You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
Unspoken Love: Emotions Beyond Words
Lyrics
When I said I needed you
Expressing a need for the person addressed.
You said you would always stay
Assurance from the other person about staying.
It wasn't me who changed but you and now you've gone away
Not the speaker but the other person changed, leading to separation.
Don't you see that now you've gone
Highlighting the absence of the person who left.
And I'm left here on my own
The speaker is now alone and abandoned.
That I have to follow you and beg you to come home
Expressing the desperation to follow and plead for the person to return.
You don't have to say you love me just be close at hand
Emphasizing that verbal declarations of love are not necessary; physical presence is enough.
You don't have to stay forever I will understand
Acknowledging the possibility of the person not staying forever, with the speaker expressing understanding.
Believe me, believe me, I can't help but love you
Reiterating the speaker's deep, involuntary love for the other person.
But believe me I'll never tie you down
Ensuring the person won't be constrained or restricted.
Left alone with just a memory
Facing the solitude with only memories for company.
Life seems dead and so unreal
Describing life as devoid of meaning and authenticity without the loved one.
All that's left is loneliness there's nothing left to feel
Expressing the overwhelming loneliness and emotional numbness.
You don't have to say you love me just be close at hand
Reiterating that verbalizing love is unnecessary; physical proximity suffices.
You don't have to stay forever, I will understand
Acknowledging the impermanence of the other person's stay, with understanding from the speaker.
Believe me, believe me
Repeating the plea for belief in the speaker's feelings.
You don't have to say you love me just be close at hand
Stating again that verbal declarations of love are superfluous; closeness is adequate.
You don't have to stay forever, I will understand
Reiterating acceptance of the potential short-term nature of the other person's presence.
Believe me, believe me
Final plea for belief in the speaker's emotions.
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