Read “Eternity” lyrics: Alex Warren’s meditation on grief and memory following his parents’ passing.
“Eternity” lyrics frame loss through enduring emotional connection rather than literal narrative. Warren structures the song around abstract reflections on permanence and absence, using repetition to emphasize unresolved longing. The title concept anchors metaphors about memory’s persistence, contrasting physical absence with ongoing psychological presence.
Listeners initially interpreted the lyrics as romantic devotion, though Warren clarified they address parental loss. This ambiguity stems from universal phrases about missing “your special person,” avoiding explicit references to death or illness. The minimalist production directs focus to lyrical themes, aligning with Warren’s stated goal of creating space for listener projection. His debut album expands on this autobiographical approach.
Produced by Adam Yaron
18 July 2025
1 Song, 3 minutes
℗ 2025 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Hear the clock ticking on the wall
Losing sleep, losing track of the tears I cry
Every drop is a waterfall
Every breath is a break in the riptide
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, how long has it been? I don’t know
[Chorus]
But it feels like an eternity
Since I had you here with me
Since I had to learn to be
Someone you don’t know
To be with you in paradise
What I wouldn’t sacrifice
Why’d you have to chase the light
Somewhere I can’t go?
[Post-Chorus]
As I walk this world alone
As I walk this world alone
[Verse 2]
Another glimpse of what could’ve been (Ooh)
Another dream, another way that it never was
Falling back in the wilderness (Ooh)
Waking up, rubbing salt in the cut
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, how long has it been? I don’t know
[Chorus]
But it feels like an eternity
Since I had you here with me
Since I had to learn to be
Someone you don’t know
To be with you in paradise
What I wouldn’t sacrifice
Why’d you have to chase the light
Somewhere I can’t go?
[Post-Chrous]
As I walk this world alone (Alone, alone)
As I walk this world alone (Alone, alone)
[Bridge]
It’s an endless night, it’s a starless sky
It’s a hell that I call home (Hell that I call home)
It’s a long goodbye on the other side
Of the only life I know
[Chorus]
And it feels like an eternity (Mm)
Since I had you here with me
Since I had to learn to be (Mm)
Someone you don’t know (Woah)
To be with you in paradise
What I wouldn’t sacrifice
Why’d you have to chase the light
Somewhere I can’t go?
[Outro]
As I walk this world alone
As I walk this world alone
