Lyrics
When we were younger
Reflecting on the past when the speaker and the subject were younger
You started all with the look you gave
Initiation of a connection or relationship through a meaningful look
It spread over and over among us
The impact of the look spreading and influencing those around
When we were younger
Reiteration of the reminiscence of the past when they were younger
When we were younger
Nostalgia for a time when they were younger
I had in mind to keep an eye on you
The speaker had a intention to observe the subject closely
Watch you fill the room without a whisper
Noticing the subject's ability to command attention without making a sound
When we were younger
Returning to the theme of when they were younger
And I held my breath in
Intense anticipation, holding one's breath as if it were the last
Like it was my last one
Comparing the anticipation to the feeling of imminent loss
But you steal it right in front of us
The subject steals the breath metaphorically, creating a sense of surprise
You steal it right in front of us
Repetition of the idea that the subject takes something valuable in front of everyone
When we were younger
Returning to memories of the past when they were younger
We’d sit around to see your point of view
Recalling times of observing the subject's perspective
Watch you give an inch and take the moment there
Witnessing the subject giving and taking moments as they come
When we were younger
Reiteration of the past when they were younger
And I still I held my breath in
Repeating the intense anticipation of holding one's breath
Like it was my last one
Emphasizing the gravity of the anticipation, as if it were the last breath
But you’d steal it right in front of us
The subject again takes away something valuable in front of everyone
You steal it right in front of us
Reiteration of the idea that the subject takes something important openly
Like when I saw you for the first time
Reflecting on the first encounter with the subject
I know I felt like this before
A sense of familiarity, feeling like the current emotions were experienced before
It reminds me
Recalling past memories and realizing what has been absent
What I’ve been missing here
The memories serve as a reminder of what was missing in the present
Every memory evermore
Emphasizing the enduring nature of every memory
Here reminding
Present moments trigger recollections of the past
What I’ve been missing here
Continued realization of what has been missing in the speaker's life
When I saw you for the first time
Recalling the intense emotions of the first encounter with the subject
I know I felt like this before
Reiteration of the familiar feelings experienced before
It reminds me
Reminded again of what has been missing in the speaker's life
What I’ve been missing
Repetition of the reminder of what has been absent in the present
Every memory evermore
Emphasizing the enduring nature of every memory in the speaker's life
Here reminding
Continued realization of what has been missing in the speaker's life
What I’ve been missing
Repetition of the emphasis on the enduring nature of every memory
Oh you are what I’ve been missing
Acknowledging that the subject is what has been missing in the speaker's life
I knew it all
Claiming to have understood everything about the situation
When I saw you for the first time
Reiteration of the intense emotions during the first encounter with the subject
When I saw you for the first time
Repetition of the impact of the first sighting of the subject
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