Without You
Love Lost: Melissa Manchester's Heartfelt Journey Without You
Lyrics
There's no one who could ever
Expressing that there is no one else who could ever
Love me like you love me
Emphasizing the unique and deep love received from the person being addressed
I remember how it used to be
Reflecting on past memories and how things used to be
There was no stronger love
Describing a love that was exceptionally strong
And now I can't believe,
Expressing disbelief that the speaker failed to recognize the depth of the love
I was only too blind to see
Acknowledging a past lack of awareness or understanding
That your love was inside of me
Realizing that the love from the addressed person was always present
And now I don't have anything at all
Conveying a sense of loss and emptiness after the relationship
Every night I think, as time just passes by
Reflecting on the passage of time and contemplating the past
How I lived your love and how you made me cry
Recalling both the positive and painful experiences in the relationship
Now that I find I don't know what to do
Expressing a sense of confusion and helplessness in the present
My life is so empty, so empty alone without you
Describing the current state of the speaker's life as empty without the addressed person
Without you, without you
Reiterating the theme of emptiness and lack of direction without the person
I don't know what to do without you boy
Expressing uncertainty and a feeling of being lost without the person
Without you,
Repeating the sentiment of being without the person
My love is in your hands
Conveying that the speaker's love is now in the hands of the addressed person
There's nothing left to live for
Expressing a sense of despair and lack of purpose without the person
There's nothing left to do, without you
Stating that there is nothing left to live for or do without the person
Every night that I sleep, I sleep with a fantasy
Describing a nightly escape into a fantasy involving the person
That you're here, its just you and me
Imagining a scenario where the speaker and the person are together
Like it always was
Recalling past moments when the speaker and the person were together
But then I'm left to see that it was only a memory
Realizing that those moments are now only memories
And what's left is for me to be
Acknowledging the speaker's current state of being alone without the person
Alone without your love
Summarizing the central theme of the song, being alone without the love of the addressed person
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