When I Can't Have You
Yearning Reflections: Embracing the Unattainable
Lyrics
Every time I look into the mirror
Reflecting on oneself in the mirror, contemplating personal thoughts and feelings.
Every time I have to close my eyes
Feeling the need to close one's eyes, possibly to escape reality or confront inner emotions.
I ask myself is it a sin to be a sinner
Questioning the morality of being a sinner, possibly wrestling with internal conflicts.
If it's only something on my mind
Wondering if certain thoughts are just mental constructs and not tangible realities.
'Cause I know that we could never be
Acknowledging the impossibility of a desired relationship or connection.
Like we want to be
Expressing a recognition that the idealized relationship cannot materialize as desired.
I'm only make believing
Engaging in a form of imaginative thinking or daydreaming.
I'm only self deceiving
Admitting to self-deception, acknowledging the gap between fantasy and reality.
Tell me how could I
Pleading for an understanding of the impossibility of the situation.
Tell myself a lie
Questioning the ability to deceive oneself and accept untruths.
Dreaming is all I do
Highlighting that dreaming is the only escape or solace in the face of unattainable desires.
When I can't have you
Emphasizing that dreaming becomes prominent when the desired person is unattainable.
Someone else can hold you like I want to
Recognizing the existence of others who may have the opportunity to be close to the desired person.
Someone else can really make you cry
Acknowledging the potential for others to evoke strong emotions, including sadness.
Wish I could find a way to make it better
Expressing a desire to improve the situation, even though the effort may seem futile.
But I know that I couldn't even try
Understanding the difficulty of attempting to make things better or reconcile.
'Cause I know that we could never be like we want to be
Reiterating the realization that the ideal relationship is unattainable.
If I could be the only one that you'll come running to
Fantasizing about being the exclusive source of comfort and support for the desired person.
If I could make the past undone I would
Expressing a desire to change the past and undo events that led to the current situation.
Sometimes I feel it's the way you look at me
Noticing a particular way the desired person looks at the speaker, evoking emotions.
The way that you do, when you know I can't have you
Highlighting the poignant way the desired person behaves when aware that a connection is impossible.
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