Too Late
Yearning Shadows: Embracing the Echoes of Waiting
Lyrics
Oh you come by so late
Expressing the arrival of someone at a late hour.
I have been waiting
Indicates the speaker's anticipation and waiting for the arrival.
by the window all day
The speaker waited all day for this person, possibly near a window, symbolizing hope or expectation.
you come by so late
Reiteration of someone arriving late.
I have been waiting
Reiterates the speaker's continuous wait for the late arrival.
by the window all day
Re-emphasizes the duration of waiting by the window throughout the day.
Am I nice to you
Questions whether the speaker's behavior or treatment towards the person is pleasing or satisfactory.
am I alright to you
Asks if the speaker's actions or demeanor are acceptable to the other person.
am I applied
Queries about being useful or pertinent in the other person's life.
Am I a blight on you
Wonders if the speaker is causing distress or harm to the other person.
am I a knife in you
Asks if the speaker's presence or actions are causing pain or injury to the other person metaphorically.
am I denying
Questions whether the speaker is refusing to acknowledge something important to the other person.
I wanted to be a light in the unlit rooms
Expresses the speaker's desire to bring brightness or positivity to places or situations lacking it.
I wanted to be alive among the unlived lives
Desires to live life fully and not merely exist.
I want you to be on time
Expresses the desire for the other person to be punctual or arrive on time.
Oh you come by so
Reiteration of someone arriving late, emphasizing the delay.
you come by so late
Re-emphasizes the lateness of the arrival.
you came by too late
Conveys disappointment or regret due to the person arriving too late.
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