Since U Been Gone
Freedom Found: Rediscovering Life After Love's Departure
Lyrics
Here's the thing, we started out friends
We initially started as friends
It was cool but it was all pretend
Our relationship seemed good, but it was based on pretense
Yeah, yeah
Expression of agreement or emphasis
Since you been gone
Since your departure
You dedicated, you took the time
You were committed and invested time in our relationship
Wasn't long 'til I called you mine
It didn't take long until I considered you mine
Yeah, yeah
Expression of agreement or emphasis
Since you been gone
Since your departure
And all you'd ever hear me say
All I used to talk about was envisioning a future with you
Is how I pictured me with you
Repetition of line 10 for emphasis
That's all you'd ever hear me say
-But since you been gone
However, since you left
I can breathe for the first time
I feel liberated and can finally breathe
I'm so movin' on, yeah, yeah
I'm moving on with my life
Thanks to you
Gratitude for the positive change, thanks to you
Now I get what I want
Now I can have what I desire
Since you been gone
Since you left
How can I put it? You put me on
Describing how the person influenced and manipulated the speaker
I even fell for that stupid love song
Falling for a deceptive love song associated with the person
Yeah, yeah
Expression of agreement or emphasis
Since you been gone
Since you left
How come I'd never hear you say
Questioning why the person never expressed a desire to be together
"I just wanna be with you"?
Speculating that the person never felt that way
Guess you never felt that way
Expression of realization
But since you been gone
Since you left
I can breathe for the first time
Feeling a sense of relief and newfound freedom
I'm so movin' on, yeah, yeah
Moving on with life
Thanks to you
Gratitude for the positive change, thanks to you
Now I get, I get what I want
Now I can have what I desire
Since you been gone
Since you left
You had your chance, you blew it
Emphasizing that the person missed their opportunity and made a mistake
Out of sight, out of mind
Out of sight, out of mind—expressing a desire to forget
Shut your mouth, I just can't take it
Expressing frustration and an inability to tolerate the person's words
Again, and again, and again, and again
Repetition for emphasis on frustration
Since you been gone (since you been gone)
Reiterating the positive changes since the person left
I can breathe for the first time
Feeling liberated and able to breathe
I'm so movin' on, yeah, yeah
Moving on with life
Thanks to you (thanks to you)
Gratitude for the positive change, thanks to you
Now I get, I get what I want
Now I can have what I desire
I can breathe for the first time
Feeling a sense of relief and newfound freedom
I'm so movin' on, yeah, yeah
Moving on with life
Thanks to you (thanks to you)
Gratitude for the positive change, thanks to you
Now I get (I get)
Repetition for emphasis on obtaining desires
You should know (you should know)
Emphasizing that the speaker now has what they want
That I get, I get what I want
Repetition for emphasis on having what is desired
Since you been gone
Reiterating the positive changes since the person left
Since you been gone
Repetition for emphasis on positive changes
Since you been gone
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