Song Description
2 people meet and have strong feelings but are in other committed relationships
| Song Length |
4:21 |
Genre |
Jazz - Contemporary, Pop - Standards |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Troubled |
Subject |
Bad Love, Long |
| Similar Artists |
K.D. Lang, Fiona Apple |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
SEPARATE UMBRELLAS
At first your call seemed innocent, 2 friends and nothing more.
You suggested that we find a quiet place.
Some clouds began to gather as I started out the door,
So I reached for my umbrellas, just in case.
Separate hopes, separate lies,
Separate freedoms, separate ties.
Foolish or wise, we led separate lives,
Under SEPARATE UMBRELLAS in the rain.
You looked at me with eyes that I was sure I'd never seen,
Then we touched, as we would never touch again.
A sudden burst of clouds unkindly woke us from our dream,
So we opened 2 umbrellas, closing out what might have been.
Separate hopes, separate lies,
Separate freedoms, separate ties.
Foolish or wise, we led separate lives,
Under SEPARATE UMBRELLAS in the rain.
I wonder if I'd left my own umbrella in the hall,
Our story might have had a different end.
If we'd shared just one umbrella when the rain began to fall,
We might have found a lover in a friend.
Separate hopes, separate lies,
Separate freedoms, separate ties.
Foolish or wise, we led separate lives,
Under SEPARATE UMBRELLAS in the rain.
Needing love so badly,
We hadn't to wait,
So we took the love that came along,
And found each other far too late.
Separate hopes, separate lies,
Separate freedoms, separate ties.
Foolish or wise, we led separate lives,
Under SEPARATE UMBRELLAS, in the rain.