Meaning

Emmelie said that as soon as she heard the song, she fell in love with it. "It has a melancholic feeling to it," she said, "and it is about war and peace, both in a relationship and in the world as a whole. I believe these are issues that people all over the world can relate to."

Lyrics

The sky is red tonight
We're on the edge tonight
No shooting star to guide us

Please tell me why
Why do we make it so hard?
Look at us now
We only got ourselves to blame
It's such a shame

How many times can we win and lose?
How many times can we break the rules?
Between us
Only teardrops

How many times do we have to fight?
How many times till we get it right?
Between us
Only teardrops

So come and face me now
Here on the stage tonight
Let's leave the past behind us

Eye for an eye
Why tear each other apart?
Please tell me why
Why do we make it so hard?
Look at us now
We only got ourselves to blame
It's such a shame

Tell me
How many times can we win and lose?
How many times can we break the rules?
Between us
Only teardrops

How many times do we have to fight?
How many times till we get it right?
Between us
Only teardrops

(Tell me now)
What's gone between us?
Has come between us?
Only teardrops, only teardrops
(Tell me now)
What's gone between us?
Has come between us? ... only teardrops

How many times can we win and lose?
How many times can we break the rules?
Between us
Only teardrops

How many times do we have to fight?
How many times till we get it right?
Between us
Only teardrops
Only teardrops
Oh... only teardrops
Only teardrops

How many times can we win and lose?
How many times can we break the rules?
Between us
Only teardrops

How many times do we have to fight?
How many times till we get it right?
Between us
Only teardrops
Play with the song, fill the gaps
Legend
  • The video player plays from the time specified
  • Chorus
  • People Talking

Vocabulary

shooting star

An informal name for meteor

Eye for an eye

repayment in kind, as revenge for an injustice.

tear each other apart

rip to pieces, devastate emotionally
He tore apart the green pear with his bare hands
Getting a cancer diagnosis can tear you apart.

Come Between

To separate
We are such good friends that nothing can come between us