After You've Gone
Love's Echo: A Melancholic Journey After You've Gone
Lyrics
Now won't you listen honey, while I say,
Expressing a request for attention and understanding.
How could you tell me that you're goin' away?
Questioning a previous statement about leaving.
Don't say that we must part,
Asking not to mention separation.
Don't break your baby's heart
Pleading not to cause emotional pain.
You know I've loved you for these many years,
Affirming a long-term love for the listener.
Loved you night and day,
Emphasizing continuous love day and night.
Oh! honey baby, can't you see my tears?
Expressing sadness with tears.
Listen while I say
Reiterating the request for attention.
After you've gone and left me cryin'
Reflecting on the emotional aftermath of the departure.
After you've gone there's no denyin'
Stating the undeniable fact of the departure.
You'll feel blue, you'll feel sad
Describing the emotional state of feeling blue and sad.
You'll miss the dearest pal you've ever had
Anticipating the regret of losing a dear friend.
There'll come a time, now don't forget it
Forewarning about a future realization of regret.
There'll come a time when you'll regret it
Emphasizing the inevitability of regret.
Someday, when you grow lonely
Predicting a lonely future.
Your heart will break like mine and you'll want me only
Expecting a broken heart and a desire for reunion.
After you've gone, after you've gone away
Summarizing the consequence of departure.
After you've gone and left me cryin'
Repeating the emotional aftermath of departure.
After you've gone there's no denyin'
Reiterating the undeniable fact of the departure.
You're gonna feel blue, and you're gonna feel sad
Emphasizing the expected emotions of feeling blue and sad.
You're gonna feel bad
Adding the anticipation of feeling bad.
And you'll miss, and you'll miss,
Stressing the intensity of missing the dear friend.
And you'll miss the bestest pal you ever had
Highlighting the strong bond with the departed.
There'll come a time, now don't forget it
Repeating the warning about future regret.
There'll come a time when you'll regret it
Reiterating the inevitability of regret.
But baby, think what you're doin'
Asking the listener to consider the consequences of their actions.
I'm gonna haunt you so, I'm gonna taunt you so
Threatening to haunt and taunt the listener.
It's gonna drive you to ruin
Predicting emotional distress leading to ruin.
After you've gone, after you've gone away.
Reiterating the aftermath of departure.
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