One Minute
Eternal Longing: Karyn White's One Minute of Love
Lyrics
Love don't keep me waiting all alone
Expressing impatience and longing for love not to keep the person waiting.
Let me tell you what I need I'm anticipating
Communicating personal needs and the anticipation of a fulfilling relationship.
My own prince from a Cinderella dream
Desiring a romantic partner who fulfills the role of a prince in a Cinderella-like dream.
Then I looked up and there you were
Discovering the presence of the desired person unexpectedly.
With a sweet love that rocked my world
Experiencing a love that profoundly impacted and transformed the individual's world.
It felt like a fantasy
Describing the intense and almost unreal nature of the love, comparing it to a fantasy.
Up until the day you had to leave me
Expressing the joy of love until the moment when separation becomes inevitable.
I needed more time I feel cheated
Feeling a sense of being cheated due to the abrupt departure, desiring more time together.
One minute you came, one minute you're mine
Reflecting on the fleeting nature of love, emphasizing the briefness of its presence.
One minute of life one minute you leave
Highlighting the contrast between the short-lived joy of having the person and the pain of their departure.
One minute I cry 'cause without your love
Expressing the emotional impact of being without the loved one, leading to tears.
One minute's too much
Stating that even a minute without the beloved is too much to bear.
Time just seems to stand still
Observing the subjective experience of time standing still when separated from the loved one.
Seconds tick each one like eternity
Describing the agonizing slowness of each second, emphasizing the feeling of eternity.
Only you can free me from this jail
Conveying that the person's love is the only thing that can liberate the speaker from emotional confinement.
Only our love holds the key
Emphasizing the importance of their mutual love as the key to freedom.
I played with love and thought I'd win
Reflecting on past mistakes of taking love for granted and assuming it would last.
But found out all good things must end
Acknowledging that all good things, including love, eventually come to an end.
I wish I would have known
Expressing regret for not appreciating the passage of time in the relationship.
The seconds and the minutes and the hours
Recognizing the value of every moment—seconds, minutes, and hours—in the context of a relationship.
It's all precious time and I need one more night
Expressing the urgency of needing more time together, especially one more night.
One minute seems so long, so long
Perceiving a minute without the loved one as an extended, painful duration.
I can never do without
Emphasizing the essential nature of the loved one, indicating inability to be without them.
Your lovin' 'cause it's so good, so good
Describing the quality of the loved one's affection as exceptionally good.
You make every minute of lovin' count
Highlighting the significance of making every moment of love count.
So hurry back home to me
Expressing the eagerness for the loved one's return and a desire for the rekindling of past love.
And love me like you used to do
Promising not to forget the love and expressing a commitment to cherish it.
I'm tellin' you I will not forget it
Reaffirming the determination not to waste any moment of love.
I won't waste one minute of love
Stating a commitment to fully embrace and appreciate every minute of love.
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