You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
Unspoken Love: Embracing Silence in Jerry Vale's Melody
Lyrics
When I said I needed you
Expressing a need for the other person.
You said you would always stay
Assurance from the other person about staying.
It wasn't me who changed but you and now you've gone away
Noticing a change in the other person, leading to their departure.
Don't you see that now you've gone
Highlighting the absence of the person.
And I'm left here on my own
Conveying the loneliness felt after the departure.
That I have to follow you and beg you to come home
Expressing the need to pursue and request the person to return.
You don't have to say you love me just be close at hand
Emphasizing that verbal declarations of love are unnecessary; physical closeness is enough.
You don't have to stay forever I will understand
Acknowledging the possibility of the person not staying permanently and expressing understanding.
Believe me, believe me I can't help but love you
Affirming deep love for the person.
But believe me I'll never tie you down
Ensuring that the love doesn't come with restrictions or obligations.
Left alone with just a memory
Reflecting on the solitude left behind with memories.
Life seems dead and quite unreal
Describing the emotional impact of being alone.
All that's left is loneliness there's nothing left to feel
Expressing the overwhelming feeling of loneliness and emotional numbness.
You don't have to say you love me just be close at hand
Reiterating that verbalizing love is unnecessary, emphasizing proximity.
You don't have to stay forever
Acknowledging the temporary nature of the other person's presence.
I will understand believe me, believe me
Repeating understanding and belief in the transient nature of love.
You don't have to say you love me just be close at hand
Reiterating the emphasis on physical closeness over verbal declarations.
You don't have to stay forever
Acknowledging the potential impermanence of the person's stay.
I will understand, believe me, believe me
Repeating understanding and belief in the transitory nature of love.
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