just once
Son of Rust Lyrics


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I feel your forbidden touch
your breath across my skin
how could such a simple thing mean so much
I need to feel you from within

just once
I'd like you to be here with me
just once
I'd like to tell you how I feel
just once
I'd show you how things could be
just once
I'd show you what is real

to you
did I mean anything
or are memories just that to you
you can't go on alone forever
see inside me
feel the same way too

so many years spent wasted
with no regrets to give




but now that I have tasted
well it's the only reason I have to live

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are about a forbidden love that is just out of reach for the singer. They long for the intimacy and connection that they feel when they are with their lover, but it is forbidden and cannot happen again. The idea that such a simple thing can mean so much is powerful, emphasizing the intensity of the emotions involved.


The singer is consumed with the desire to feel their lover from within, indicating a deep connection and level of intimacy that they crave. However, they know that they can only experience this feeling once, making it all the more bittersweet.


The lyrics also touch on the idea of regret and wasted time. The singer has spent so many years without this level of intense emotion and it's only since experiencing this love that they feel like they have a reason to live. The implication is that they wish they had experienced this earlier in life and are left with a sense of regret.


Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of longing and regret for a love that can never truly be. The singer is consumed with their desire for this person, but knows that it can only happen once.


Line by Line Meaning

I feel your forbidden touch
I sense your touch that is forbidden


your breath across my skin
I can feel your breath touching my skin


how could such a simple thing mean so much
It's perplexing how something so simple has become so meaningful


I need to feel you from within
I want to experience you from the core of my being


just once
Only on a single occasion


I'd like you to be here with me
I desire your presence beside me


just once
Only on a single occasion


I'd like to tell you how I feel
I would want to express my emotions to you


just once
Only on a single occasion


I'd show you how things could be
I would like to demonstrate the possibilities


just once
Only on a single occasion


I'd show you what is real
I would like to exhibit what is factual


to you
In reference to you


did I mean anything
Was I significant to you at all


or are memories just that to you
Or, are the memories we shared irrelevant to you


you can't go on alone forever
You cannot persist in solitude indefinitely


see inside me
Get a glimpse of who I truly am


feel the same way too
Experience the same feelings as me


so many years spent wasted
Numerous years exhausted unproductively


with no regrets to give
Without any remorse to express


but now that I have tasted
But since I have experienced it


well it's the only reason I have to live
It's the sole motivation that fuels my life now




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Comments from YouTube:

kat_gotchasnatch

Seriously how does a song this underground and synthy sounding end up on some corporate grocery store play list?!? This plays at my work too, winn-dixie.

Cody Evans

Haha that's how I found it too!

Timothy Martin

+666gothkitty666 Someone clearly just has good tastes. Whoever controls the playlists that is...for like half the stores in the world.

Grant H

I work at Walgreens and they always play this song. It sounded so fucking dope. I truly cannot believe Son of Rust gets played at tons of retail stores apparently.

JamHarts

Wow, sounds like this song is really popular at grocery stores! I hear it all the time at the Safeway I work at. Along with jazz and frantic clarinet playing with no rhythm.

Aj Scheidhauer

I love when this comes on at Giant while I work! Makes my day

Inx

This song does a wonderful job of describing how some men live their lives. :D Now that I have tasted, it's the only reason I have left to live. Just once I want you to be here with me, Just I'd like to tell you how I feel. Just once I'd show you how things could be, Just once I'd show you what is real.

F1R3 FL4M3

Awesome song

uma krishnan

I heard this while shopping in Safeway and the minute I heard it I took out my phone and searched for it. This song is awesome!

uma krishnan

@Nephelia Nyx LOL GRELL

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