and challenges of life
Your heart is a beacon shining so bright
Your love is a glowing light that illuminates my way, showing me the path to take
So what are we made of, the answer is in
I believe that the secret to our resilience lies in
Your whisper that hangs in the wind
The way you speak softly and tenderly, even when I can't hear your voice
I close my eyes, I'm in your arms
I imagine myself held close to you, feeling safe and cherished
The space that's between us won't keep us apart
No distance or obstacle can separate us, because our love transcends all boundaries
Keep me in that special place in your heart
Remember me always, as someone who holds a unique and cherished space in your heart
And I won't be alone anymore
Because as long as you hold me in your heart, I will always have someone to turn to
Just when I'd give up dreaming
When I feel like there's no hope left
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: RICHARD MARX, RONAN KEATING
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@adamtmactiu7001
"Just When I'd Given Up Dreaming"
I was an island desperate and barren
Praying for someone to save me
Felt like an ocean drowning alone
Searching for hope you once gave me
So what are we made of, what keeps us strong
It's your love that carries me home
I wanted to let go and give up the fight
Tell my heart it can stop beating
You gave me a reason to believe in myself
Just when I'd given up dreaming
Just when I'd given up dreaming
You are my lifeline willing and able
To guide me through every season
Your heart is a beacon shining so bright
It's your love that I follow home
So what are we made of, the answer is in
Your whisper that hangs in the wind
I wanted to let go and give up the fight
Tell my heart it can stop beating
You gave me a reason to believe in myself
Just when I'd given up dreaming
I close my eyes, I'm in your arms
The space that's between us won't keep us apart
Keep me in that special place in your heart
And I won't be alone anymore
Just when I'd give up dreaming
I wanted to let go and give up the fight
Tell my heart it can stop beating
You gave me a reason to believe in myself
Just when I'd given up dreaming
Just when I'd given up dreaming
Just when I'd given up dreaming
@LeanneMurphy-js9mq
Amazing song love it ronan thanks again for your wonderful music forever xx
@susananisco9782
Another great song by Ronan
@barbaragoodman5666
This song is so beautiful and makes me smile
I love you my blessing
@monicagristwood4759
Thank you Ronan for lighting up my heart ❤️ ❤.nthat song gave me some hope in my life ❤❤
@aldonakrupskiene7223
All songs from the album
Bring You Home are not only songs, they are a story.
@Yvonne-u1l
You are my world darling love you forever ronanxxx❤❤❤😊
@elinelindazagovawintersong708
I can't believe it's been Years since I've heard this song...
And life has changed so much since that day....
@dannymeyer3256
Te Amo beautiful song great pick.❤️
@LeanneMurphy-js9mq
Love this song thanks ronan xx
@adamtmactiu7001
"Just When I'd Given Up Dreaming"
I was an island desperate and barren
Praying for someone to save me
Felt like an ocean drowning alone
Searching for hope you once gave me
So what are we made of, what keeps us strong
It's your love that carries me home
I wanted to let go and give up the fight
Tell my heart it can stop beating
You gave me a reason to believe in myself
Just when I'd given up dreaming
Just when I'd given up dreaming
You are my lifeline willing and able
To guide me through every season
Your heart is a beacon shining so bright
It's your love that I follow home
So what are we made of, the answer is in
Your whisper that hangs in the wind
I wanted to let go and give up the fight
Tell my heart it can stop beating
You gave me a reason to believe in myself
Just when I'd given up dreaming
I close my eyes, I'm in your arms
The space that's between us won't keep us apart
Keep me in that special place in your heart
And I won't be alone anymore
Just when I'd give up dreaming
I wanted to let go and give up the fight
Tell my heart it can stop beating
You gave me a reason to believe in myself
Just when I'd given up dreaming
Just when I'd given up dreaming
Just when I'd given up dreaming