Why Aren't You Here
Longing for Your Presence
Lyrics
It's another sunny day in Lc, in Lc
Describing a sunny day in a location abbreviated as Lc.
Why aren't you here with me, why aren't you here with me
Expressing a longing for the presence of someone.
We could drive down to the sea, walk barefoot on the beach
Suggesting activities like driving to the sea and walking on the beach together.
Why aren't you here with me, why aren't you here with me
Reiterating the absence of the desired person and questioning it.
Guess who's wide-awake at 3am
Describing someone awake at 3 am, possibly in a state of contemplation or distress.
Talking to himself and the walls again
Indicating a tendency to talk to oneself and walls, possibly due to loneliness.
Staring into darkness watching shadows creep
Depicting a person staring into darkness, observing shadows, and possibly feeling isolated.
Turned on the light and had a puff
Turning on the light and having a puff, suggesting a moment of reflection or coping.
Lost without the one he loves
Expressing a feeling of being lost without the person they love.
Who thinks of you and wonders where you are
Reflecting on thoughts about the absent person and wondering about their whereabouts.
I want to know why, why aren't you here
Expressing a desire to understand why the person is not present.
Why aren't you here, right where you belong
Affirming that the person should be where they belong.
I want to know why, why aren't you here
Reiterating the desire to know the reason for the absence.
I need you here, you've been gone too long
Stressing the need for the person's presence after being gone for too long.
There's no one sleeping with me in my bed
Highlighting the emptiness in the speaker's bed due to loneliness.
Just loneliness instead, why aren't you here with me
Questioning why the person is not there with the speaker.
The spot is empty where you lay your head
Noting the absence of the person's presence in a specific spot in the bed.
Want to feel you on my chest, why aren't you here with me
Expressing a desire to feel the person on the speaker's chest.
You don't need to be alone, I'm no good by myself
Conveying that being alone is not good for the speaker and emphasizing the unique connection with the person.
There's a vacancy when we're apart that's filled by no one else
Describing a sense of vacancy when the speaker and the person are apart.
I whisper to you softly girl but it's a hurting cry for help
Whispering softly to the person, revealing a cry for help in the midst of emotional pain.
Turn on the light and have a puff
Turning on the light and having a puff, possibly as a coping mechanism.
Surprise myself with I'm in love
Surprising oneself with the realization of being in love.
Check the clock and wonder where you are
Checking the clock and wondering about the person's whereabouts.
I want to know why, why aren't you here
Reiterating the desire to understand why the person is not present.
Why aren't you here, right where you belong
Affirming that the person should be where they belong.
I want to know why, why aren't you here
Reiterating the desire to know the reason for the absence.
Why aren't you here, you've been gone too long
Stressing the need for the person's presence after being gone for too long.
Why aren't you here for coffee in the morning
Questioning why the person is not present for morning coffee.
When the world outside is calling and you're so far away
Describing a situation where the world outside is calling, emphasizing the person's physical distance.
Why aren't you here to rock me off to dreamland
Expressing a longing for the person to be present to provide comfort before sleep.
Hold me while I'm sleeping and make it all ok
Desiring the person to hold the speaker while sleeping to make everything okay.
Count the days and pass the time
Counting days and passing time, possibly waiting for the person to return.
Remembering what it's like to be together
Reflecting on memories of being together.
Know all the reasons why we ache inside
Acknowledging the reasons for emotional pain and longing.
Promise it won't be this way forever...
Expressing a promise that the current state of separation won't last forever.
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