Her songs are haunted by the unexpected fusion of the classically influenced piano, wistful strings, strange harmonies, and pop bent.
She fell in love with music at exactly the moment her seven-year-old fingers touched the keys of her family’s tired and old spinet piano, and was inspired by composers such as Chopin, Scarlatti, Beethoven, Soler, Schumann, and Bach, and their passion and ability to connect with their audience generation after generation. Performing at countless recitals and competitions, she became a fine classical pianist. From an early age, Jackson-Holman was also in love with reading, beautiful words, good literature, metaphors, and poetry. And ever since she could speak, she loved to sing. In the March of 2008, she began to reconcile her love of piano, poetry, singing, and pop music, and became fascinated with this medium of communication that so happily married her favorite passions.
Come Back To Me
Sara Jackson-Holman Lyrics
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I saw you swim to the other side
Come back, come back to me
The sky is tall as it is wide
And there you drifted like a kite
Come back, come back to me
I felt the west wind's arms pulling
Overheard the lies that he told you
Come back, come back to me
I watched you step into a cage
I saw you try to fly away
Come back, come back to me
Oh, come back to me
When you left you took the hues from my world
The reds the yellows, the greys, the blues
I look out my window and listen for the door
For the sound of your footsteps on the muddy floor
You took the stars, you took the moon
You brought them back this afternoon
Came back, came back to me
Oh, you came back to me
The lyrics to Sara Jackson-Holman's song "Come Back to Me" are heartbreakingly beautiful and full of longing. The song is about the pain of watching someone you love drift away from you and the desperate hope that they will return. The imagery in the lyrics is vivid and emotive, conveying a sense of loss and yearning.
The song begins with the singer watching her loved one "fall into our life" and then "swim to the other side." The repetition of the phrase "come back to me" reinforces the sense of separation and the desire for reconnection. The second verse describes the loved one drifting away "like a kite" and the singer watching helplessly as they are pulled away by the "west wind's arms." The singer then watches as the loved one steps into a cage and attempts to fly away. It is clear that the loved one is struggling with something and the singer desperately wants them to return.
In the final verse, the singer laments the absence of the loved one from her life. The imagery of the missing colors, stars, and moon in her world reinforces the sense of emptiness and loss. However, there is a glimmer of hope in the final lines of the song as the loved one returns and the singer is overcome with joy and relief.
Overall, "Come Back to Me" is a powerful expression of love, loss, and hope. The imagery in the lyrics is evocative and the repetition of the phrase "come back to me" reinforces the sense of longing and the desire for reconnection.
Line by Line Meaning
I watched you fall into our life
I observed you becoming a part of our shared existence
I saw you swim to the other side
I witnessed you journeying to a different place, emotionally or physically
Come back, come back to me
Please return to me and our shared life together
The sky is tall as it is wide
The vastness of the sky is indescribable, both in size and in its potential to inspire awe
And there you drifted like a kite
You moved about freely and aimlessly, like a kite caught in the wind
I felt the west wind's arms pulling
I sensed the force of change, pulling you away in a new direction
Overheard the lies that he told you
I listened in on the falsehoods that someone else presented to you
I watched you step into a cage
I saw you enter a place of confinement or restriction
I saw you try to fly away
I witnessed you attempting to escape or find freedom
When you left you took the hues from my world
Your departure altered the way I perceived the colors of the world around me
The reds the yellows, the greys, the blues
The full spectrum of colors that compose my experience of reality
I look out my window and listen for the door
I hope to see your return and eagerly await your arrival
For the sound of your footsteps on the muddy floor
I yearn to hear the distinct sound of you walking on the uneven, dirty ground outside
You took the stars, you took the moon
You appeared to have taken away the luminous celestial bodies that light up the night sky
You brought them back this afternoon
However, you managed to return in a way that made the stars and moon visible once again
Came back, came back to me
You finally returned to me and our shared life together
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