Heartbreak Hill
Eternal Longing on Heartbreak Hill
Lyrics
Long long time ago when we were young
Reflecting on a distant past when the narrator and the subject were young.
You swore to me I would be the one
The subject promised the narrator that they would be the chosen one.
I would be the one you loved
The narrator expected to be the one loved by the subject.
But we had to part
Despite the connection, circumstances forced them to part ways.
You asked me to wait for you
The subject requested the narrator to wait for their reunion.
To keep you in my heart
The narrator is urged to hold the subject in their heart during the separation.
To keep you in my heart
Reiteration of the importance of keeping the subject in the narrator's heart.
Night after lonely night I'm waiting for you still
Nights pass, and the narrator still faithfully waits for the subject.
High above the lights of town here on heartbreak hill
The narrator is positioned on "heartbreak hill," a metaphorical place of emotional struggle.
Now maybe I am the foolish kind to think of you so long
The narrator questions if their enduring thoughts of the subject make them foolish.
Have you found another love
Uncertainty about whether the subject has found another love.
Am I still the one
Questioning if the narrator is still the chosen one for the subject.
Am I still the one for you
Reiterating the question of whether the narrator remains the subject's chosen one.
But you're far away
Despite being far apart, the narrator wonders if the subject dreams of a reunion.
Do you ever dream of coming back to me someday
Pondering if the subject envisions returning to the narrator someday.
Back to me someday
Repeating the hope for a reunion with the subject in the future.
Night after lonely night I'm waiting for you still
The narrator continues to wait for the subject on heartbreak hill.
High above the lights of town here on heartbreak hill
Reiteration of the narrator's emotional state on heartbreak hill.
On heartbreak hill alone at night
Emphasizing the solitude of heartbreak hill and nighttime reflections.
I think of how you held me tight
Recalling moments of intimacy with the subject while on heartbreak hill.
And wonder if I ever will see you again
Contemplating the possibility of seeing the subject again.
On heartbreak hill
Reaffirming the emotional struggles on heartbreak hill.
Oh lord if I only could go back in time enough
Expressing a longing to go back in time and hold the subject again.
I'd hold you in my arms again
A wish to never let go of the subject if given a second chance.
Never let you go
Reaffirming the commitment to never let go of the subject.
Never let you go my love
Endearing reference to the subject as "my love."
And leave me far behind
Expressing the fear of being left behind by the subject.
High upon this lonely hill were you swore to be mine
Describing the elevated and lonely hill where the subject pledged their commitment.
You swore to be mine
Reiteration of the subject's promise to belong to the narrator.
Night after lonely night I'm waiting for you still
The narrator continues to wait for the subject, emphasizing the emotional struggle.
High above the lights of town here on heartbreak hill
Reiteration of the narrator's emotional state on heartbreak hill.
Night after lonely night I'm waiting for you still
Continued waiting for the subject on heartbreak hill.
High above the lights of town here on heartbreak hill
Reiteration of the emotional struggle on heartbreak hill.
Here on heartbreak hill
Final mention of the challenging emotional state on heartbreak hill.
Here on heartbreak hill
Concluding reference to the ongoing struggle on heartbreak hill.
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