One Day Without You
A Day Without You: Navigating the Depths of Longing
Lyrics
One day without you
Feeling incomplete or different when separated from the person addressed
And I feel just like I'm somebody else
Sense of disconnection or identity shift without the person
One day without you
Continuing the sentiment of feeling incomplete or different without the person
And there's a fear there might be somebody else
Worry or concern about someone else being involved in the absence
You know, I'd like to keep you
Desire to possess or maintain a close connection with the person
Keep you to myself and by my side
Expressing the wish to keep the person close and not share
You know, I'd like to keep you
Reiteration of the desire to keep the person close
Just like I know it's wrong to try
Awareness that such possession is not right or ethical
Just like my baby is born to cry
Reference to natural tendencies—here, crying—as part of life
Every bird that sings is born to fly
Highlighting natural inclinations like birds flying or singing
One day without you
Reiteration of the sense of loss or feeling adrift without the person
And I feel just like some lost ship at sea
Feeling like being directionless or aimless, akin to a lost ship at sea
One day without you
Perceiving unfamiliarity in interactions due to the absence of the person
And every friend I meet seems strange
Sense of alienation or strangeness among friends in absence of the person
You know that I'd like to keep you
Repetition of the desire to possess or keep the person close
Keep you to myself and by my side
Emphasizing the wish to maintain a close connection without sharing
You know I'd like to keep you
Reiterating the desire to possess the person exclusively
Just like I know it's wrong to try
Awareness of the ethical conflict in wanting to possess someone
Just like my baby is born to cry
Comparing natural tendencies like crying to inherent aspects of life
Every bird that sings is born to fly
Highlighting innate behaviors like birds flying or singing
One day without you
Feeling a void or emptiness due to the absence of the person
I feel a hole just where my heart should be
Sense of a missing emotional connection, symbolized as a hole in the heart
One day without you
Expressing the sadness that life could hold without the person
And I feel just how sad my life could be
Realization of the potential depth of sorrow in life without the person
You know I'd like to keep you
Expressing the desire to possess or maintain closeness with the person
Keep you to myself, keep by my side
Reiteration of the wish to keep the person close without sharing
You know I'd like to keep you
Desire to exclusively possess or have the person by one's side
Just like I know it's wrong to try
Awareness of the moral conflict in wanting to possess someone
Just like my baby is born to cry
Comparing natural tendencies like crying to inherent aspects of life
Every bird that sings deserves to fly
Emphasizing the right of all beings to pursue their inherent nature or desires
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