Lyrics
How can I just let you walk away,
Expressing confusion or disbelief about letting someone go.
Just let you leave without a trace?
Feeling the departure of someone without any signs or traces left behind.
When I stand here taking every breath with you, ooh ooh
Being intimately connected, sharing every moment together.
You're the only one who really knew me at all
The person being addressed is the only one who truly understood the singer.
How can you just walk away from me
Expressing disbelief at the departure of the person.
When all I can do is watch you leave?
Feeling helpless as the person leaves, unable to do anything but watch.
'Cause we've shared the laughter and the pain
Recalling shared experiences, both joyful and painful.
And even shared the tears
Sharing emotional moments, including tears.
You're the only one who really knew me at all
Emphasizing the depth of understanding between the singer and the departed person.
So take a look at me now
Inviting the departed person to see the current state of emptiness in the singer's life.
Well there's just an empty space
Describing the void left behind due to the person's absence.
And there's nothing left here to remind me
Expressing that there's nothing tangible remaining to trigger memories.
Just the memory of your face
Only the memory of the departed person's face remains.
Take a look at me now
Reiterating the invitation to observe the emptiness in the singer's life.
Well there's just an empty space
Emphasizing the void due to the person's absence once again.
And you coming back to me is against the odds
Expressing the unlikeliness of the person returning, against the odds.
And that's what I've got to face, oh
Accepting the challenging reality of facing the odds against the person's return.
I wish I could just make you turn around
Expressing a wish for the person to notice the singer's emotional distress.
Turn around and see me cry
Desiring the person to witness the singer's tears and emotions.
There's so much I need to say to you
Feeling the need to communicate deeply with the departed person.
So many reasons why
Many reasons to express and justify feelings and emotions.
You're the only one who really knew me at all
Reiterating that the departed person truly understood the singer.
So take a look at me now
Inviting once more to observe the emptiness caused by the person's departure.
Well there's just an empty space
Reiterating the void left behind due to the absence of the person.
And there's nothing left here to remind me
Confirming the absence of anything tangible that reminds the singer of the departed.
Just the memory of your face
Only the memory of the person's face remains as a reminder.
Take a look at me now
Once again, inviting observation of the emptiness in the singer's life.
Well there's just an empty space
Emphasizing the void in the singer's life due to the person's absence.
But to wait for you is all I can do
Acceptance that waiting for the person's return is the only option.
And that's what I've got to face
Accepting the challenging reality of waiting as the only choice.
Take a good look at me now
Encouraging a thorough observation of the singer's current state.
'Cause I'll still be standing here
Determined to remain standing despite the odds against the person's return.
And you coming back to me is against the odds
Reiterating the unlikeliness of the person returning, against the odds.
And it's what I've got to face
Accepting and facing the challenging reality of the person's unlikely return.
Take a look at me now
Final invitation to observe the singer's current state of emptiness.
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