Welcome to my literature song project. I am Ryuu, and today I will walk you through the heartfelt and touching love song sung by Philip Philips - Gone, gone, gone.
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Gone gone gone - Philip Philips
When life leaves you high and dry
I'll be at your door tonight if you need help, if you need help
I'll shut down the city lights,
I'll lie, cheat, I'll beg and bribe to make you well, to make you well
When enemies are at your door I'll carry you way from more
If you need help, if you need help
Your hope dangling by a string
I'll share in your suffering to make you well, to make you well
Give me reasons to believe,
That you would do the same for me
And I would do it for you, for you
Baby I'm not moving on
I love you long after you're gone
For you, for you
You would never sleep alone
I love you long after you're gone
And long after you're gone, gone, gone
When you fall like a statue
I'm gon' be there to catch you
Put you on your feet, you on your feet
And if your well is empty
Not a thing will prevent me
Tell me what you need, what do you need
I surrender honestly
You've always done the same for me
So I would do it for you, for you
Baby I'm not moving on
I love you long after you're gone
For you, for you
You would never sleep alone
I love you long after you're gone
And long after you're gone, gone, gone
You're my back bone, you're me cornerstone
You're my crutch when my legs stop moving
You're my headstart, you're my rugged heart
You're the pokes that I've always needed
Like a drum baby don't stop beating
Like a drum baby don't stop beating
Like a drum baby don't stop beating
Like a drum my heart never stops beating
For you, for you
Baby I'm not moving on
I love you long after you're gone
For you, for you
You would never sleep alone
I love you long after you're gone
For you, for you
Baby I'm not moving on
I love you long after you're gone
For you, for you
You would never sleep alone
I love you long, long after you're gone
Like a drum baby don't stop beating
Like a drum baby don't stop beating
Like a drum baby don't stop beating
Like a drum my heart never stops beating for you
And long after you're gone, gone, gone
I love you long after you're gone gone gone
Gone, gone, gone is a song that portrays how much can true love impact someone, and how someone can do anything for it. As put into a love story in the lyrics, it shows the singer and his lover in many different types of hypothetical scenarios which ultimately shows how the singer is willing to do and give up anything just for her just like how she's done everything for him - the essence of true love, one that would transcend lifetimes.
In the song, themes of love, commitment, and resilience can be found. The song explores the idea of standing by someone through thick and thin, also echoing the theme of loyalty and enduring connection, conveying a sense of unwavering support and the determination to push through challenges together. Linking back to the title "Gone, gone, gone", it shows pure and undeterred love for one another, of how it can be eternal, and that the beauty of it will never be forgotten by the lovers.
Video sources:
1) The official music video by Philip Philips
2) The movie edit of "A dog's journey", which Gone, gone, gone was featured in.