Long Gone Lately
Echoes of Love's Departure: Longing and Loss in 'Long Gone Lately'
Lyrics
Don't you ever get tired of being so lonely?
Expressing fatigue with loneliness, questioning if the listener ever feels the same.
Tell me why you still leave
Asking why the listener continues to leave the light on, possibly for the speaker.
The light on for me
Questioning the reason behind leaving the light on as a symbolic gesture.
And if I dare come near your
Hinting at hesitation or fear, suggesting that approaching the listener is a daring act.
Eyes are all with tears
Describing a situation where the listener's eyes are filled with tears.
Tried and tried but never tried and true
Reflecting on attempts to gain approval or trust that were never successful or genuine.
Long gone lately long gone baby
Expressing a feeling of being consistently absent or emotionally distant.
Is all you ever seem to be long gone lately
Reiterating the theme of the listener being consistently unavailable or emotionally distant.
Long gone crazy has your love forgotten me?
Wondering if the listener's love has forgotten the speaker due to the prolonged absence.
Don't you ever get lost searching for alibis
Prompting the listener to reflect on their actions and search for excuses or explanations.
Who and what and when and where
Asking about the specifics of the listener's actions, emphasizing the need for explanations.
And all the reasons why
Questioning the reasons behind the listener's behavior and actions.
I can't stand to stay
Expressing discomfort with staying in the current situation.
But I can't walk away
Feeling trapped between the desire to leave and the inability to do so.
By and by, I guess I learned from you
Learning from the listener's actions, possibly indicating a negative influence.
Long gone lately long gone baby
Repeating the feeling of being consistently absent or emotionally distant.
That's all I want to be long gone lately
Reiterating the desire to be emotionally distant or absent from the situation.
Long gone crazy has our love forsaken me?
Questioning if the love between the speaker and the listener has been abandoned or forgotten.
Long gone lately long gone baby
Continuing the theme of emotional distance and absence in the relationship.
That's all we ever seem to be
Summarizing the consistent emotional absence in the relationship.
Long gone lately long gone crazy
Describing the emotional state as crazy due to the persistent absence and distance.
I never though we could be
Expressing disbelief or surprise at the unexpected turn of events in the relationship.
Long gone long gone
Repeated emphasis on being long gone or emotionally distant.
Long gone lately
Concluding with a repetition of the theme of prolonged emotional absence.
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