Lyrics
What was it that I heard making sounds
Reflecting on a mysterious sound heard
Moving 'round in the night
Describing movement during the night
In the second dream I had you were gone
In a dream, the person addressed is absent
Disappeared out of sight
The person vanished completely
I didn't know what to say to you
Expressing uncertainty in addressing the absence
You think it's like a river flowing
Comparing emotions to a river's flow
You better know that love is made to break your heart
Emphasizing that love inevitably causes heartbreak
I was walking down the shore with
Walking along the shore with a cherished wish
A wish held tight in my hand
Holding onto a desire tightly
Then the sea came along washed away
The sea erases their names in the sand
Our names in the sand
Loss of identity or connection
I didn't know what to say to you
Feeling at a loss in expressing emotions
You think it's like a river flowing
Continuing the metaphor of love as a flowing river
Don't know that love
Underscoring the uncertainty or complexity of love
What was it you said when
Recalling a moment when words were elusive
Your hair fell down in your eyes
Describing a physical gesture, hair falling in eyes
You didn't even care to find
The person seemed indifferent to saying goodbye
The words to tell me goodbye
Highlighting the absence of farewell words
I didn't know what to say to you
Expressing difficulty in responding to the situation
You think it's like a river flowing
Reiterating the idea of love as a flowing river
Don't you know that love is made to
Stating the inevitability of love causing heartbreak
Break your heart
Reinforcing the theme that love is destined to break hearts
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