On My Own
Samantha Barks(사만다 바크스) Lyrics
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Pretending he's beside me
All alone
I walk with till morning
I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way, I close me eyes
And he has found me
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is he and me forever and forever
And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself, and not to him
And although and he is blind
Still I say " there's a way for us"
I love him, but when the night is over
He is gone, the rivers is just a river
Without him, the world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers
I love him
But every day I'm learning
All my life, I've only been pretending
Without me, this world will go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known
I love him
I love him
I love him
But only on my own
The song 22. On My Own, sung by Samantha Barks in the movie Les Misérables, is a heart-wrenching tale of unrequited love. The song is a soliloquy in which Eponine, the character played by Barks, bemoans the fact that the man she loves, Marius, is in love with another woman, Cosette. She wanders the streets aimlessly, lost in her own world, pretending that Marius is beside her, enveloped in his love.
Through the lyrics, we get a glimpse of Eponine's mind and her willingness to ignore reality and live in her own world where Marius loves her. She feels his arms around her and imagines him finding her when she's lost. In the rain, the pavement shines like silver, and the lights are misty in the river, highlighting the beauty of the world around her, which she can only see when she is lost in her own thoughts. In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight, and all she can see is Marius and her together forever.
However, she knows that it is only in her mind that she is talking to him and not him. And although Marius is blind to her love, she still believes there's a way for them. Without him, her world turns bleak, and everything changes, and she's left alone, rueing her love. But despite all that, she still loves him, but only on her own.
Overall, the song is a poignant representation of unrequited love, Eponine's longing for Marius' love, and her inability to accept reality. It is a moving soliloquy that captures the beauty of heartbreak and the pain and sorrow of unattainable love.
Line by Line Meaning
On my own
Being by myself
Pretending he's beside me
Imagining that he is with me
All alone
Completely by myself
I walk with till morning
Walking alone until the morning
I feel his arms around me
Feeling as though he is embracing me
And when I lose my way, I close me eyes
When I feel lost, I shut my eyes
And he has found me
And I imagine that he has come to me
In the rain, the pavement shines like silver
The wet pavement appears to shine like silver in the rain
All the lights are misty in the river
All the lights are hazy and unclear in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
In the darkness, the trees are shining with starlight
And all I see is he and me forever and forever
All I can envision is a future with him and me together, forever and always
And I know it's only in my mind
I am aware that it's just a figment of my imagination
That I'm talking to myself, and not to him
I'm talking to myself and not actually communicating with him
And although and he is blind
And even though he doesn't actually see me
Still I say ' there's a way for us'
I still believe that there is a chance for us to be together
I love him, but when the night is over
I am in love with him, but the nighttime always ends
He is gone, the rivers is just a river
He is no longer with me, and the river is just a river
Without him, the world around me changes
Everything appears different when he is not with me
The trees are bare and everywhere
The trees seem empty and are found everywhere
The streets are full of strangers
The streets are occupied by unfamiliar people
I love him
I am in love with him
But every day I'm learning
Every day I am growing and developing
All my life, I've only been pretending
I have been pretending the whole time I've been alive
Without me, this world will go on turning
The world will continue to rotate even if I am not a part of it
A world that's full of happiness
A world filled with joy
That I have never known
A joy that I have never experienced
I love him
I am in love with him
I love him
I am in love with him
I love him
I am in love with him
But only on my own
But only when I am alone
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@ardfort7
On my own
Pretending he's beside me
All alone
I walk with him till morning
Without him
I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me
In the rain the pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever
And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there's a way for us
I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone
The river's just a river
Without him
The world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers
I love him
But every day I'm learning
All my life
I've only been pretending
Without me
His world will go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known
I love him
I love him
I love him
But only on my own
@user-ch2hl4er6s
Lyrics
On my own
Pretending he's beside me
All alone
I walk with him till morning
Without him
I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me
In the rain the pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever
And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there's a way for us
I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone
The river's just a river
Without him
The world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers
I love him
But every day I'm learning
All my life
I've only been pretending
Without me
His world will go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known
I love him
I love him
I love him
But only on my own
@anoriolkoyt
The genius of "Les Misérables", is in the fact that EVERYONE is miserable: miserable in work, miserable in life, miserable in politics, miserable in the army, and yes.. miserable in love. Eponine's misery is so palpable to anyone on this planet who sought love. We have all been there, and we have all sung this song.
@anonymoussaga8723
Actually, ‘les misérables’ more closely translates to ‘the wretched’.
“In any case, there is a point where the poor and the wicked become mixed up and lumped together in the one fateful word: Les Misérables (the wretched). Whose fault is this?”
So even the Thénardiers would fall under the umbrella.
@peterconway6565
That is just so succinct!
@alessandrojamesdelrosario8666
Victor Hugo is such an amazing author to wrote this novel where the musical and movie is based.
@THEShogunBallistic
Ya the phantom in my mind told me to check out all the despair today, the despair that provoked others to move towards impacting each other in the worse possible ways. I want to encourage the opposite of that. I think I still have a way to go.
@adri1712
Yes we have 😭
@bartdarrow9217
"A world that's full of happiness that I have never known." I felt that with every fiber of my being
@carlosrojas8803
🥺😭😭😭
@malloryfallon6394
SAMEEEE
@roozbeh1253
Aww it will get better