When I’m Gone

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3 Doors Down are not one hit wonders. There was a period during the early 2000’s when they ruled the airwaves, and “When I’m Gone” is living proof. It shot to number 4 on… Read More

Oct. 21, 20021 viewer102.8K views

When I’m Gone Lyrics

[Verse 1]
There's another world inside of me that you may never see
There's secrets in this life that I can't hide
But somewhere in this darkness
There's a light that I can't find
Well maybe it's too far away, yeah
Or maybe I'm just blind
Or maybe I'm just blind

[Chorus]
So hold me when I'm here
Right me when I'm wrong
Hold me when I'm scared
And love me when I'm gone
Everything I am and everything in me
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be
I'd never let you down
Even if I could
I'd give up everything
If only for your good
So hold me when I'm here
Right me when I'm wrong
You can hold me when I'm scared
You won't always be there
So love me when I'm gone
Love me when I'm gone

[Verse 2]
When your education x-ray
Cannot see under my skin
I won't tell you a damn thing
That I could not tell my friends
Roaming through this darkness
I'm alive, but I'm alone
And part of me is fighting this
But part of me is gone

[Chorus]
So hold me when I'm here
Right me when I'm wrong
Hold me when I'm scared
And love me when I'm gone
Everything I am and everything in me
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be
I'd never let you down
Even if I could
I'd give up everything
If only for your good
So hold me when I'm here
Right me when I'm wrong
You can hold me when I'm scared
You won't always be there
So love me when I'm gone
Love me when I'm gone

[Refrain]
Or maybe I'm just blind

[Chorus]
So hold me when I'm here
Right me when I'm wrong
Hold me when I'm scared
And love me when I'm gone
Everything I am and everything in me
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be
I'd never let you down
Even if I could
I'd give up everything
If only for your good
So hold me when I'm here
Right me when I'm wrong
You can hold me when I'm scared
You won't always be there
So love me when I'm gone
Love me when I'm gone
Love me when I'm gone

[Outro]
Love me when I'm gone
When I'm gone
When I'm gone
When I'm gone

About

3 Doors Down are not one hit wonders. There was a period during the early 2000’s when they ruled the airwaves, and “When I’m Gone” is living proof. It shot to number 4 on the US Billboard 100, on the back of a music video shot during a live performance on the war ship U.S.S. George Washington in 2002. Maybe the patriotism of the performance helped.

The song can easily be viewed with the military in mind. As US soldiers spend long months overseas, the chorus of “So hold me when I’m here…. And love me when I’m gone” is significant; a plea for partners left back home to never forget their brave heroes fighting on foreign soil.