Seal
Seal feat. Heidi Klum Lyrics

Don't be so hard on yourself.
You shouldn't be too critical of yourself or too self-blaming.

Those tears are for someone else.
The tears that you shed are not for yourself, but for someone else.

I hear your voice on the phone.
I can hear you speaking to me through the phone.

I hear you feel so alone.
I can sense that you are feeling lonely or isolated.

My baby.
An affectionate term used to address someone who is dear to the artist.

Ohh my baby.
An expression of fondness, love or endearment towards the person being addressed.

Please my baby,
A request or plea made to the person being addressed who is dear to the singer.

When we were young,
A memory from the past when the artist and the person being addressed were young.

And truth was paramount.
When they were young, honesty and sincerity were highly valued.

We were older then,
Both the artist and the person being addressed have grown older over time.

And we lived a life without any doubt.
Both of them used to live their lives without any uncertainty or fear.

Those memories,
Recollections of past events that are reminiscences or souvenirs of a previous time.

They seem so long ago.
These memories seem as if they are from a distant time in the past.

What's become of them? When you feel like me I want you to know.
The singer is wondering what has become of those memories and that if the person being addressed feels similarly they want them to know that they are not alone.

...They've all gone for sure...
All those memories have now ended or disappeared completely.

Don't cry.
A request or plea to the person being addressed to not shed tears.

Not alone.
Assuring the person being addressed that they are not by themselves and that the artist is there for them.

Tonight, my baby.
An affirmation of support and care for the person being addressed by the singer.

You'll always be loved.
Reassurance that the person being addressed will always be loved by someone (presumably the singer).

Today I dreamed,
The artist had a dream that day.

Of friends I had before.
The artist dreamt of people that were once their friends.

And I wonder why.
The artist is perplexed or curious about why those friends do not contact them anymore.

The ones who care don't call anymore.
The singer feels that the friends who used to care no longer make an effort to keep in touch.

My feelings hurt.
The artist is feeling emotional pain or distress.

But you know I overcome the pain.
The singer has the ability to overcome or withstand emotional pain through coping mechanisms.

And I'm stronger now,
The singer has become emotionally stronger over time.

There can't be a fire unless there's a flame.
A metaphorical expression that there cannot be a big issue or conflict without something small starting it.

Limousines and sycophants,
People who ride in limousines (being rich) and their enablers or followers.

Don't leave me now,
The artist does not want to be abandoned or left behind by these people.

'Cause I'm afraid what you've done to me.
The singer is afraid of what these people have done to them or affected them negatively.

Is now the wolf.
The negative effect that the singer is experiencing is now like a wolf, a ferocious symbol of danger, threat or oppression.

In my bed, (L)
In the artist's safety and comfort zone (their bed).

In my head.
In the artist's thoughts or imagination.

The challenges, we took were hard enough.
The obstacles that they faced earlier were already difficult.

They get harder now.
The obstacles that they are currently facing are even more difficult though.

Even when we think that we've had enough.
Even when they believed that they had already been through the worst they can take.

Don't feel alone,
Assuring the person being addressed that they are not alone.

'Cause it's I you understand.
The singer is the person who can truly understand or comprehend the situation that the person being addressed is going through.

I'm your sedative,
The singer is the one who can calm or soothe the person being addressed.

Take a piece of me whenever you can.
The artist wants to support the person being addressed by offering themselves as a source of comfort, guidance, or strength whenever needed.

Cry... Don't cry...
An expression of conflicting sentiments where crying is both okay and not okay at the same time.

... My baby
An affectionate term used to address someone dear to the singer.

You'll still be loved
Assurance that the person being addressed will continue to be loved.