One of Us
The Synthesizer Rock Orchestra Lyrics
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You were, I felt, robbing me of my rightful chances
My picture clear, everything seemed so easy
And so I dealt you the blow
One of us had to go
Now it's different, I want you to know
One of us is crying
In her lonely bed
Staring at the ceiling
Wishing she was somewhere else instead
One of us is lonely
One of us is only
Waiting for a call
Sorry for herself, feeling stupid feeling small
Wishing she had never left at all
I saw myself as a concealed attraction
I felt you kept me away from the heat and the action
Just like a child, stubborn and misconceiving
That's how I started the show
One of us had to go
Now I've changed and I want you to know
One of us is crying
One of us is lying
In her lonely bed
Staring at the ceiling
Wishing she was somewhere else instead
One of us is lonely
One of us is only
Waiting for a call
Sorry for herself, feeling stupid feeling small
Wishing she had never left at all
Never left at all
Staring at the ceiling
Wishing she was somewhere else instead
One of us is lonely
One of us is only
Waiting for a call
The lyrics to The Synthesizer Rock Orchestra's song One Of Us explores the theme of lost love and the two individuals who are still longing for each other. The song begins with the singer reminiscing about missed opportunities and chances in love that have resulted in heartbreak. The verse, "They passed me by, all of those great romances, You were, I felt, robbing me of my rightful chances," suggests that the singer is bitter about the missed opportunities for love, which they attribute to the partner who they are now separated from.
The chorus of the song features a keen juxtaposition between the two lovers. One is depicted as being tormented by her emotions, whilst the other is patiently waiting for her lover to call. The phrase, "One of us is crying, One of us is lying, In her lonely bed Staring at the ceiling, Wishing she was somewhere else instead" shows how one person is struggling to cope without the other, while the other is experiencing a sense of guilt and remorse for having caused the separation.
The song's lyrics conclude with the idea that one person has learned from their mistakes and has now transformed. The line "Now I’ve changed, and I want you to know," suggests that this person has done some soul-searching and is now ready to embrace love again. Overall, the lyrics to One Of Us highlight the importance of communication and how a lack of it can affect a relationship negatively.
Line by Line Meaning
They passed me by, all of those great romances
I missed out on all the wonderful relationships because of you.
You were, I felt, robbing me of my rightful chances
I believed that you prevented me from pursuing other opportunities.
My picture clear, everything seemed so easy
I thought everything was perfect and simple.
And so I dealt you the blow
That's why I ended our relationship.
One of us had to go
One of us had to leave, and it was me who decided to do so.
Now it's different, I want you to know
I have changed, and I want to express that to you.
One of us is crying
Either you or I am crying over the break-up.
One of us is lying
Either you or I are lying to ourselves about how we feel.
In her lonely bed
One of us is alone in bed, feeling sad and defeated.
Staring at the ceiling
That person is looking up at the blank ceiling, lost in thought.
Wishing she was somewhere else instead
That person wishes they were anywhere else but where they are at that moment.
One of us is lonely
One of us is feeling incredibly alone and isolated.
One of us is only
One of us only has each other as a source of comfort and support.
Waiting for a call
That person is waiting for a phone call from the other person, hoping to reconcile.
Sorry for herself, feeling stupid feeling small
That person is feeling unhappy and regretful about how things ended, wishing they had done things differently.
Wishing she had never left at all
That person is wishing they had never ended the relationship.
I saw myself as a concealed attraction
I saw myself as someone who was hiding my true feelings in the relationship.
I felt you kept me away from the heat and the action
I believed that you prevented me from experiencing exciting and fulfilling experiences.
Just like a child, stubborn and misconceiving
I acted impulsively and stubbornly, not seeing the situation clearly.
That's how I started the show
That's how I initiated the end of our relationship.
Never left at all
That person wishes they had never left the relationship and everything could go back to how it was.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Benny Goran Andersson, Bjoern K. Ulvaeus
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@giordanricardo447
0:30 Thriller - Michael Jackson.
0:56 The final countdown - Europe.
1:28 Take on me - A-ha.
1:54 Save a prayer -Duran Duran.
2:29 Axel F - Harold Faltemayer.
2:58 Profondo Rosso - Goblin.
3:19 Jump - Van Halen.
3:48 Light my fire - The Doors.
4:16 New song - Howard Jones.
5:01 Toccata & Fugue Dm - J.S Bach.
@ChuckyDoll79
Visage - Fade to Grey
New Order - Blue Monday
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
Robert Miles - Children
Darude - Sandstorm
Eurytmics - Sweet Dreams
Massive Attack - Angel
Just to name a few.
@36TRecords
Love all of your content Espen. I noticed you cheer for the same MLB team, the infamous Toronto Blue Jays.
I just bought a mint shape Korg Trinity V3 Pro today, to add to my studio. It will be in my Korg area (Poly 6, M1, N-364, Electribe E-A1 & E-M1, Kronos).
Keep up the amazing work Espen. I hope that You, Your Family & Friends are all doing well, staying safe & healthy.
Cheers & Heavy Respect,
STEPHEN W
Kelowna BC 🇨🇦
@silverstar2835
Mike Oldfield - Tubular bells
Vangelis Papathanasiou - Alpha
Alan Parsons Project - Lucifer
Alphaville - Big in Japan
New Order - Blue Monday
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (basically almost everything from Depeche Mode)
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Electricity
Kraftwerk - anything...you name it
Yazoo - Don't Go
Bronski Beat (jimmy Sommerville) - Smalltown Boy
Jean Michel Jarre - Equinoxe 4, Oxygene 4, Magnetic Fields 2
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
A-ha - Take on me
Tears For Fears - Change
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
Axel F. - Beverly Hills Cop Theme Song
@Jehudi
As I'm a younger synth enthousiast,
here are a few riffs/intro's/... that really bring out the best of a synthesizer for me:
Timecop1983 - City Lights - lead
Tycho - L - Lead
Nils Frahm - Says - Arp
Lorn - Negative Jumpsuit - Lead
Olafur Arnalds - Near Light - Outro
Jon Hopkins - Emerald Rush - Rythmic Bass/Lead
Daft Punk - Veridis Quo - Lead
Minilogue - The leopard (Extrawelt Remix) - Everything. This remains my favourite track to this day
Rival Consoles - Untravel - Lead
DJ Tiesto - Adagio For Strings - Lead
Vaal - Seahnak - Lead
DJ Metatron - State Of Me - Lead
Adriatique - Voices From The Dawn - Lead
Trentemoller - Miss You - Melody+Lead
Aphex Twin - Rhubarb - Melody
Baal - Lumen - Arp Interlude
Microtrauma - Solitone - Lead
Traumer - Nahyr - Lead
Oxia - Domino - Lead
Olafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm - Four - Arp
Todd Terje - Inspector Norse - Lead/Melody
Recondite - Warg - Lead
Victor Ruiz - Interstellar - Arp
Mathew Jonson - Marionette - Arp
Enjoy,
I also like my own song Jehudi - Valkyrie - break - arp
@cbmsysmobile
Just imagine what Bach could have done with today's synths......
@EspenKraft
It would be totlly awesome! ;-)
@jimgauth
Station!
@Shadowboost
It would be beyond imagination
@4623620
Maybe something like Wendy (Walter) Carlos did for the album "Switched on Bach" and for the film "A Clockwork Orange".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cUaunnnKhQ
Not bad, but I think Bach is best the way it originally is, T&F in Dm opened my mind to the mathematical aspects of his music.
@Mindphaser1
He would be Vangelis.
@sapphire962
The 80s had the most iconic movie intros. Narrator starts to tell the story while a synth plays in the background. Camera glances at the white hightops in motion and follows a big head of frizzy hair and they glide outside and hop onto their bike, ready to sail the summer air
@gajol3257
Im searching for this song i think! It starts with the same 3 (maybe) fast-playing synth notes. Hard to explain haha, but please help if you know the name
@gajol3257
The song that is used in a lot of 2000's american movies. And its either an intro or outro song, that slowly becomes higher as the narrator speaks
@Ismael-kc3ry
Lmfao I can picture it so easily