Where Have You Been
Wildhood Lyrics
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I, just gave up the fight and let these feelings happen
You don't realise just how beautiful you are
There's nothing I can do
To keep from loving you
You, thought I lost my way when I would act so different
It, never crossed your mind that I just lost my vision
There's nothing I can do
To keep from loving you
I've tried a hundered times
To push you from my mind
There's nothing I can do
To keep from, loving you
Where have you been?
You don't write, you don't ring
Where have you been?
You can't loose, I can't win
Where have you been?
The lyrics to Wildhood's song Where Have You Been are about a love that is hard to let go of. The writer doesn't want to be the one to end the passion between them but realizes that the feelings are too intense to ignore. The first verse explains that the writer gave up the fight and let these feelings happen, which indicates that the love between them was not an easy process. In the second verse, the writer acknowledges that their partner never realized how beautiful they were, which could mean that the writer's love was so intense that their partner didn't see themselves in the same light. Despite their best efforts to forget the love, the writer says that there's nothing they can do to keep from loving their partner.
The chorus talks about where the partner has been as they don't write or ring. This indicates that there's a distance between them, and perhaps the partner has moved on, while the writer still harbors intense feelings. The writer says that they can't win if the partner has lost or moved on, further emphasizing the feelings of defeat and sadness. The repetition of "Where have you been?" at the end of each chorus adds an emotive touch to the lyrics, as if the writer desperately needs to know where the partner has been.
Overall, the lyrics of Where Have You Been are about a deep love that is almost impossible to move on from. The lyrics evoke feelings of sadness, heartbreak, and disappointment.
Line by Line Meaning
I, don't wanna be that guy who tried to end our passion
I don't want to be the person who intentionally ended our relationship
I, just gave up the fight and let these feelings happen
I stopped fighting my feelings and let myself fall in love with you
You don't realise just how beautiful you are
You are not aware of your own beauty
There's nothing I can do
To keep from loving you
I cannot help but love you
You, thought I lost my way when I would act so different
You assumed I was lost because I acted differently around you
It, never crossed your mind that I just lost my vision
It never occurred to you that I had lost sight of what really mattered before meeting you
I've tried a hundered times
To push you from my mind
There's nothing I can do
To keep from, loving you
I have tried numerous times to forget about you, but I cannot stop loving you
Where have you been?
I am wondering where you have been and what you have been doing
You don't write, you don't ring
You have not contacted me recently
Where have you been?
I am still curious about your whereabouts
You can't loose, I can't win
Our relationship is at a standstill where neither of us is succeeding or failing
Where have you been?
I am left wondering where you have been all this time
Writer(s): Tommy Danvers, Jordan Stephens
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usp1403
I loved your music with Harley since the first day ,I heart of Rizzle Kicks(like 2011 or so when I was 12). I am 18 now and you took a big role,in my development of recognizing and hearing good music. I like your new sound man. It`s so deep and chilled and it`s also so lovely to hear of you again! Just keep going with it and have fun in what you`re doing dude. That`s always the best way to create some good music:) But maybe we`ll hear someday in the future something of Rizzle Kicks again. If not,thank you for the amazing moments you guys gave me with your music. I`m sure I´ll have more of them. I`m looking forward to hear more from you again.
Cheers and Peace from Bavaria
Blaze Wynter
+usp1403 rizzle kicks is coming back this summer.
SammyJ
This whole album and the story behind it will forever be one of my favorites. Even if Jordan never makes another publicly released track under wildhood, rizzlekicks, or even al the native, he will continue to inspire. Much love from Norfolk, VA.
CUSTOM SKINZz
Still going bro.
LTU
As someone who was a diehard rizzle kicks fan from the age of 11-14 i loved it, i even traveled 4 hours just to see them live, as a 16 year old now i can purely say this is so much better than the stuff you did before and it deserves so much more recognition <3
jessiejessie
the aesthetic in this video is so beautiful! I love this, and I am so happy to see that Jordan is growing as a person x
Jordan Smith
beautiful song
max m
the flow and creativity in this song is brilliantly done
Yarosom
just wanted to say that this is one of my favorite songs :)
Imogen
💕 he is just so real, thank you for being you Jordan