Leaving Me Now
Level 42
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It seems true love is so rare Seems all I've known is deceit Your laughter fills the air Once more I'm sensing defeat And I suppose you're leaving me now I was so sure now I'm so full of doubt And I suppose you'll be leaving this place Just like the smile you wiped from my face, this time I always gave my best Your memory serves you so badly Some people kill for less Yet I'd still die for you gladly But I suppose it's my turn now To play a scene that's familiar somehow I turn the page and you walk away Not even love could bring you to stay, this time Walk away so easy Once more I'm learning In the depths of my despair Your lies confirming true love is so rare And I suppose it's my turn now There's no more love, only feelings of doubt Gone with the hope your words have erased Gone with the smile you wiped from my face Love is a ship we all hope to steer Through troubled times, cross an ocean of tears A midnight sea that swells in your eyes Takes just one look to know I'm still mesmerized But I suppose you're leaving me now I was so sure now I'm so full of doubt I turn the page and you walk away Not even love could bring you to stay, this time Leaving me now Leaving this place
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Written by: Waliou Jacques Badarou, Philip Gabriel Gould, Mark King
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Peermusic Publishing
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10 facts about this song
Band History"Leaving Me Now" is a song by the British group Level 42, which gained popularity as a jazz-funk band in the 1980s.
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Track PopularityIt was released as the second single from their sixth studio album "World Machine" in 1985.
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Chart SuccessThe song reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, making it one of their highest charting songs.
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Song ThemeThe song is noted for its melancholy lyrics and theme of heartbreak, moving away from their typical fusion of jazz and funk.
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Sound Evolution"Leaving Me Now" demonstrates the band's evolution towards mainstream pop, a characteristic of their mid-late 80's work.
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Musical StructureThe song is driven by Mark King's slapping bass technique and Mike Lindup's falsetto voice, two distinctive elements of Level 42's style.
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Album Performance"World Machine", the album that "Leaving Me Now" appears on, was the band's breakthrough in the United States, reaching number 18 on the Billboard 200.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Leaving Me Now" was directed by Stuart Orme and features the band performing the song interspersed with scenes of a woman leaving her lover.
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Song Re-records"Leaving Me Now" was re-recorded and released on two of the band's compilation albums - "Level Best" in 1989, and "The Very Best of Level 42" in 2005.
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ReceptionDespite its commercial success, the song received mixed reviews from critics; some praised its emotional resonance while others faulted it for departing from the band's jazz-funk roots.
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