Lyrics
Going down to the sea
Expressing the intention to go to the sea.
What is there for me
Questioning what the sea holds for the speaker.
Maybe she's there
Suggesting the possibility that someone significant might be at the sea.
Looking back, smiling as its only the first time that we crossed paths, thinking it's gonna last.
Reflecting on a past encounter, smiling at the initial meeting, and hoping it would endure.
But life in our way
Acknowledging obstacles in life.
Was it only in mine,
Questioning if these obstacles were only experienced by the speaker.
All this time.
Wondering about the passage of time in relation to these challenges.
Why won't you let me forget
Expressing a desire to forget something significant.
How tears fall down when I hear her song.
Describing the emotional impact of a particular song, leading to tears.
Laugh and whispers fade away
Recalling laughter and whispers fading away.
Something inside just won't let go.
Feeling a persistent internal struggle, an inability to let go.
Go to sleep with her name
Going to sleep with the presence of a person in mind.
Waking up in that same
Waking up with the same person's name lingering in thoughts, facing an empty bed.
Cold empty bed.
Describing a cold and empty bed as a consequence of the person's absence.
Was it only in mine
Questioning if the experience of an empty bed is unique to the speaker.
All this time.
Reflecting on the passage of time in connection with the feelings of emptiness.
Why wont you...
No specific meaning, likely a continuation of the previous thought or emotion.
Why won't you let me forget
Reiterating the desire to forget something significant.
She is the sober and you're drunk.
Describing a contrast between sobriety and drunkenness in a relationship.
Perfect strangers, nothing left.
Characterizing the individuals involved as perfect strangers with nothing left.
Something inside just won't let go.
Expressing an ongoing internal struggle, an inability to let go.
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