Sweetbox is a Los Angeles based pop music project formed in Germany in 1995… Read Full Bio ↴Sweetbox is a Los Angeles based pop music project formed in Germany in 1995 by executive producer Heiko Schmidt and music producer Roberto "Geo" Rosan. Throughout the years Sweetbox has had several leading women including Kimberly Kearney, Dacia Bridges, Tina Harris, Jade Villalon, Jamie Pineda and most recently and currently, Miho Fukuhara and LogiQ Pryce.

Although the project released four singles in the mid '90s, with initial singers Kimberley Kearney and Dacia Bridges, worldwide success came with third vocalist, Tina Harris. Everything's Gonna Be Alright was released in 1997, which topped charts around the world and started a musical theme, sampling classical music, which the project would later become known for.

Tina Harris left after two years, with Jade Villalon replacing her as the fourth vocalist with five original albums, all reaching Gold or Platinum in Korea. Villalon, along with "Geo" left the project after seven years to go on and do other projects.

Vocalist Jamie Pineda took the role as new vocalist shortly after in late 2007 and then releasing her first studio album The Next Generation in 2009, which was produced by Derek Bramble. Pineda released one more album, Diamond Veil in 2011 and it was released in Japan and Korea, as the 8th studio album from Sweetbox.

In 2013, famed Japanese singer Miho Fukuhara became the new frontwoman and for the first time in the projects history, male vocalist/rapper LogiQ Pryce would co-front the project with her. The studio album, titled #Zeitgeist21 is due for release in July 2013.

Lighter Shade Of Blue
Sweetbox Lyrics

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She doesn't smile like me
She doesn't make you weak
And she'll never know
How to make you laugh

But she won't make you cry
She'll never break your heart
Like I used to

If you only knew
All the words I couldn't say

When I close my eyes I see you
In my dreams you will be near
Won't let you disappear
But I'm here on my own

When I close my eyes and listen
I am crying out for you
In the center of my heart
But I'm here on my own

I think I'm over you
But it's not true
Its just a
Lighter shade of blue

Can you still hear me breath
When you touched me deep
Can you still hear the sounds
Can you feel the heat

I was just too scared
To let you own the deepest
Part of me
I left paradise and
I did not even say goodbye

When I close my eyes I see you
In my dreams you will be near
Won't let you disappear
But I'm here on my own

When I close my eyes and listen
I am crying out for you
In the center of my heart
But I'm here on my own

I think I'm over you
But it's not true

Its just a
Lighter shade of blue

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Sweetbox's "Lighter Shade Of Blue" tell a story of a woman who is still struggling with her feelings for her former love. She recognizes the flaws in him choosing someone new over her - this new woman may not have her charming smile or her ability to make her ex weak in the knees, but she won't break his heart like the singer did. The singer is torn between wanting to move on from the past and still holding onto hope that her ex will come back to her. She remembers how close they were, how much she loved him, but ultimately, she is here on her own.

The chorus repeats a haunting phrase that underscores the pain of still lingering love: "I think I'm over you, but it's not true, it's just a lighter shade of blue." The lyrics suggest that the singer is telling herself a lie to convince herself that she's moved on, however, the pain remains, and her feelings have merely become muted. The contrasting shades of blue can be interpreted as the difference between bright, vibrant blue, and a pale, subdued blue that represents the dulling of intense emotions. The singer's unresolved emotions are also evident in the way she repeats the chorus after each verse, emphasizing her inability to truly let go.

Overall, the lyrics to "Lighter Shade Of Blue" paint a picture of a woman who is trying to come to terms with a love that is no longer ideal but remains nonetheless unresolved.

Line by Line Meaning

She doesn't smile like me
The girl you're with now doesn't express happiness in the same way I did.

She doesn't make you weak
The girl you're with now doesn't give you the same vulnerability and strength that I did.

And she'll never know How to make you laugh
The girl you're with now doesn't have the ability to make you laugh like I did, and she never will.

But she won't make you cry She'll never break your heart Like I used to
The girl you're with now won't cause you the pain and heartbreak that I did in the past.

If you only knew All the words I couldn't say
If only you knew the things I wanted to tell you but couldn't, perhaps you'd understand why I feel this way.

When I close my eyes I see you In my dreams you will be near Won't let you disappear But I'm here on my own
Even though we're apart, you still occupy my thoughts and dreams, and I won't let go, but I'm still alone.

When I close my eyes and listen I am crying out for you In the center of my heart But I'm here on my own
When I listen to my heart, I realize how much I miss and need you, but I'm still alone.

I think I'm over you But it's not true Its just a Lighter shade of blue
I thought I had moved on from you and was feeling better, but I realize now that I'm just feeling a less intense version of the same sadness.

Can you still hear me breath When you touched me deep Can you still hear the sounds Can you feel the heat
Do you remember our intimate moments and can you still feel the emotions and sensations of that time?

I was just too scared To let you own the deepest Part of me I left paradise and I did not even say goodbye
I was afraid to let you fully into my heart and soul, and in doing so, I lost the connection we had and left without even saying goodbye.

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