Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: new-age
Song Meaning of “Sometimes…Someone” by Yiruma
Sometimes…Someone is a breathtakingly beautiful piano ballad written and composed by Korean-born contemporary pianist and composer Yiruma. The song speaks to the delicate and complex nature of loving someone who makes us feel alive and yet is unattainable. Through introspective lyrics and hauntingly beautiful music, Yiruma expresses the emotions of longing, regret, and ultimately, hope.
The song begins with Yiruma reminiscing on the fragility of a love that is often misconstrued. He begins by empathizing with his listeners and expressing his understanding of our desire to seek out something more than what life gives: “Sometimes…someone will come into my life, and he will be the one I’ve been waiting for.” Here, Yiruma acknowledges that what most of us seek is something that transcends what life generally offers us.
He sings out his fears of crashing into heartbreak, and the anguish of wanting someone who is just beyond his reach: “But sometimes…I fear I crash into a wall of love that can never be touched.” Despite the sense of heartache, Yiruma holds on to the faintest glimmer of hope — of finding someone who will fill the void and take away the pain.