Dan Snaith answering a [reddit AMA] on the meaning of the song: “it’s a sad story – i hope this doesn’t change your feelings about the song. it’s about my wife’s mother who lost her son to a heart attack and dealing with that unimaginable loss.”(
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[Verse 1]
It's a lie
I can always count on
By my side
For things that I can’t explain
You and I
You were always with me
Like a light
From inside
[Chorus]
(I stay silent)
Hey!
Hey!
[Verse 2]
Now you're gone
And I'm left here waiting
Just your clothes and things
The things I can’t throw away
I can try
But it's so frustrating
It feels like there's a hole inside
That just won't go away
[Verse 3]
You can take your place up in the sky
I will find a way to carry on down here
(I stay si-, silent, hey)
Just as long as you are near
(I stay silent, I stay silent)
We can only make it if we try
There's a reason that you left us all down here
(I stay si-, I stay silent)
You're a whisper in my ear
(I stay silent)
[Outro]
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
You can take your place up in the sky
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
You and I was written by Dan Snaith.
You and I was produced by Dan Snaith.