Wishing You Were Here
Yearning Hearts: Embracing the Distance in Alison Moyet's Melody
Lyrics
I can't begin to tell you how it feels
I am unable to express the emotions I'm experiencing.
It's a clear blue sky
The atmosphere is serene and calm like a cloudless sky.
Out here my heart so full it's fit to burst
My heart is so full of emotions that it feels like it might burst.
Just counting the hours
I am just counting the hours, possibly anticipating something.
Home, such a long way gone
Referring to a distant place as "home," which is now far away.
How to share a day, here's my only way
Struggling to share experiences from the day; expressing a sense of isolation.
Send myself to you
Desiring to connect, the speaker metaphorically sends a part of themselves to the other person.
Wishing you were here, wishing you were here
Expressing a strong desire for the presence of the other person; wishing they were physically there.
I can't begin to tell you where I've been
Unable to describe the places or experiences the speaker has encountered.
It's a world behind
Referring to a past life or a different world that is now left behind.
And if we are to find our heaven here
Suggesting the need to search intensively to find happiness or fulfillment in the current situation.
We just have to look harder
Highlighting the effort required to discover joy or contentment in the present circumstances.
Now I can see you
Expressing an ability to see and understand the other person in a new light.
I never could before, now I want nothing more
A desire for the other person; a newfound appreciation and longing for their presence.
When I close my eyes
When closing the eyes, thoughts are centered on the wish for the other person to be present.
Wishing you were here, wishing you were here
Reiterating the strong desire for the other person's physical presence.
Home such a long way gone
Referring again to a distant place as "home" that feels far away.
How to share a day, here's my only way
Struggling to share experiences, emphasizing the limited ways to connect.
When I close my eyes
Similar to line 18, expressing the desire for the other person when closing the eyes.
Wishing you were here, wishing you were here
Reiterating the strong desire for the other person's physical presence.
Wishing you were here, wishing you were here
Emphasizing the repeated wish for the other person to be present.
I can't begin to tell you how it feels
A repetition of the inability to articulate the overwhelming emotions being felt.
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