Impossible

Album: No Gravity (2010)
Charted: 9 13
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  • I remember years ago
    Someone told me I should take
    Caution when it comes to love
    I did, I did
    And you were strong and I was not
    My illusion, my mistake
    I was careless, I forgot
    I did
    And now when all is done
    There is nothing to say
    You have gone and so effortlessly
    You have won
    You can go ahead tell them

    Tell them all I know now
    Shout it from the roof tops
    Write it on the skyline
    All we had is gone now
    Tell them I was happy
    And my heart is broken
    All my scars are open
    Tell them what I hoped would be
    Impossible, impossible
    Impossible, impossible
    Falling out of love is hard
    Falling for betrayal is worst
    Broken trust and broken hearts
    I know, I know
    Thinking all you need is there
    Building faith on love and words
    Empty promises will wear
    I know (I know)
    And now when all is gone
    There is nothing to say
    And if you're done with embarrassing me
    On your own you can go ahead tell them

    Tell them all I know now
    Shout it from the roof tops
    Write it on the skyline
    All we had is gone now
    Tell them I was happy
    And my heart is broken
    All my scars are open
    Tell them what I hoped would be
    Impossible, impossible
    Impossible, impossible
    Impossible, impossible

    Ooh impossible (yeah yeah)

    I remember years ago
    Someone told me I should take
    Caution when it comes to love
    I did

    Tell them all I know now
    Shout it from the roof top
    Write it on the skyline
    All we had is gone now
    Tell them I was happy (I was happy)
    And my heart is broken
    All my scars are open
    Tell them what I hoped would be
    Impossible, impossible
    Impossible, impossible
    Impossible, impossible

    I remember years ago
    Someone told me I should take
    Caution when it comes to love
    I did Writer/s: Arnthor Birgisson, Ina Christine Wroldsen
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Dave from Cardiff, WalesCarrie from Everett - actually "Impossible" was originally written as a male heartbreak song about a boy who took caution and did everything he could try and make the relationship work, but in the end he ultimately had his heart broken by a cool, aloof femme fatale with a strong personality but a cold heart. Contrary to popular belief this is not actually Shontelle's song - it was written in 2005 by Arthor Birgisson. He was contracted as a songwriter rather than a performer with the Maratone label so his version went unreleased. Ina Wroldsen changed some of the lyrics with the intention of offering the song to several other hit artists, who turned it down (most notably Leona Lewis in 2008); Shontelle then covered it in 2010... Personally I think James Arthur's 2012 version isn't just better - it completely blows Shontelle's version out of the water , mainly because it was written intended as a male heartbreak song so he was singing it from the male standpoint as it was originally intended by Arnthor Birgisson... In addition, Shontelle's R&B take on the song was too sassy and upbeat for such a harrowing song IMO - wheras I feel James' darker, more rock-orientated sound had a bleak, pensive feel to it that fitted the stark lyrics of the song much better than Shontelle's. That's just my opinion though, and if you prefer Shontelle's version then that's fair enough! :-)
  • Megan from Stevenson, AlI love this!!! Just makes you want to sing it!
  • Carrie from Everett, Wa"Impossible" is a song about a girl who decided she would take wise advice and apply it to her life while taking "caution when it comes to love." And so she did, and everything seemed perfect for the long run. But further into their relationship, it was clear that her significant other was stronger than her in the relationship,
    "you were strong and I was not" and because she was so deep in love with him, she was "careless and forgot" about continuing to take caution, or realizing that he was in total control. This completely damaged their relationship because he took advantage of her naiveness about love and trust.

    "You have gone and so effortlessly
    You have won" this is referring to the fact that he broke her heart so easily, with a snap of his fingers, by cheating on her with multiple women. "Tell THEM all I know now" is her wanting the other women to know because if her relationship to him meant nothing, than neither will his other ones.

    "Tell them what I hoped would be impossible"
    He is never going to change because as the saying goes... once a cheater, always a cheater.
    It's a lifestyle he's grown into and it was impossible for their "love" to mean anything when she wasn't the only girl in his life.

    "Tell them I was happy and my heart is broken
    All my scars are open"
    Even though she was happy at the time, her heart is broken now
    so basically it doesn't mean anything if she's just going to be hurt in the end
    the "and" is what signifies this
    she was happy AND her heart is broken
    All her scars are open to show the "others" he has been with that this is what happened to her, out of this damaging relationship

    "Thinking all you need is there
    Building faith on love and words
    Empty promises will wear"
    again, this refers to her being naive into love
    She thought since their love and words were so strong that automatically faith would be attached into that package, when evidently that wasn't the case. She thought everything they needed in their relationship was there, and it wasn't. There was no loyalty involved, one of the key qualities to obtain in a relationship.
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