rock
band
scotland
jeremiah
dundee
Story behind the song
This was written shortly after a break up where an ex had told me she couldn't really handle a relationship at that point in her life, but within a very short space of time I discovered she had practically walked straight into another relationship with a friend of mine.
Initially written as a poem, to try and sort out my own feelings about the whole situation, some months later I found myself playing around with the riff that eventually became the main guitar melody throughtout the song. It then occured to me that the poem I had written might work as lyrics. A chorus line was then written to break up the sound and the first incarnation of the song was born.
Some time later the bridge refrain was developed out of some ad libbed vocals during a jam out of the song, followed by a reincarnation of the intro as a simple solo, leading to the song ending up in its current form.
Lyrics
Why did you go? Why did you leave me all alone?
You said you weren’t ready, you needed time on your own.
You left in tears. I still wonder why you cried.
‘Cos after all it was me you crucified.
But were you really in love with me? Or was it just with the idea?
Can’t you live a single life? All alone to face your fears.
You left me sitting there. I’ll admit I shed a tear.
But I didn’t fight it, because I thought you were sincere.
So will you please explain, how when I next clapped eyes on you,
How you were in another’s arms and why I felt such a fool for you?
But were you really in love with me? Or was it just with the idea?
Can’t you live a single life? All alone to face your fears.
Don’t you realise, this is your unhappiness? No matter who you love,
They cannot fill the emptiness inside of you. Inside of you.
When you called on the phone, you left me alone, all on my own.
I’m begging you baby, baby please, stop bringing me down,
Turn me upside down, drag me down to the ground.
Oh baby please. Oh darling please. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah !!
Don’t you realise, your unhappiness? Inside of you.
They cannot fill, this emptiness, inside of you. Inside of you.