Miss You
Sade feat. ATB Lyrics

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Step off the train, 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
To outta space, you've found some better place
(chorus):
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, oh, like the deserts miss the rain

Could you be dead? You always were two steps ahead
And eveyrone, 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
(chorus):
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain

Back on the train, I ask why did i come again?
Can I confess? I've been hanging around your address
Years have proved, to offer nothing since you've moved
Now you're gone, I can't move on
(chorus):
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, yeah, like the deserts miss the rain, i miss you

I 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
To outta space, you've found some better place
(chorus):
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, yeah, like the deserts miss the rain, I miss you
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, yeah, like the deserts miss the rain,
deserts miss the rain
(like the deserts miss the) like the deserts miss the rain
like the deserts miss the rain

And I miss you, yeah, like the deserts miss the rain
And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Sade's "I Miss You" are about someone who has lost a loved one and cannot move on. The song is a reflection of the singer's emotions, as she walks down the street where her former partner once lived, but is now gone, possibly dead or perhaps just lost in space. The chorus of the song, "And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain," implies the singer's deep sense of loss and inability to let go.

The first verse of the song describes the singer's journey down the street where her former partner once lived. She acknowledges that it has been years since she was last there and now that person is nowhere to be found. The second verse questions whether the loved one is dead or just elusive. The singer imagines the loved one as always being two steps ahead of everyone else, always leading the way. She also describes a sense of longing and nostalgia for the past when the two of them would regularly meet at that address.

The third verse has the singer returning to the same street, still unable to let go of the memory of her loved one. She confesses to having lingered around the address for years, hoping for some sort of sign or closure. The final repetition of the chorus emphasizes the longing that the singer feels, comparing it to the intense yearning for rain in the desert.

Overall, the lyrics of "I Miss You" are deeply emotional and convey a feeling of loss that can sometimes be difficult to articulate. The song is a tribute to the universal human experience of loss, and speaks to the power of memory and longing.

Line by Line Meaning

Step off the train, walking down your street again
I got off the train and walked down your street once again

Passed your door, but you don't live there anymore
I walked past your door, but you no longer live there

It's years since you've been there, and now you've disappeared somewhere
It's been years since you've been there and now you've disappeared

To outta space, you've found some better place
You've gone to outer space to find a better place

And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain
I miss you deeply, like the deserts miss the rain

Could you be dead? You always were two steps ahead
Could you have passed away? You were always ahead of the game

And everyone, would walk behind where you would run
Everyone would follow where you led

I look up at your house, I can almost hear you shout down to me, where I always used to be
I look up at your old house and can almost hear you calling out to me, where I used to be

Back on the train, I ask why did I come again?
As I get back on the train, I wonder why I even came back

Can I confess? I've been hanging around your address
Can I be honest? I've been lingering around your old address

Years have proved, to offer nothing since you've moved
Years have passed and there is nothing here since you moved away

Now you're gone, I can't move on
Now that you're gone, I can't seem to move forward

deserts miss the rain
A simile that compares the singer missing the person to how the deserts miss the rain, emphasizing the intensity of the longing

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