Standing In The Shadows Of Love
The Jackson 5 Lyrics


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Standing in the shadows of love
I'm getting ready or the heart aches to come.

Standing in the shadows of love
I'm getting ready for the heartaches to come.
(Can't you see me) Standing in the shadows of love
I'm getting ready for the heartaches to come.
I want to run but there's no place to go
For heartaches will find me I know.
Without your love, a love I need
It's the beginning of the end of me.

'cause you've taken away all my reasons for living
When you pushed aside all the love I've been giving.
Now wait a minute!
Didn't I always treat you right
Now baby didn't I, didn't I, didn't I?
Didn't I do the best I could
Now didn't I, didn't I?

(Don't you see me) Standing in the shadows of love
Getting ready for the heart aches to come.
(Can't you see me) Standing in the shadows of love
Doing my best to get ready for the heart aches to come.

All alone I'm destined to be
With misery my only company.

It may come today, or it may come tomorrow
But it's for sure I've got nothing but sorrow.
I thought your conscience would kinda bother you
How can you watch me cry after all I've done for you?

Hold on a minute!
I gave you all the love I had
Now didn't I, didn't I, didn't I?
When you needed me I was always there
Now wasn't I, wasn't I?

(Don't you leave me) Standing in the shadows of love
I'm getting ready for the heartaches to come.




I'm trying not to cry out loud
'Cause all this cryin' it ain't, it ainc1

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of The Jackson 5's "Standing In The Shadows Of Love" convey a sense of emotional turmoil and heartbreak. The singer stands at the edge of being hurt, as they are aware that heartaches are destined to come. The lyrics reflect the feelings of someone who has been rejected by their lover and left to dwell in the shadows of love. They profess their love for their lover, asking them if they can see the pain in their eyes, and acknowledge that living without their love marks the beginning of the end for them.


The lyrics also indicate the anger and confusion the singer feels in response to their lover leaving them. They claim to have always treated their lover well and given them all the love they could. The question they pose is why their lover would abandon them after all they had done. They are left alone with only misery as their companion, waiting for the inevitable heartache that is to come.


Overall, the song captures the devastation and despair experienced by someone who has lost the love of their life. It speaks to the universal human experience of having loved and lost and the pain that accompanies it.


Line by Line Meaning

Standing in the shadows of love
I'm waiting in anticipation for the pain and heartache that will surely come as a result of our failing love.


I'm getting ready for the heartaches to come.
I'm emotionally and mentally preparing myself for the pain and sorrow I know I'm going to experience.


Can't you see me) Standing in the shadows of love
I am struggling in the darkness of love, where I am invisible and ignored.


I want to run but there's no place to go
I feel trapped and unable to escape the inevitable heartache that awaits me.


For heartaches will find me I know.
I am resigned to the fact that the pain and misery of heartache is unavoidable in my situation.


Without your love, a love I need
I am incomplete and lost without the love that I rely on.


It's the beginning of the end of me.
The absence of your love is slowly destroying me and bringing me closer to my own end.


'cause you've taken away all my reasons for living
Your departure has robbed me of all my joy and reasons for continuing to live.


When you pushed aside all the love I've been giving.
My love and affection have been ignored and rejected by you, leaving me feeling hurt and unappreciated.


Now wait a minute!
I am pleading for you to pause and listen to what I have to say.


Didn't I always treat you right
I believe that I have always treated you with love and respect, and don't understand why you would leave me.


Now baby didn't I, didn't I, didn't I?
I am desperation for confirmation that I did everything I could to make you happy and keep our love alive.


All alone I'm destined to be
I am fated to be alone without your love in my life.


With misery my only company.
My company is only sadness and despair without you.


It may come today, or it may come tomorrow
I am constantly waiting for the impending heartache that could strike at any moment.


But it's for sure I've got nothing but sorrow.
I am certain that the only thing that awaits me is pain and sorrow.


I thought your conscience would kinda bother you
I believed that you would be affected by the suffering and pain that you have caused me.


How can you watch me cry after all I've done for you?
I am questioning why you would be so callous and heartless as to witness my tears despite all the love and efforts I have put into our relationship.


I gave you all the love I had
I have given all of myself to you and our relationship, with nothing left to give.


When you needed me I was always there
I have always been there for you when you needed me, but now you have left me alone in darkness.


I'm trying not to cry out loud
I am attempting to suppress and hide my emotions and pain so that others do not see my suffering.


'Cause all this cryin' it ain't, it ain't no good for me.
Crying and expressing my pain is not helping me, and is only making my situation worse.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JR., BRIAN HOLLAND, EDWARD HOLLAND, EDWARD, JR. HOLLAND, LAMONT DOZIER, LAMONT HERBERT DOZIER

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