Story Behind The Song
Not much of a story behind this song, more like the honest conflick within the composer. If there was a single piece of inspiration outside of the writers head, it would be the line "Yes, I think it's time for us to quit" in the Dylan song "Just like a Woman." The live Richie Havens version during the Dylan 30th aniversay concert is a sublime performance.
Song Description
The strength in this track lies in the conflict between the comfortable easy-giong confidence in the music and the discomfort and honesty of a failing break-up conveyed in the lyric.
| Song Length |
4:20 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative, Pop - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Composed, Peaceful |
Subject |
Regret, Breaking Up |
| Similar Artists |
The Byrds, Tom Petty |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
You lift me up then you cut me down
And the end amounts to nothing
We all live alone
You paint me red then you taint me blue
In the end it counts for nothing
We all breathe alone
You touch but I don?t feel
If you try then it don?t show
And I?m wishing?
A lesson learned is a lessened burn
And harsh the hearth we live in
As we all seek our grail
I touch but you don?t feel
And I try but you wont know
I?m wishing we weren?t so
Year after year, we grow old - we grow new
Year after year this shadow tracks my every move
Now the reasons I hold you so dear to me
Are the sum rewards of living
And I want us to grow
But I touch and you don?t feel
Coz you go where you will go
And I?m wishing we weren?t so
Year after year, we grow old - we grow new
Year after year this shadow tracks my every move
Mocks my every single turn
You lift me up then you cut me down
And the end amounts to nothing
(Inst)
My heart remains my own
We touch but it?s a play
And we try but its just show
I?m wishing we weren?t so
I?m wishing we weren?t so
I?m wishing we weren?t so?