Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Love's Silent Echoes: Roger Daltrey's Tale of Heartbreak
Lyrics
Out of sight, out of mind
Expressing the idea that when someone is not visible, they are also not in one's thoughts or consideration.
Oh, so the story goes you forget I exist
Describing a situation where the person being addressed has seemingly forgotten about the speaker's existence, following a certain narrative.
So my broken heart knows
Acknowledging the emotional pain experienced by the speaker due to a heartbreak caused by the apparent forgetfulness.
Out of sight, out of mind
Reiterating the concept that being unseen leads to being disregarded mentally or emotionally.
You found somebody new
Indicating that the person who was once the focus of the speaker's affection has found a new romantic partner.
But I don't change my love
Asserting the speaker's commitment to their love, despite the changes in the other person's life.
Lord, that's the way that you do
Expressing resignation and acceptance of the way the other person handles relationships.
I sit around wondering
Reflecting on the uncertainty and curiosity surrounding the new romantic involvement of the person once deeply cared about.
All about your new affair
Contemplating the details and implications of the person's new romantic affair.
Should I forget to remember
Pondering the choice between intentionally forgetting about the past or allowing the memories to persist.
I know I could remember not to care
Suggesting the speaker's awareness that they have the ability to choose not to care about the situation.
But I'd forget it all if I could (if I could)
Expressing a desire to erase all memories associated with the past relationship if it were possible.
But my heart is so blind (I'm so blind)
Acknowledging the emotional blindness or inability to move on from the person despite the desire to forget.
You are gone out of sight (out of sight)
Noting the physical absence of the person from the speaker's life.
But I can't get you off my mind (off my mind)
Highlighting the persistent presence of the person in the speaker's thoughts and emotions despite their physical absence.
I don't want you to go
Reaffirming the speaker's emotional attachment and reluctance to let go.
Oh baby I want you to go
Expressing conflicting feelings of both wanting and not wanting the person to leave.
I want you to go out of my
Stressing the desire for the person to be either physically absent from sight or emotionally out of the speaker's mind.
Sight or out of my mind
Reiterating the wish for the person to be either physically out of sight or mentally out of mind.
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