Lyrics
First time I saw your face
Expressing the initial encounter with the person
By your side was the place
Describing the preferred location to be with the person
That I would wanna be
Indicating a desire to be with the person
Sometimes and I don't know why
Reflecting on the unpredictable nature of love
Love can come or it can pass you by
Noting the transient and uncertain aspects of love
Now you take all the love you gave to me
Acknowledging the reception of love and its subsequent withdrawal
(you take it from me)
Emphasizing the loss of received love
You're tearin' out my heart
Expressing the emotional pain of heartbreak
Oh
Conveying a deep emotional response
Never thought I'd see the day
Surprise at the unexpected end of the relationship
You would throw my love away
Regret over the termination of love
And oh, it's killing me
Expressing the emotional toll of heartbreak
One thing you'll never know
Stating that certain feelings will remain unknown to the other person
How it hurts to let you go
Describing the emotional pain of letting go
As you turn and walk away from me
Observing the departure of the person
(walk away)
Highlighting the act of walking away
You're tearin' out my heart
Reiterating the pain of heartbreak
Feel like I been ripped apart
Expressing the sensation of being emotionally torn
You're tearin' out my heart
Repeating the theme of heartbreak
Daybreaks I try to be free
Describing attempts to break free from emotional distress
But your memory is haunting me
Acknowledging the persistent impact of memories
Oh , there's nothing I can do
Expressing helplessness in overcoming the emotional situation
All alone in the candlelight
Being alone and reminiscing in the dim light
I see your face again tonight
Recalling the image of the person in solitude
And I feel all the emptiness without you
Feeling the void in the absence of the person
(without you) tearin' out my heart
Reiterating the emotional pain caused by separation
Oh, I feel like I been ripped apart
Expressing the feeling of being emotionally shattered
Tearin' out my heart
Repeating the impact of heartbreak
Whoa, my heart
Concluding with the continued emphasis on emotional distress
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