Where You Are
Thom Lyrics
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I'm in a mess
I don't want to leave
It's hard for me to see
What I can't have
There's no you and me
And if she hurts you
And if she hurts you
You know she'll turn to you
And if she hurts you
I always want to wake up where you are
Love you for the way
You kissed my neck
Love the way we speak
It's hard for me to sleep
When you're next to me
It's hard for me to leave
And if she hurts you
And if she loves you
And if she hurts you
You know she'll turn to you
I always want to wake up where you are
It doesn't really matter where you are
You know I'll always be waiting
I always want to wake up where you are
It doesn't really matter where you are
You know I'll always be
Just the one who will sit and wait for his time to come
You know she'll hurt you
But she won't love you
You know she'll hurt you
She'll never turn to you
You know she'll hurt you.
In "Where You Are," the singer is in love with someone who is currently unavailable to them. The lyrics paint a picture of a messy situation, where the singer doesn't want to leave but knows that there can't be a "you and me." The chorus repeats the desire to "always want to wake up where you are," and the second verse echoes this with the sentiment that it's hard to sleep when the person they love isn't there. The song seems to be about unrequited love, and the pain that comes with knowing that the person you love is with someone else.
The second half of the song introduces a new perspective. The lyrics shift to the idea that the person the singer loves will eventually be hurt by the person they are with. The repeated line "you know she'll hurt you" suggests that the singer is warning the person they love of this inevitable pain. However, the final line of the song "you know she'll hurt you" takes on a more sinister tone. It's possible that the singer knows that the person they love will never leave the person who is hurting them, and will continue to be hurt as a result.
Overall, "Where You Are" is a bittersweet love song with a tinge of bitterness. It's about the pain that comes with loving someone who is unattainable, and the longing to be with them despite the knowledge that it can never happen.
Line by Line Meaning
Wouldn't you agree
Asking for agreement that things are complicated
I'm in a mess
Feeling overwhelmed and unsure
I don't want to leave
Desiring to stay in the current situation
It's hard for me to see
Finding it difficult to gain perspective
What I can't have
Feeling frustrated by unattainable desires
There's no you and me
Accepting that a relationship isn't possible
And if she hurts you
Acknowledging the potential for pain from another lover
And if she loves you
Recognizing the complexity of love triangles
You know she'll turn to you
Expecting to be relied upon in times of trouble
I always want to wake up where you are
Longing for proximity and connection
Love you for the way
Expressing appreciation for a particular action
You kissed my neck
Recalling a specific intimate moment
Love the way we speak
Enjoying communication and mutual understanding
It's hard for me to sleep
Feeling restless and preoccupied
When you're next to me
Desiring the intimacy of physical proximity
It doesn't really matter where you are
Believing that true connection transcends distance
You know I'll always be waiting
Promising loyalty and patience
Just the one who will sit and wait for his time to come
Accepting a passive role in the relationship
You know she'll hurt you
Resigned to the inevitable pain of uncertain love
But she won't love you
Recognizing that a competing lover won't offer true affection
She'll never turn to you
Rejecting the notion that the other lover truly relies on them
Writer(s): Thomas Hanreich Copyright: Edition Ingram, Hanseatic Musikverlag Gmbh & Co. Kg, Ingram Edition
Contributed by Jackson A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@madalitsongonda2821
My mumies last song before she died she sang it the whole day,then she stopped speaking and died the following day sunday morning.Am blessed with this song.
@ronalddaka8460
Lovely song...Ever since I discovered this song on YouTube last week I have never ceased to play it, countless times a day. Malawian Gospel is great. I am from Zambia.
@emmamchikaya2444
Am always blessed with this song!I see God vividly!
@princejames8126
May glory be to God almighty......mulungu adalitse nonse pofalitsa uthenga wabwino (He's Holy 🙏🙏🙏🙏)
@JoyNolwin
Father God Almighty please bless every soul that come across this song may you Lord open all the doors that were shuttered by the enemy in Jesus mighty name Amen
@christinamadeya6617
Mai mumatisundiza chifupi ndi jahhova bless u
@stellahjacque4965
Amen
@JoyNolwin
@@christinamadeya6617 ndipo inu mmm👏👏👏🇱🇾🇱🇾🇱🇾
@JoyNolwin
@@stellahjacque4965 🙏🙏🙏
@sphiwekamwendo5011
Amen in Jesus christ name.