I'm sorry
Ryan Taylor Bliss Lyrics
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Several things that make my heart beat again.
As you unlock the door,
You know you've locked me in.
I was perfect
When I didn't see you there.
Why can't you just leave me alone?
You're too far,
You're not here and that's too far.
How can I compete with the sun
That dominates the place where you come from?
CHORUS
Take, take, take me away
Because I won't find love today.
You're gone, you're gone
And I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Things were constant
Until I saw you there.
With one "hello," you made it seem
Like you were custom-made for me.
But you're too far,
You're not here and that's too far.
You would just leave because the sun
Just disappoints the place where I come from.
I swear it's a different one.
CHORUS
In "I'm Sorry," Ryan Taylor Bliss presents a lyrical depiction of a love-struck individual whose heart is caught up in the memory of a lost love. The song opens with the singer peering through the passenger window of his love interest's car and seeing "several things that make [his] heart beat again." There is an inherent tension between the desire to reconnect with this person and the knowledge that they are both too far apart to make the relationship work. The line "You know you've locked me in" captures this sense of entrapment, as though the singer cannot move on from this person regardless of the distance between them.
The second verse expands on this idea of distance, with the singer acknowledging that things were once "constant" until they saw this person again. The use of the word "custom-made" to refer to the love interest suggests that the singer feels as though they were meant to be together, despite their current difficulties. However, the repetition of the line "You're too far" highlights the impossible nature of this dream, and the chorus sees the singer resigning themselves to the fact that they won't find love today because their love interest is gone. The final repetition of "I'm sorry" captures the sense of regret and sadness that pervades the song, as though the singer knows deep down that their love cannot be fulfilled.
Overall, "I'm Sorry" is a poignant and introspective exploration of unrequited love and the difficulties of holding onto someone who is too far away. Despite the dreamy and romantic feel of the song, there is a sense of realism in the lyrics that grounds it in something tangible and relatable.
Line by Line Meaning
I can see through your passenger window
From afar, I can observe everything about you through your car window.
Several things that make my heart beat again.
Seeing you again after a long time brings back old feelings and emotions.
As you unlock the door,
When you open the car door.
You know you've locked me in.
You're aware that seeing you again makes me feel trapped and unable to move on.
I was perfect
I was happy and content with my life.
When I didn't see you there.
Until you appeared in my life again.
Why can't you just leave me alone?
Why can't you stay out of my life and stop reminding me of what I can't have?
And I will go home.
I will try to move on and forget about you.
You're too far,
You're physically distant from me.
You're not here and that's too far.
You being absent from my life makes it hard for me to accept that we can never be together.
How can I compete with the sun
How can I compare to the brightness and warmth that you feel in your life?
That dominates the place where you come from?
That exudes from the environment and culture that you're familiar with.
Take, take, take me away
Take me to a different place or state of mind.
Because I won't find love today.
Because I'm not ready to move on and let go of my feelings for you.
You're gone, you're gone.
You're no longer part of my life.
And I'm sorry.
I apologize for not being able to move on and forget about you.
Things were constant
My life was stable and predictable.
Until I saw you there.
Until you came back into my life.
With one "hello," you made it seem
Your simple greeting gave me hope that we could be together again.
Like you were custom-made for me.
Like we were meant to be together and nothing else would ever compare.
You would just leave because the sun
You would choose to leave me because you're drawn to the brightness and warmth of your life.
Just disappoints the place where I come from.
The environment and culture that I'm familiar with is not as bright and warm as yours.
I swear it's a different one.
I believe that the sun in my life will shine just as bright as the one in yours.
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