Arcade
Arcade

Duncan Laurence - Arcade Lyrics

Diving into the world of unrequited love, this song portrays the emotional journey of a person who's caught in an addictive, yet futile love affair. The lyrics use the metaphor of an arcade game to depict this one-sided relationship, where he keeps investing… Read more

Mar 7, 2019
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Arcade Music Video

Arcade Lyrics

A broken heart is all that's left
I'm still fixing all the cracks
Lost a couple of pieces when
I carried it, carried it, carried it home

I'm afraid of all I am
My mind feels like a foreign land
Silence ringing inside my head
Please, carry me, carry me, carry me home

I spent all of the love I've saved
We were always a losing game
Small-town boy in a big arcade
I got addicted to a losing game
Ooh, ooh
All I know, all I know
Loving you is a losing game

How many pennies in the slot?
Giving us up, didn't take a lot
I saw the end 'fore it begun
Still I carried, I carried, I carried on

Ooh, ooh
All I know, all I know
Loving you is a losing game

Ooh, ooh
All I know, all I know
Loving you is a losing game

I don't need your games, game over
Get me off this roller-coaster

Ooh, ooh
All I know, all I know
Loving you is a losing game

Ooh, ooh
All I know, all I know
Loving you is a losing game

Writer(s): Cari Fletcher, Duncan De Moor, Joel Sjoeoe, Will Knox, Wouter Hardy
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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What is the Meaning of Arcade?

Diving into the world of unrequited love, this song portrays the emotional journey of a person who's caught in an addictive, yet futile love affair. The lyrics use the metaphor of an arcade game to depict this one-sided relationship, where he keeps investing his emotions (pennies in the slot), only to realize that it's a losing game. Despite knowing this, he finds himself unable to let go (addicted to a losing game). The singer eventually reaches a point where he yearns for an end to this emotional roller-coaster. This song is a poignant reminder of how love can sometimes lead us down a path of heartbreak and self-doubt, but also about the importance of self-love and moving on from toxic relationships. #UnrequitedLove #MovingOn

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