Lyrics
When I said I needed you
Expressing a need for the person addressed in the lyrics.
You said you would always stay
Recalling a promise from the other person to always stay.
It wasn't me who changed but you and now you've gone away
Asserting that the speaker hasn't changed, but the other person has and left.
Don't you see that now you've gone
Pointing out the departure of the other person.
And I'm left here on my own
Expressing the solitude felt after the departure.
That I have to follow you and beg you to come home
Conveying the necessity to follow and plead for the other person to return.
You don't have to say you love me just be close at hand
Stating that verbal declarations of love are unnecessary; physical presence is enough.
You don't have to stay forever I will understand
Acknowledging the impermanence of staying together and expressing understanding.
Believe me, believe me, I can't help but love you
Affirming the speaker's deep, involuntary love for the other person.
But believe me I'll never tie you down
Emphasizing the commitment to not restrict or confine the other person.
Left alone with just a memory
Describing the emotional state of being left alone with only memories.
Life seems dead and so unreal
Expressing the emotional void and surreal nature of life without the other person.
All that's left is loneliness there's nothing left to feel
Highlighting the prevailing loneliness and lack of emotions.
You don't have to say you love me just be close at hand
Reiterating that verbalizing love is unnecessary; proximity is sufficient.
You don't have to stay forever
Restating the acceptance of the temporary nature of staying together.
I will understand believe me, believe me
Reaffirming the speaker's understanding of the impermanence of the relationship.
You don't have to stay forever I will understand
Repeating the acknowledgment of the temporary nature of staying together.
You don't have say you love me just be close at hand
Reiterating that verbal declarations of love are unnecessary; physical presence is enough.
Believe me, believe me, oh, believe me
Repeating the affirmation of the speaker's deep, involuntary love for the other person.
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