Brightman, a friend of Maske, approached Bocelli after she heard him singing "Con te partirò", whilst she was dining in a restaurant. Changing the title lyric of the song from "Con te partirò" (I’ll go with you) to "Time to Say Goodbye", they re-recorded it as a duet with members of the London Symphony Orchestra and sang it as a farewell for Maske. On 23 November, Maske lost the match on points, beaten by American champion Virgil Hill and retired from boxing. As the German public paid tribute to their departing hero, the arena was filled with the sound of "Time to Say Goodbye". The single was released and went straight to the top of the German charts where it stayed for fourteen weeks. With sales nearing three million copies, and a sextuple platinum award, "Time to Say Goodbye" eclipsed the previous best-selling single by more than one million copies.
So Many Things
Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli Lyrics
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In a world that we shared,
With so many things for the asking.
Never asked for the madness there.
Strange how I find myself
So often on a distant shore.
There's only one thing that's confusing.
With so many questions unanswered
Or was that part of your mystery?
Strange how I find myself
So often on a distant shore.
So many things I'd forgotten.
So many things for the asking.
Strange how I find myself
So often on a distant shore.
How I find myself
So often on a distant shore.
The song "So Many Things" by Sarah Brightman is a reflective yet uncertain piece that expresses the singer's feelings of being lost and disconnected. The first verse indicates that the singer had forgotten a lot of things in a world that they used to share with someone else. It can be interpreted as nostalgia or regret, and the phrase "so many things for the asking" suggests that there were missed opportunities that the singer did not take or seized. The line "never asked for the madness there" implies that there was some chaos or instability in their shared past, and the singer did not want to go back to that place.
The second verse is more questioning, with lines like "was it you? Was it me?" suggesting ambiguity or unresolved issues between the two people. The questions left unanswered may have added to the confusion or the mystery of their relationship. The phrase "so often on a distant shore" recurs twice, perhaps indicating that the singer feels isolated or alienated from the world or themselves. The repetition may also suggest that the unanswered questions or forgotten memories bring up this sense of loneliness or detachment. Overall, the song portrays a sense of longing mixed with some confusion or uncertainty.
Line by Line Meaning
And so many things I'd forgotten,
There are a lot of things that I have forgotten about the past.
In a world that we shared,
These forgotten things were a part of a world that we shared at some point.
With so many things for the asking.
Despite having a lot of opportunities to learn or ask about these things, I didn't take them.
Never asked for the madness there.
The world we shared also had some madness which I didn't ask for.
Strange how I find myself So often on a distant shore.
It is strange that I often find myself in a distant or unfamiliar place or situation.
There's only one thing that's confusing.
Out of everything that has happened, there is only one thing that I am confused about.
Was it you? Was it me?
I am confused whether the thing is related to you or me.
With so many questions unanswered
There are so many questions that are still unanswered.
Or was that part of your mystery?
It is possible that the unanswered questions are a part of the other person's mysterious nature.
How I find myself So often on a distant shore.
I find myself in such a situation quite often.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: SEAN O'RIADA, SARAH BRIGHTMAN
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