My Better Years
Echoes of Love Lost: My Better Years Story
Lyrics
Now you're back on my doorstep a' crying
Expressing the return of someone to the speaker's life, emotional and in distress.
Like I cried through all those lonely years
Comparing the current emotional state to the speaker's past loneliness.
But I can't dry your tears it's been too long since love was here
Unable to console or comfort the returning person due to the passage of time without love.
And I've already gave you my better years
Conveying that the speaker has already given their best years to the relationship.
And so the pages of time kept right on turning
Reflecting on the continuous passage of time, symbolizing life moving forward.
They never stopped for us to harvest the years
Time doesn't pause for the couple to enjoy or make use of the passing years together.
And old embers of love kept right on dying
Describing the fading of love, comparing it to dying embers that represent diminishing passion.
For there was no one to drown my tears.
Expressing a sense of loneliness with no one to share or understand the speaker's tears.
But I've tried not to blame you
Attempting not to assign blame to the returning person for the relationship's challenges.
and I try not to shame you
Striving not to disgrace or reproach the returning person for their actions.
All I can do now is wish you well
Wishing the returning person well, accepting the reality of the situation.
But if you should need a friend
Offering friendship and support if needed, but not willing to rekindle romantic love.
I'll be there until the end
Committing to be there for the returning person until the end in a non-romantic capacity.
Just don't ask me to love you again.
Setting a clear boundary not to resume a romantic relationship.
And don't come back to my doorstep a' crying
Advising against returning to seek comfort or reconciliation through tears.
Hoping for what's been dead so long
Discouraging hope for a relationship that has long been lifeless.
For the embers have all turned to ashes
Metaphorically stating that the passion and warmth have turned to cold ashes.
There's nothing here but old memories and this song.
Describing the current state as filled with only memories and the song itself.
No don't come back to my doorstep a' crying
Reiterating the discouragement against returning in distress to the speaker's life.
There's nothing here but old memories and this song.
Emphasizing the presence of only memories and the song, indicating the lack of a future together.
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