After You've Gone
Love's Echo: Nostalgia and Heartache in 'After You've Gone'
Lyrics
Now won't you listen honey, while I say,
Requesting attention to what's being said
How could you tell me that you're goin' away?
Expressing surprise or disbelief at the departure news
Don't say that we must part,
Pleading not to end the relationship
Don't break your baby's heart
Urging not to cause emotional pain
You know I've loved you for these many years,
Stating long-lasting love
Loved you night and day,
Emphasizing continuous affection
Oh! honey baby, can't you see my tears?
Expressing deep emotional distress
Listen while I say
Requesting attention again to the message
After you've gone and left me cryin'
Describing the emotional aftermath of separation
After you've gone there's no denyin'
Undeniable consequences of departure
You'll feel blue, you'll feel sad
Predicting feelings of sorrow and melancholy
You'll miss the dearest pal you've ever had
Anticipating the absence of a dear companion
There'll come a time, now don't forget it
Warning of future remorse
There'll come a time when you'll regret it
Highlighting inevitable regrets
Someday, when you grow lonely
Forecasting feelings of loneliness
Your heart will break like mine and you'll want me only
Empathizing with the emotional pain
After you've gone, after you've gone away
Emphasizing the departure's impact
After you've gone and left me cryin'
Reiterating the emotional aftermath of separation
After you've gone there's no denyin'
Confirming the undeniable consequences
You're gonna feel blue, and you're gonna feel sad
Emphasizing the forthcoming emotional distress
You're gonna feel bad
Expressing the intensity of negative feelings
And you'll miss, and you'll miss,
Emphasizing the absence of the cherished companion
And you'll miss the bestest pal you ever had
There'll come a time, now don't forget it
Highlighting future remorse
There'll come a time when you'll regret it
Reiterating the inevitability of regret
But baby, think what you're doin'
Asking to reconsider the actions and their consequences
I'm gonna haunt you so, I'm gonna taunt you so
Threatening persistent haunting and torment
It's gonna drive you to ruin
Anticipating emotional turmoil and destruction
After you've gone, after you've gone away.
Emphasizing the impact of departure
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