When You're Gone
Losing You: Echoes of Heartache
Lyrics
What will I do when you're gone
Expressing uncertainty about actions or emotions in the absence of the person being addressed.
When my word has been you for so long
Highlighting the significant reliance and focus on the addressed person in the speaker's life.
How can I lie to my heart and go on pretending
Questioning the ability to deceive oneself and continue pretending that everything is normal or unchanged.
Nothing has changed
Stating that the situation remains static, with no apparent alterations despite the internal turmoil.
I'm alone again without understanding
Expressing a sense of isolation and confusion without comprehending the reason for it.
Why all my life waiting for the day
Reflecting on a lifetime spent waiting for a particular occurrence or moment.
That a dream would come true just to slip away
Expressing disappointment as a desired dream or aspiration fades away unexpectedly.
The sun won't shine again and time could never mend
Asserting that the future seems bleak and that time cannot heal the emotional wounds.
A heart that's been loved and then
Describing a heart that has experienced love but has been shattered into pieces.
Broken in two
Conveying the feeling of having nothing to live for due to the brokenness.
Has nothing to live for 'cause nothing will do
Emphasizing the hopelessness of the situation.
So what will I do when you're gone
Reiterating the initial uncertainty regarding the future after the person leaves.
When my world has been you for so long
Reaffirming the profound impact and dominance of the addressed person in the speaker's life.
You're the Island I swim to when
Metaphorically describing the addressed person as a source of safety and rescue in distress.
Drowning in hope
Portraying the feeling of being overwhelmed by hopelessness.
You're the last thing I reach for at the end of my hope
Emphasizing the addressed person's significance during moments of desperation.
So what will I do when you're gone
Repeating the initial uncertainty regarding the future after the person leaves.
The sun won't shine again
Reiterating the despairing outlook on the future.
And time could never mend
Asserting the inability of time to heal the deep emotional wounds caused by the departure.
A heart that's been loved and then broken in two
Describing the heartbreak and devastation of a once-loved heart now broken.
Has nothing to live for 'cause nothing will do
Reiterating the sense of purposelessness due to the shattered heart.
So what will I do when you're gone
Repeating the initial uncertainty regarding the future after the person leaves.
When my world has been you for so long
Reaffirming the significant influence and centrality of the addressed person in the speaker's life.
You're the Island I swim to when
Metaphorically depicting the addressed person as a refuge during difficult times.
Drowning in hope
Expressing the feeling of being overwhelmed by hopelessness and desperation.
You're the last thing I reach for at the end of my hope
Highlighting the addressed person's importance during the darkest moments.
So what will I do
Reiterating the initial uncertainty regarding the future after the person leaves.
What will I do
Repeating the sense of uncertainty and helplessness in facing the departure.
What will I do when you're gone
Restating the question about actions or emotions in the absence of the person.
When you're gone
Repeating the concern about the departure of the addressed person.
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