Lyrics
She sees me kiss him in the stairway
Observation of being seen kissing someone in a secluded part of a building
Were you always this sad, babe?
Questioning if the person has always been consistently melancholic
Then she leans in for a farewell
Description of someone leaning in for a goodbye
Tomorrow she will be far away
A statement about the imminent departure of 'her' the following day
Everytime you go
Expressing the repetitive nature of the person's departures
I’ll just keep fight this feeling you left me with alone
Conveying the struggle with lingering emotions left behind by the person departing
I’d never let you know
A statement about concealing emotions and not expressing them openly
I was so happy you were born
An affirmation of joy for the existence of the person being addressed
And as I rolled around the garden
Reflecting on a moment of self-growth or maturity while being in the garden
I think I ripened when I saw Lauren
An acknowledgment of personal growth or development upon encountering 'Lauren'
She made me pick up all the flowers
Recollection of being influenced by 'Lauren' to gather flowers
Tomorrow she will be far away
Reiteration of 'her' imminent departure the next day
Everytime you go
Re-emphasizing the repetitive nature of the person's departures
I’ll just keep fight this feeling you left me with alone
Continuation of struggling with residual emotions left behind by the departure
I’d never let you know
Reiteration of concealing emotions and not expressing them openly
I was so happy you were born
Restating the happiness felt about the person's existence
Lauren, I am torn
Directly addressing 'Lauren' and expressing feelings of inner conflict
I don’t want to keep fight this feeling anymore
Expressing a desire to stop struggling with these lingering feelings
Perhaps, I am quite sure
Conveying a degree of certainty about 'Lauren's' feelings regarding the speaker's birth
You’re not that happy I was born
Speculation about 'Lauren' not sharing the same happiness about the speaker's birth
She sees me kiss him in the stairway
Repetition of the scene where the speaker is observed kissing someone in a secluded place
Were you always this sad, babe?
Reiteration of questioning the consistent sadness of the person being addressed
Then she leans in for a farewell
Repetition of the description of 'her' leaning in for a goodbye
Tomorrow she will be far away
Reiteration of 'her' imminent departure the following day
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