1000
YEARS
(words and music by Rick
Springfield)
If only we talked it out a little more
You might never have gone away
If only I tried
Instead of making for the door
You'd be loving me still today
And if I'd only been a little wiser
You knew I knew the lies you told
But you thought I didn't care
And if I'd only shown my love
In so many different ways
If only you'd stayed
And in 1000 years
I'll still be thinking of you
Though in 1000 years
My love will all have gone
But in a 1000 years
We'll probably be together
But right now you're gone
If only I had you back again right now
Wouldn't ask for a thing, I know
Except to say I'm sorry, and how
And the wisdom to let it show
And if I'd only looked a little deeper
Each time I saw you weeping
how I wished I held you close
Cause if I only shown my love
In so many different ways
Baby you'd would stay
And in 1000 years
I'll still be thinking of you
Though in 1000 years
My love will all have gone
But in a 1000 years
We'll probably be together
But right now you're gone
And in 1000 years,
And in 1000 years
I'll still be thinking of you
And in 1000 years
Love will all have gone
And in 1000 years
We'll all be together, forever
And in 1000 years
and ever and ever and ever and ever
And in 1000 years
I'll still be thinking of you
And in 1000 years
(total playing time: 3:53 )
SONG FACTS:
This song was first recorded by Ronnie Burns, who was a very successful solo artist in
Australia at the time. His solo career was managed by Jeff Joseph, Zoot's manager.
This song appears on the LP Beginnings.
More Reviews:
In listening closer to this song, I got
confused.
My first take is that it's your basic love song. They broke up, he blames himself. Goes
through the whole what-if, if-only stuff that we ALL go through. But then I wasn't sure
who left first. You have the line should have "tried, instead of making for the
door", which is his point of view. And then you have the line "if only you'd
stayed". So I'm thinking she did something he didn't like "you knew I knew the
lies you told, but you thought I didn't care". So he got scared and pissed and left,
then decided he rather have her and managed to blame himself for the whole thing in the
process, when she wouldn't come back. So I've managed to confuse myself over who really
did the leaving in this relationship. Of course, they'll be together in the end "in a
1000 years we'll probably be together", so does it really matter? LOL! Ouch! I think
I hurt myself thinking about this!
Overall, I think this is a really sweet song, all the if-only's and being together in
Heaven, or whatever. I like the simple piano part and the high 'oooohs' at the end are
cute! Wonder if he could hit those now? Course he did good on "Inside Silvia"
though, didn't he?!
It's kind of sad, ain't it?? Regrets about a
relationship that was let go of too soon. Hmm...remember my cute, new guy from State of
the Heart??! Well, he's the only one that I'll ever think of in 1000 years. It
wasn't him. Anyway, I love my hubby sooo much, but you all know what I mean about this
guy, I hope!
I really do like this song, though. It's got a great tune. I love the sound of the
piano. So, is that Rick playing?? I can totally see him playing it and singing this song
on some variety show back then. Okay, so I keep playing it over and over...it's fast
becoming a favorite, now.
I give this song 5 twinklings on the ivories.
Okay, I'm slooooowly
putting it all together. I heard an old Beatles song the other day, Mother Mary...speaking
words of wisdom.... Mother Can You Carry Me, as many of you have pointed out is
probably Mother Mary, and he's asking for wisdom in 1000 years, Rick is being the
Mccartney clone that he'd wanted to become.
I don't know that he had his act so much together that he as a 22 year old actually wanted
wisdom, but the people he respected did, so I'm sure he saw it as a good thing to include
in a song. Maybe now he sees it differently, knows what wisdom is. Maybe
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I love the beginning "child's piano"
tinkling at the start of this song. Not sure why it's there, but it adds a sort of
whistful to the song. I don't know why, but this song reminds me more of an Elton
John song than a Beatles tune, although I can see a Beatle-like quality to the sound.
When I'd listen to this song back in the "dry days" i.e. no Rick for 10 years,
this became my anthem as a Rick-fan. "And in 1000 years I'll still be thinking
of you." I totally forgot that way of thinking until I started listening to
this album again in earnest. "If only I had you back again right now, wouldn't
ask for a thing." There were so many times I hoped upon last hope that I'd hear
Rick on the radio unexpectedly one day, a new song....that he wouldn't be gone forever.
I'd be teased endlessly by friends and family when they'd come across a Rick
cassette in my car. They'd be laughing that I was still listening to him. I knew
somewhere deep in my heart that he'd be back though. I just knew it :-)
Flash forward to present day, 2002. Here we are with Karma, and GH
Alive, and the
speculation of another new album in '03. Legion, Dying to Dance and EFX... Still
this song's lyrics ring true for me. "You'd be loving me still today"
Yes Rick, in a 1000 years I'll still be thinking of you.
I really like this one....it is tied with Speak
To The Sky as my very favorite off of Beginnings. It always strikes me that this is
a 22 year olds' version of What Kind Of Fool Am I. It is a simple song (cue in the
child-like piano playing in the beginning) and that is why I think it makes such a strong
statement. I really do feel this person's sorrow and regret. "If only I
had you back right now, wouldn't ask for a thing I know. Except to say I am sorry
and how And the wisdom to let it show" is the best line. A 22 year old guy
asking for wisdom......wow....you must love Rick Springfield!!!!
Awww... This song is a totally romantic
"I'm sorry I was clueless ~ please forgive me" song. Unlike a recent
"I'm sorry song" I might add. This song has me melting.
True True True. He was a typical male. He couldn't communicate his feelings.
He walked out instead of telling her that he cared. He didn't comfort her
when he saw her crying but he is remorseful. He realizes his mistakes and he's not
above admitting he was wrong. What more can a woman ask for?!! At least
he's not saying he had a one night stand eh?? LOL.
The 1000 years is a hell of a stretch but hey, it demonstrates how much he loves and cares
for her. I wonder if Rick ever sang it to the girl that he loved at that period of
his life.
This is
definitely a little reminiscent of Great Lost Art of Conversation. Rick has said
he's experienced the loss of communication many times in his relationships, so you can see
that really is a problem that seems to go way back.
Rick seems to have learned, though. He seems to be better at expressing himself and
showing his feelings than so many men usually are. Not sure if he's like that in his
really close relationships, but he seems to be that kind of person.
The main message I get from the song is he's regretting not expressing how he felt,
that he had the right feelings, it's just the other person in the relationship didn't know
it. The piano that is in it, especially the beginning....it
reminds me of one of those pianos you get when you're a child, that you just kind of hit
keys randomly. I think I might have been able to play the opening piano part of this
song.
Second, I love the way he says the word "been" - like 'bean' instead of
"bin".
This is probably the only song from this album
that I still get into. I just like the "groove of it", so to speak. It's the
classic man's thing of not expressing how you feel about someone...or taking them for
granted until it's too late. I like the idea of "and in 1000 years I'll still
be thinking of you." I still think of some of the people I've had relationships with.
It's not so much regret that I'm not with them as it is curiosity about how they are now.
First of all, I have to say I REALLY like this song. It's
one of my two favorites from Beginnings. (The other being I Didn't Mean To Love
You.) I have always enjoyed songs where a piano was used for the music, so that's
probably the first thing that got my attention about this song. I also like the way
it starts out kind of slow and sweet, then picks up the pace a bit for the chorus before
slowing back down again. (Something else I love to hear in a song.)
I also love the way he pronounces "been" as "bean" in the song.
Can't give a specific reason WHY...I just like the way it sounds! LOL
It's a very well-written song that describes exactly the feelings you have after a
relationship ends, and it's something I think anyone (whether it's a man or a woman) can
relate to and completely understand. You look back, see all the mistakes you
made...and what you could have / should have done to prevent it from coming to an end.
The regret in not having comforted the one you love when they are crying, in not
having made certain they knew how much you love them. The longing you feel to have
that person back, to have the chance to say you're sorry, and make things right between
you. But it's over, and you're stuck with the feeling that you will continue to love
them forever.
I kind of like the way he exaggerated and used 1000 years, instead of saying something
along the lines of "I'll love you for the rest of my life." To me, it just
makes it more poignant....suggests a much greater love has been lost by wording it this
way.
I also liked Rick's use of "1000
Years".....just another example of the his brilliant phrasing. He has a knack of
making you "feel" his lyrics, rather than just "hearing" them. And I
also love the sound of the "bean" for "been" pronunciation.....*I
swoon when Rick speaks in his "native tongue"....*
This is another one that is completely new to me. First
exposure to this one was to read the lyrics. Whoa. Very depressing. Hearing the words to
music actually lighten this one up for me slightly. I know that sounds strange, but that
is what happened for me. It is still a sad song, but somehow the feel "changed"
for me.
Musically this one is soooo much better/different than Hooky and STTS. Very piano driven
and I like that.
I get the feeling the "lost" love in this one is something a little more final
than just a break up and go our separate ways kind of thing. It is like he has guilt
or feels responsible for her "death". Like instead of staying and working on the
problems they/she had or being there when she needed him he just walked away and he thinks
if he had stayed she would still be alive. Kind of that "if only I had" that so
many people find themselves thinking in that type of sad situation. Always questioning
whether it was something we could have changed and prevented.
Kind of strange to review a song that I haven't heard 800 times already.
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