Lily Allen | Somewhere Only We Know (John Lewis Christmas Advert)

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Lyrics –
I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river, and it made me complete

Oh, simple thing, where have you gone?
I'm getting old, and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired, and I need somewhere to begin

I came across a fallen tree
I felt the branches of it looking at me
Is this the place we used to love?
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?

Oh, simple thing, where have you gone?
I'm getting old, and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired, and I need somewhere to begin

And if you have a minute, why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?

Oh, simple thing, where have you gone?
I'm getting old, and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired, and I need somewhere to begin

And if you have a minute, why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go?
So why don't we go?

This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know
Somewhere only we know
Somewhere only we know?

Written by Richard David Hughes, Timothy James Rice-Oxley, Tom Chaplin • Copyright © Universal Music Publishing Group

[ToukaKaneki]

This song makes me cry. When I feel lonely it keeps me company.

[carhawara]

"Im getting old and i need something to rely on" Hits harder each year...

[leroyglass]

*Nostalgia* is one of the *best* and *worst* feelings in the *world.*

[vn]

"I'm getting old, and I need something to rely on" this hits me so hard 😭

[charliee]

I’m so scared of growing up. it’s always been my biggest fear, this song and this advert always used to be on the tv when I was littler and it is so nostalgic to watch. I’m 14 now and Christmas doesn’t even feel like Christmas anymore. I miss how happy I was, I miss how I didn’t care what anyone thought about me, I miss my childhood.

[kaikalls]

I've buried too much of my past that when I hear this song tear start rolling down from my eyes without realizing...

[kqrsqgd]

no Christmas advert has ever beaten this

[Nightwing]

The drawing style and some of the animations remind me of Brother Bear.

[alcamus]

the patience of those artists astonishes me

[evobyteAT]

2022... but this is still the best christmas ad from john lewis :)

[nprovenghi]

Keane's version of the song is more focused on the present, like going finding love somewhere special and embarking on that jounrey. Lily's version is more wistful and feels more reflective, like after you've figured out where you need to be and are looking back on the way you took. Either way, the song itself is a masterpiece and I'm so grateful to both artists for their contributions. 

[AndyGabrielPowell]

My dear wife saw this advert and said it reminded her of the two of us. When she found out the Bear and Hare could be purchased as cuddly toys, she reserved the last two and bade me that we drive forty miles that day just to pick them up. Three months later she collapsed and died in my arms. I still have the Bear and the Hare...

[isaiahwolftail]

Man that made me cry especially the bear and the hare. I never teared up like that in a while.

[oldhollywood_fanatic]

What??!!! This is 8 years ago? The times flies so fast, I miss those days🥺 this is such a memory. I'm glad that my memories are deep buried in my heart💗

[ghosty]

I actually cried the first time I saw this

[edwinyounes]

I never understood why but this song always gave me goosebumps...

[bridieaimee]

I'm crying a river after watching this, I can feel this on a whole different level.

[AmelieAnthrax]

i remember when i was 7 when this came out i'd sit on my aunts floor and watch it over and over and over and over. just remembered it at 16 and it reminds me of my dog i lost in august, i had him since 2014. he was my best friend. sobbing my eyes out writing this lol, i miss him so much

[a.k]

My cat has died recently of cancer, and this song reminds me of both of my cats.

[cameronmoore]

Nostalgia is really fun for like exactly 7 seconds and then just incredibly painful