MY FAVOURITE SONG

 

Keane - Somewhere only we know

I walked across an empty land ( Assonance )
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand ( Similes )
I felt the earth beneath my feet ( Alliteration )
Sat by the river and it made me complete ( Rhyme )

Oh simple thing, where have you gone? (Assonance ) 
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin ( Rhyme )

I came across a fallen tree ( Symbolism ) 
I felt the branches of it looking at me ( Personification )
Is this the place we used to love?
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?

Oh simple thing, where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

And if you have a minute, why don't we go ( Assonence ) ( Alliteration )
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go somewhere only we know? ( Assonance )
Somewhere only we know (Assonance )

Oh simple thing, where have you gone?
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

And if you have a minute, why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go? So why don't we go? ( Repetition ) 

Oh, this could be the end of everything ( Hyperbole )
So why don't we go somewhere only we know?
Somewhere only we know
Somewhere only we know ( Repetition )

Translation:

Verse 1:

Ik liep door een leeg land

Ik kende het pad als mijn broekzak

Ik voelde de aarde onder mijn voeten

Zat bij de rivier en het maakte me compleet

Chorus:

En als je even hebt, waarom gaan we dan niet

Praat erover, ergens alleen wij kennen?

Dit kan het einde van alles zijn

Dus waarom gaan we niet naar een plek die alleen wij kennen?

Een plek die alleen wij kennen

Verse 2: 

Ik kwam een omgevallen boom tegen

Ik voelde de takken ervan naar me kijken

Is dit de plek waar we vroeger van hielden?

Is dit de plek waar ik van droom?

The song is about a place where a couple or individual once felt happy or save, this could be a geographical place but also a feeling or memory. It is also about being able to draw strenght from a place or experience that you have shared with someone. Throughout the song he talks about the realization that time flies and that he needs something or someone to rely on.

I like the song because it is quite calming, but there are also a lot of tempo changes. I also like that the song has a false chorus, because you think the chorus is done but it is just beginning. I think the song has a great lyrics, you can hear that the artist put a lot of thought in the making of the songtekst.