“This song was so personal to me that I almost gave up on it. I started to feel burned out, having re-written 16 versions – yes, different versions, not just edits/adjustments. We tried countless arrangements for each version before we got here. I hope you enjoy it. “
-Petra Deeter
- Originally this song was intended to be called “Lost in Music” (a wordplay to Air Supply’s “Lost in Love”) and Petra deliberately included in this song the quotes/references to 4 other songs (marked in the lyrics below):
- * The part of lyrics in Air Supply’s song “Making Love Out of Nothing at All”:
- …”And I know just how to lie
- I know just how to fake it
- And I know just how to scheme…”
- ** Eagles’ song “Hotel California”
- *** The part of lyrics in Air Supply’s song “Lost in Love”:
- …”Lost in love and I don’t know much”…
- **** The part of lyrics in ABBA’s song “The Winner Takes It All”
- …”I was in your arms Thinking I belonged there”…
[Verse 1]
Under the Eiffel Tower, by the Seine, I recall our chat
About going from Paris to Istanbul on the Orient Express
You were a man of sophistication, and I was impressed
A life together, ever after, to see the world, was our quest.
[Chorus]
Listening to Air Supply together, I fell in love with you
It said you knew just how to scheme and lie (*), sadly it’s true
Your pursuit was deliberate, charmed me with sweet melodies
I’ll love myself again, searching for my own symphony
[Verse 2]
Over time, you laughed at me for being a globetrotter
I am not ashamed for travel fuels my sweet hunger
It’s always an honor to taste and embrace other cultures,
The world is a vast and magical place, filled with wonders.
[Chorus]
Listening to Air Supply together, I fell in love with you
It said you knew just how to scheme and lie, sadly it’s true
Your pursuit was deliberate, charmed me with sweet melodies
I’ll love myself again, searching for my own symphony
[Verse 3]
Under the Eiffel Tower, by the Seine, I recall our chat
About going from Paris to Istanbul on the Orient Express
You were a man of sophistication, and I was impressed
A life together, ever after, to see the world was our quest.
[Bridge]
Driving back from Mexico, we played an Eagles song
“Hotel California” (**), we agreed, a love story, gone wrong.
Lost in love and I didn’t know much (***), though I felt so strong
Tragically, in your arms, I was never meant to belong (****).
[Chorus]
Listening to Air Supply together, I fell in love with you
It said you knew just how to scheme and lie, sadly it’s true
Your pursuit was deliberate, charmed me with sweet melodies
I’ll love myself again, searching for my own symphony
[Outro]
Strolling Rue Lepic with a fresh baguette in my hand,
The friendly Paris pigeons became my new best friends.
Through the grief stages, my heart and soul started to mend
I finally reached acceptance: you were never ever my man.
