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Add Your New Review About The Song The Reviews about They Weren't There (page 1/1) ------ performed by Missy Higgins amazing | Reviewer: brooke | 10/19/09 I'm singing this song for my music performance at school, and to have had the opportunity to read all of these different views on this song, has helped me to understand and connect with it on a level I couldn't have imagined possible. I was debating with myself as to whether or not I should sing it, because I'm not sure if I have the ability to draw people into a song the way she does, with such simple, yet powerful technique, but I think that now that I understand it more, it will help me to deliver it (hopefully). The fact that some of you obviously know what you're talking about is awesome, too. Thanks for your insight. Wish me luck. :) ... | Reviewer: koko | 10/5/09 I think it's about a girl so blinded by love that she didn't realise that the boy only wanted her for sex. And she couldn't refuse him, even though she got warned. And she's trying to tell the world that they don't know how she felt bacause 'they weren't there' in her place. But anyhow, I think it's a beautiful song meaning of the song | Reviewer: ingy | 8/13/09 i think that song is about a girl that broke up with her boyfriend and then there's another boy was waiting for her and loves her and he told her'you'll be stronger without him' and she couldn't think of any excuse and here comes the part'i couldn't say no' but she tried to tell him that she's still in love with her ex and she's so confused...please comment :) religious? | Reviewer: Chris | 4/27/09 i definitely got a religious vibe from this song. i dont think it necessarily is talking about a relationship with another person, but a relationship with god. now im not really into christian music and such, but i think this would be an example of some good christian music i can get into. "But they all said, 'you're too young to even know, just don't let it grow and you'll be stronger without him' but oh, now, my world is at your feet. I was lost and I was found, but I was alive and now I've drowned." i feel it especially in this line. not necessarily drowning as a bad thing but drowning in the depths of god's grace. im just hanging this out there as a possibility. songs can have many meanings and i think this one can fit for more than a few people. thanks for reading love | Reviewer: kristie | 1/11/08 i just get this really good feeling when i hear this song. i'm also doing a lyrical dance to this song and its just so powerful and everyone is mesmerized i love it. amazing. | Reviewer: Paige | 1/8/08 this song is something else.we did a lyrical dance to it.then a girl went up and was sooo feirce. we all cried. this song moves you in a way i didnt know i could be moved.it makes you think of everything. its just simply amazing in every form <3 My ex did this to me | Reviewer: Casey | 11/27/07 I am pretty young and yet my ex did the same thing to me. All he wanted was one thing and i was to blinded by love to even notice the difference. Though i know the truth i dont think my heart can take the fact that he didnt love me at all. I accept it but my heart disagrees. I am still in love though i know i need to move on. Its hard to accept the truth when it comes to your emotion and the song reflects that. To where she says that the world will tell her she is wrong and yet she couldnt say no though she knew she didnt want to go through with it. I didnt want to lose the one i loved so i continued on with an act that i had no desire of doing. Its hard accepting the truth. My ex-girlfriend did this to me. </3 | Reviewer: Sarah | 11/21/07 My ex-girlfriend, Andrea (slut) did exactly what this song says, to me. She pressured me into having a relationship with her, when she knew that my friends and family dissaprove with my sexuality, and then when she got what she wanted, (sex) she left me with nothing but a broken heart, and a river of tears to comfort myself with. My parents and my friends now all have disowned me. But I still love her. &hearts; I always find myself outside her front door, but I just don't have the courage to knock. I think the neighbours think I'm a stalker. Wonder why. Treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen - it always works. Sarah loves Andrea, forever and ever babe. That's what you said to me with a tear in your eye. I love you. I love you. I love you. I'm your puppet. Rergards, Sarah. Song writers take note | Reviewer: anthonyc | 6/3/06 What makes this song special is not just how many strong emotional segments it contains, but how gracefully it weaves them all together. It begins rather pleasant and innocuously - which perfectly captures the feeling of recalling something fondly. The mood begins to fracture at the exact point that Missy reacts with a "But" in the response to something her partner has asked of her. The next musical progression, perhaps the bridge, strongly evokes feelings of mournful resignation, and sure enough Missy is talking about how she will be waiting for the world to hear her song, and tell her she was wrong. Cue the dramatic Chorus where Missy definantly articulates what made her act the way she did, loudly and boldly. To restate the mood of regret, the chorus winds down with a mournfully slow "so I couldn't say no", which slows things down enough to make a smooth transition back to a verse. Lyrics aren't perfect, and show signs of editing - I suspect Fly the Wind was once Fly the World. There are some other bits which sound a little teenagerish (eg "preconceived ideas were blown away")) but I suspect they were too hard to change without wrecking the song, which since it works beautifully, is understandable. Add Your New Review About The Song