Without You
Scouting for Girls Lyrics


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In my head, I keep my demons
You were the first, the first and last to see them
You saved me and gave me everything I need
You brought to my knees

You were scared and I was broken
The words we shared and those we left unspoken
Now I need you to tell me that everything's okay
And you still want to stay

Without you, without you
I might as well give up
Without you, without you
I know I screwed it up

But I'm wide open, still hoping
This is just a dream
One day I'll wake up and you'll be
Naked next to me

I know you're gone 'cause I'm bruised and bleeding
And though it's wrong, I keep believing
The next time I see you, we can make it all okay
'Cause I won't let you walk away

I know, I know we can make it
I know without you I'm naked
I know, I know we can make it
I know I want you back naked

I heard that love was a strange game
And I found that time don't heal all pain




So I'll just keep breathing
I'll just keep breathing until we meet again

Overall Meaning

The song "Without You" by Scouting for Girls is a romantic ballad with emotional lyrics about the aftermath of a failed relationship. The singer talks about his struggles to cope with the loss of his partner and how he feels incomplete without them. The opening lines, "In my head, I keep my demons, You were the first, the first and last to see them" suggest that the singer had some personal issues that he confided only to his partner. The partner helped him overcome these issues and made him feel whole again. The lyrics "You saved me and gave me everything I need, You brought to my knees" imply that the partner was the source of his happiness and gave him a reason to live.


The chorus "Without you, without you, I might as well give up. Without you, without you, I know I screwed it up" reveals the singer's remorse for his mistakes that led to the end of the relationship. He acknowledges that he was at fault and seeks forgiveness from his partner. The lines "But I'm wide open, still hoping, This is just a dream. One day I'll wake up and you'll be, Naked next to me" shows his desperate longing for his partner's return and his hopes to make things right again.


The song's bridge "I know you're gone 'cause I'm bruised and bleeding, And though it's wrong, I keep believing, The next time I see you, we can make it all okay, 'Cause I won't let you walk away" implies that the singer is struggling to move on and is holding onto hope that the relationship can be salvaged. The final lines "I heard that love was a strange game, And I found that time don't heal all pain, So I'll just keep breathing, I'll just keep breathing until we meet again" suggests that the singer is willing to wait for the right time when he can be with his partner again and that he will endure the pain until then.


Line by Line Meaning

In my head, I keep my demons
I have unresolved internal struggles that I often contend with.


You were the first, the first and last to see them
Out of all the people in my life, you were the only one who saw my internal struggles and were able to address them.


You saved me and gave me everything I need
You were instrumental in providing me with the right support and resources to overcome my personal demons.


You brought to my knees
Your presence was so powerful that I was completely humbled and brought to tears.


You were scared and I was broken
You were afraid of our future together while I was dealing with issues in my personal life that made it hard for me to fully commit to a relationship.


The words we shared and those we left unspoken
We had conversations about our relationship, but there were also things we never talked about. Those things still remain unresolved in my heart.


Now I need you to tell me that everything's okay
I need to hear from you that things haven't changed and that everything will eventually be alright between us.


And you still want to stay
I need to know that you still choose to be with me and that you haven't left because of my struggles.


Without you, without you
My life is incomplete and meaningless without you.


I might as well give up
If you're not in my life, there's no point in me moving forward in life.


I know I screwed it up
I am aware that my actions and my struggles negatively impacted our relationship, and I am taking ownership of my mistakes.


But I'm wide open, still hoping
I am ready and willing to make things work between us again, and I still have hope that we can work things out.


This is just a dream
The idea of us being together again seems like a far-fetched and unlikely situation.


One day I'll wake up and you'll be
I hope that someday I'll wake up to find that you have returned to my life and that we can start anew.


Naked next to me
I long for your physical presence and intimacy; a closeness that we once shared.


I know you're gone 'cause I'm bruised and bleeding
I am acutely aware of your absence from my life because it has left me emotionally and mentally vulnerable.


And though it's wrong, I keep believing
Despite the odds of our reunion being low, I still have unwavering faith, and I choose to believe that we can reconnect.


The next time I see you, we can make it all okay
The next time we meet, I hope that we can address all the unresolved issues in our relationship and move past them together.


'Cause I won't let you walk away
I am committed to our relationship, and I won't allow external influences or struggles to distract us from each other.


I know, I know we can make it
I have no doubt that our relationship can overcome the obstacles that we've faced if we work together.


I know without you I'm naked
Without you, I feel exposed and vulnerable, and I need your presence in my life to feel complete.


I know I want you back naked
I want our relationship to return to the level of emotional and physical intimacy that we once shared.


I heard that love was a strange game
The concept of love can be confusing and unpredictable, and its rules are often difficult to understand.


And I found that time don't heal all pain
Despite the passage of time, some wounds remain open and unhealed, and it takes much more than time to recover from them.


So I'll just keep breathing
I'll keep moving forward and doing what I need to do to stay alive, even when it feels like an impossible task.


I'll just keep breathing until we meet again
I will keep living each day until we can reunite and work on our relationship again.




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He finally invested in a piano chair lol.

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+NitroGamerzHD Yet he still decides to stand while he plays... LOL

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They deserve to be they just got unlucky

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Sometimes, when you're feeling pretty shit, unable to sleep or take your mind off, just existing in a numb state, you find a song like this, that voices exactly where you are and what you want. Haha, I think I'm gonna cry.

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