Goodbye
Echoes of Love Lost: Asobi Seksu's Emotional Journey Unveiled
Lyrics
Once I had a girlfriend
Reflecting on a past romantic relationship where the singer had a girlfriend.
She made my heart just want to die
Expressing intense emotional pain caused by the girlfriend.
She just couldn't stay inside
Describing the girlfriend's inability to stay committed or contained.
She'll make you open up your eyes
Suggesting that the girlfriend's actions bring about a realization or awakening.
Until you've cried yourself a river
Describing a period of emotional distress, emphasizing the depth of sadness.
Throw your hands up in the sky
Encouraging a gesture of surrender or resignation, throwing hands up in surrender.
To be by her side
Expressing a desire to be close to the girlfriend.
I'll do anything if just to make her stay
Willing to do anything to keep the girlfriend from leaving.
Make her stay, to make her stay
Repetition of the desire to make the girlfriend stay.
Stay, count the time until you're mine
Emphasizing the act of waiting for the girlfriend and counting the time.
Will they ever know? We can't deny
Raising questions about whether others will understand or acknowledge the relationship.
The world outside just leaves us cold
Highlighting the emotional isolation from the external world.
Count the time until you're mine
Reiteration of counting time until a desired connection is established.
They'll never know
Emphasizing the secrecy or exclusivity of the relationship.
Oh, we'll compromise
Referring to a willingness to find a middle ground or reach an agreement.
The world outside just leaves us cold
Reiterating the emotional detachment from the external world.
Once she gave a reason
Recalling a moment when the girlfriend provided a reason, possibly for the breakup.
But the end just made me cry
Expressing the emotional impact of the relationship's end.
A red sunrise outside
Describing a poignant scene with a red sunrise, symbolizing emotional intensity.
She made me open up my eyes
Attributing the girlfriend for bringing awareness or understanding.
Until I finally looked around me
Describing a moment of realization and self-awareness.
When I heard her soft reply
Referring to the girlfriend's response during the realization.
I can't pretend to try
Expressing an inability to pretend or deceive about the emotions.
I'll do anything if just to make her stay
Repeating the willingness to do anything to keep the girlfriend from leaving.
Make her stay, to make her stay, stay
Repetition of the plea to make the girlfriend stay.
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