Lyrics
Only last night when your arms held me tight
Expressing a moment of intimacy and assurance in a romantic relationship.
you told me you thought our love could last forever, forever
Recalling a promise or belief that the love shared would endure indefinitely.
I was the one that gave you all the love when I thought
Highlighting the speaker's role as the primary giver of love in the relationship.
that our love could last forever, forever
Reiterating the hope or belief in the enduring nature of their love.
I lay down and die
Conveying a sense of deep emotional pain and despair, possibly due to a relationship breakdown.
The whole world joins in
Suggesting a universal experience where others empathize or share in the speaker's sorrow.
And everyone cries as teardrops begin
Describing a collective emotional response with the onset of tears from everyone.
I lay down and die
Reiterating the speaker's profound sense of emotional suffering and resignation.
And when darkness falls
Indicating a time of darkness or emotional turmoil in the speaker's life.
can't seem right there at all
Suggesting a sense of disorientation or confusion during challenging times.
I lay down and die
Reemphasizing the intense emotional pain and the desire for an end to the suffering.
The whole world joins in
Reiterating the idea of a shared, collective experience of sorrow.
I lay down and die.
Repeating the theme of personal suffering and emotional breakdown.
The teardrops begin.
Highlighting the beginning of tears as a physical manifestation of emotional pain.
I lay down and die.
Reiterating the speaker's state of emotional collapse.
And die.
Introducing the theme of mortality and the idea of surrendering to emotional pain.
And die.
Repeating the concept of surrendering to the overwhelming emotions.
I lay down and die.
Reiterating the speaker's willingness to succumb to emotional despair.
The whole world joins in
Reiterating the idea of a shared, collective response to the speaker's pain.
I lay down and die and the teardrops begin
Connecting the act of laying down and dying with the onset of tears and collective sorrow.
I lay down and die and I lay down and die
Repeating the theme of surrendering to emotional pain and despair.
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