With Or Without You Response #3

See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side.
I wait for you.
Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I wait without you

With or without you
With or without you.

Through the storm, we reach the shore
You gave it all but I want more
And I'm waiting for you

With or without you
With or without you.
I can't live with or without you.

And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give, and you give
And you give yourself away.

My hands are tied, my body bruised
She´s got me with nothing to win
And nothing left to lose.

And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give, and you give
And you give yourself away.

With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you.

With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you

Song: With Or Without You

Artist: cellar55

Writer: U2 (1987)

Timbre: The voice is soft and husky. 

Tempo: Adagio

Dynamics: For the most part, the music is soft but there are slight crescendos at the chorus: "But you give yourself away", at "And nothing left to lose" and from 4:12 to 4:28 her voice raises in volume.

     I think the song is about how he has hurt her in their relationship. They had suffered through hard times and she had trusted him and gave it her all but he couldn't get enough and wanted more. Now she left him but he wants her back even if he can't stand her sometimes.

     I first heard of this song on YouTube in an AMV for the anime "Air". The song was by Breathe Carolina and I immediately liked it. It made me feel sad and content at the same time. Plus, the video fit the lyrics and it made me cry after I found out the story behind"Air". I found it to be a beautiful piece of music with an oxymoron for a title.