Second Lover
Unrequited Echoes: Love Beyond the Surface
Lyrics
Oh, and when will our heartbeats fall into two lines
Expressing anticipation for a moment when the two lovers' heartbeats align.
And the click-clack of our boot heels beat out the same time
Describing the desire for synchronization, even in the sound of footsteps.
Oh, and when will your hand find itself in mine?
Pondering when the speaker's hand will be held by the person they love.
Oh, and when will your hand find itself in mine?
Repetition emphasizing the yearning for physical connection through touch.
And though I don't know your real name
Acknowledging a lack of knowledge about the partner's personal details.
Your real age, or your shoe size
Listing specific details (name, age, shoe size) that remain unknown.
I will leave this bedroom chair
Commitment to leave behind the comfort of solitude represented by a bedroom chair and keyboard.
And this keyboard behind
Resolution to move beyond virtual connections and engage in real-life experiences.
And I will love you in reality and dreams
Expressing a commitment to love the partner in both reality and dreams.
And I will love you in reality and dreams
Reiteration of the commitment to love in both tangible and imaginative realms.
And though it kills me to know
Acknowledge the painful realization that the partner has another lover.
That when we are through
Highlighting the transient nature of their connection, leading to separation.
You go to your real lover
Recognizing that the partner turns to a real lover after their interactions.
Who'll put real kisses on you
Anticipating the genuine affection the real lover provides.
Oh well, an ex is about the best that I can do
Acknowledging the limitations of being an ex-lover, unable to offer more.
Oh well, an ex is about the best that I can do
Reiteration of the speaker's understanding of their role as an ex-lover.
And so this lonely, lonely hull
Describing a sense of emptiness and purposelessness in life without the loved one.
Has no use left for living
Highlighting the profound impact of discovering love and subsequently losing it.
After finding her love
Referring to the partner as "her" and emphasizing the reluctance of her heart.
In a heart so unpermitting
Characterizing the partner's heart as unwilling to permit or accept the speaker's love.
And I will die and never ever hold your hand
Expressing the inevitability of death without experiencing the desired physical closeness.
And I will die and never ever hold your hand
Repetition emphasizing the gravity of the speaker's longing and its tragic outcome.
But I'll kiss my lips and I'll blow it to you
Symbolic act of blowing a kiss as a final gesture of love.
It'll be the last thing that I ever do
Emphasizing the finality of the act, suggesting it's the last thing the speaker will do.
And wherever you go and whatever you do
Asserting that a man underground will continue to love the partner regardless of her actions.
There's a man underground that will always love you
Highlighting the enduring nature of the underground man's love.
Oh, wherever you go and whatever you do
Repeating the theme of the everlasting love from an underground source.
There's a man underground that will always love you
Reassurance that there will always be someone loving the partner from below.
Wherever you go and whatever you do
Final repetition underlining the perpetual nature of the underground man's love.
There's a man underground that will always love you
Concluding the song with a reaffirmation of the eternal love from the underground figure.
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