By My Side
Embracing Shadows: Navigating Love's Departure in Elin Rigby's MelodyLyrics
When the lights are out, we are perfect
Expressing perfection in the absence of external influences, possibly in an intimate setting.
When it turns tonight, we'll be alright, alright, we'll be alright
Optimistic outlook for the night ahead, suggesting that everything will be alright.
When the sun is up, we are broken
Contrast to the positive scenario in line 1, indicating brokenness when the sun is up.
Can't even fight, 'cause your leaving, leaving, always leaving
Highlighting difficulty in fighting or resisting due to a recurring pattern of leaving.
Leaving, leaving, always leaving
Repetition of the theme of leaving, underscoring the persistent nature of the issue.
Leaving, always leaving
-Leaving, leaving, always leaving
-Leaving, leaving
-What I gotta do to make you stay
Repetition of the plea to understand what it takes to make the person stay.
What I gotta do to make you stay
-What I gotta do to make you stay
-I see the morning light, without you by my side
Noticing the morning light, a metaphor for realization, without the person present.
Without you by my side, without you by my side
-I see the morning light, without you by my side
-Lookin' in your eyes, seeing nothing
Observing nothing when looking into the eyes, suggesting emotional emptiness.
And it burns my heart, but it's beating, beating, always beating
Feeling emotional pain, but the heart continues to beat despite the hurt.
I can read your lies, hiding something
Suspecting deception or hidden truths behind the partner's actions.
You can't make it right, 'cause you're leaving, leaving, always leaving
Emphasizing the inability to make things right due to a repetitive leaving pattern.
Leaving, leaving, always leaving
Reiteration of the theme of leaving, reinforcing the emotional struggle.
Leaving, always leaving
-Leaving, leaving, always leaving
-Leaving, leaving
-What I gotta do to make you stay
Continued plea for understanding what actions are needed to retain the partner.
What I gotta do to make you stay
-What I gotta do to make you stay
-I see the morning light, without you by my side
Revisiting the realization of morning light without the significant other.
Without you by my side, without you by my side
-I see the morning light, without you by my side
-When the lights are out, we are perfect
Repetition of the idea that perfection is achieved when the lights are out, possibly emphasizing the cyclic nature of the relationship.
When the lights are out, we are perfect
-When the lights are out, we are perfect
-When the lights are out, we are perfect
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