After All
Homecoming Embrace: Unveiling the Bittersweet Resonance of 'After All'
Lyrics
After all you come back
Returning after a period of absence
And after all there's no reason to be sad
Despite circumstances, there's no need to be sad
There's no reason to cry anymore
No reason to cry any longer
'Cause after all you're home
Because ultimately, you are home
After all we're finally together
Despite being together, there's a longing or yearning
But after all I miss you more than ever
Expressing increased longing despite being reunited
And we sit here and pretend
Sitting together but pretending it's not the end
This isn't the end
Denial of the finality of the situation
'Cause after all you're home
Emphasizing the return home despite challenges
I see only the past in your eyes
Observing only memories and history in the person's eyes
How I wish, how I wish they were alive
Expressing a strong desire for the past to be alive
How I wish those same eyes
Wishing for the same lively eyes from the past
Could recognize me
Desiring recognition from those nostalgic eyes
After all I look into those eyes
Looking into the eyes and reflecting on the past
And after all I do realize
Realizing a sense of loneliness despite the reunion
That I still feel alone
Acknowledging persistent feelings of solitude
But after all you're home
Despite the loneliness, the person is finally home
I see only the past in your eyes
Reiteration of seeing only the past in the person's eyes
How I wish, how I wish they were alive
Expressing the wish for the past to be alive in the eyes
And I still cry on my own
Continuing to cry alone despite the return home
But after all you're home
Despite personal tears, the person is home
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