Stay with Me
Eternal Regret: Otto Nilsen's Heartfelt Plea to Stay
Lyrics
Stay with me
Expressing a desire for someone to remain in the speaker's life.
Once again I`m feelin`so lonely
The speaker is experiencing loneliness once again.
With a letter where you`re telling me goodbye
Reference to a letter conveying a farewell message.
Many lines repeating I love you
The letter contains repeated expressions of love.
And you would never take me from your heart
The belief that the person would always love the speaker.
But time has passed me by, and I just let it happen
Reflecting on the passage of time and how the speaker allowed things to happen.
Now I don`t have you
The speaker no longer has the person they love.
I`m so sorry, its too late now if I want to tell you
Expressing regret and acknowledging that it's too late to convey feelings.
How much I love you
Regret for not expressing love earlier.
Tell me that you left a place, deep inside your heart
Asking if there is a space in the person's heart where the speaker can exist.
Where we won`t be a part
Hoping not to be separated from the person emotionally.
Tell me that you`ll stay with me, and all your love is mine
Requesting the person to stay and declaring that their love belongs to the speaker.
And that I still can love you
Expressing the desire to continue loving despite the circumstances.
And that I still can love you
Repetition of the desire to continue loving.
So here I am sittin`as a broken man
Describing the speaker's current state as emotionally broken.
With only this letter that you left
The only remaining item is the farewell letter.
I should have written so many times “I love you”
Regret for not expressing love through writing.
And I will never take you from my heart
Affirmation that the person will always be in the speaker's heart.
But time has passed us by, I should`ve never let it happen
Regret for allowing time to pass and losing the person.
I wish I still had you
Expressing the wish to still have the person in the speaker's life.
I`m so sorry, its too late now if I want to tell you
Regret for the missed opportunity to express love.
How much I love you
Expressing the depth of love that was not communicated.
Tell me that you left a place, deep inside your heart
Asking if there's a place for the speaker in the person's heart.
Where we won`t be a part
Expressing the desire not to be separated emotionally.
Tell me that you`ll stay with me, and all your love is mine
Reiterating the request for the person to stay and affirming ownership of their love.
And that I still can love you
Expressing the hope that the speaker can still love the person.
And that I still can love you
Repetition of the hope for continued love.
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