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A Thousand Miles Lyrics

by Vanessa Carlton

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A Thousand Miles Lyrics

Making my way downtown Walking fast Faces passed And I'm home bound Staring blankly ahead Just making my way Making my way Through the crowd And I need you And I miss you And now I wonder.... If I could fall Into the sky Do you think time Would pass me by 'Cause you know I'd walk A thousand miles If I could Just see you Tonight It's always times like these When I think of you And I wonder If you ever Think of me 'Cause everything's so wrong And I don't belong Living in your Precious memories 'Cause I need you And I miss you And now I wonder.... If I could fall Into the sky Do you think time Would pass me by 'Cause you know I'd walk A thousand miles If I could Just see you Tonight And I, I Don't want to let you know I, I Drown in your memory I, I Don't want to let this go I, I Don't.... Making my way downtown Walking fast Faces passed And I'm home bound Staring blankly ahead Just making my way Making my way Through the crowd And I still need you And I still miss you And now I wonder.... If I could fall Into the sky Do you think time Would pass us by 'Cause you know I'd walk A thousand miles If I could Just see you... If I could fall Into the sky Do you think time Would pass me by 'Cause you know I'd walk A thousand miles If I could Just see you If I could Just hold you Tonight

Meaning of A Thousand Miles

“A Thousand Miles” captures the aching desire to reconnect with a lost love, fueled by a desperate longing and a fantastical imagining of reunion. The narrator is adrift in a bustling city, moving quickly through the crowd yet feeling profoundly alone, haunted by memories and an undeniable need for the person they miss. The repeated questioning – “If I could fall into the sky, do you think time would pass me by?” – reveals a willingness to undertake an impossible journey, literally walking a thousand miles, simply to glimpse them again tonight. The lyrics express a bittersweet blend of hope and sadness, acknowledging that dwelling in memories is both comforting and painful, and conveying a deep-seated fear of letting go. Vanessa Carlton’s song ultimately portrays the raw, vulnerable emotion of yearning for someone irrevocably gone, emphasizing the powerful, almost surreal, lengths one might go to recapture a cherished connection.

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