Meet Again
A Serenade of Silent Dances: Embracing Fate in Joey Ama Dio's 'Meet Again'
Lyrics
From the way you said hello
Initial encounter, a greeting
We’ll meet again
Expressing confidence in meeting again
A birdie told me so
Received information about the future meeting
I don’t know when
Uncertain about the timing of the next meeting
A secret to your smile
Observing a secret in the other person's smile
Says hang your hat here for a while
Suggests a temporary stay, a connection
I have some gypsy lovin’ ways
Describing one's romantic and free-spirited nature
But I’ll see you then
Expressing anticipation of the future meeting
If hope’s a thing that flies
Using hope metaphorically, feeling uplifted
I’m in the sky
Feeling elevated, perhaps in love
I’m funny but it’s only cause I’m
Admitting shyness, with repetition for emphasis
Shy
-Shy
-Shy
-I could go toe to toe with you
Willing to engage in a challenge
But I’ve been tried so I’ll be true
Commitment to honesty and faithfulness
I’m not a doll
Asserting independence, not easily influenced
For whims in fall
Resisting being a mere object or option
Or on the side
-I hide my dreams behind my back when you’re around me
Hiding dreams when the other person is present
We’re two performers, so cool and unaware
Describing a shared performance or relationship
The other day I called your name out
Calling out to the person in the night, sensing a response
To the dark night sky
-I feel your answer every day and everywhere
-I could make you my whole world my darlin’
Offering to make the other person the center of one's world
But these lines are too hard to trace
Struggling with interpreting the other person's signals
You’re acting like my treasure map
-And I’m pretending the x ain’t your face
-I’m no good at these quiet dances
Expressing difficulty in maintaining a connection
I can’t get a rhythm to stay
-If it’s meant to be
Hope for an alternative meeting if the current path fails
That you’re meant for me
-We’ll meet another way
-I don’t think I can say much more than this
Running out of words, perhaps overwhelmed by emotions
For once I’m out of words to cross my lips
-There’s something to be said
Recognizing the value of stillness and guidance
For being still
-For being led
-It’s time to go
Accepting the need to move on and discover a new path
See what the road
-Tells me instead
-Your laughter sounds just like my own you’re hardly blinkin’
Noting similarities in laughter, a connection
You’re running circles like a jester on a stage
Comparing the relationship to a performance and exploring new paths
It’s getting too hard not to tell you what I’m thinkin’
-Maybe we’ll find another path
-And another age
Anticipating finding a different way in a different time
I could make you my whole world my darlin’
Repetition of the theme of meeting in different ways
But these lines are too hard to trace
-You’re acting like my treasure map
-And I’m pretending the x ain’t your face
-I’m no good at these quiet dances
-I can’t get a rhythm to stay
-If it’s meant to be
-That you’re meant for me
-We’ll meet another way
-I don’t mean to chase out your love
Expressing caution and past experiences
You’ve got my mind but hearts can be tough
-I’ve been turned round before
-So hope you don’t mind if
-I call your bluff
-I could make you my whole world my darlin’
Reiteration of difficulty in understanding signals
But these lines are too hard to trace
-So if you’re not my treasure map
-Then what’s that x doin’ on your face
-I’m no good at these quiet dances
-I can’t get a rhythm to stay
-If it’s meant to be
Hopeful repetition of meeting in alternative ways
That you’re meant for me
-We’ll meet another way
-If it’s meant to be
-That you’re meant for me
-We’ll meet another way
-If it’s meant to be
Final affirmation of the possibility of meeting in a different way
That you’re meant for me
-We’ll meet another way
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