You Will Forget
Fading Memories: Embracing Tomorrow's Forgetfulness
Lyrics
So you leave me now
Expressing the departure of a significant other.
Denying all we knew Tough I know It's hurting you
Acknowledging the pain of the separation, despite denying it.
Tomorrow with no regret
Anticipating a regret-free tomorrow.
You will forget
Predicting the eventual forgetting of the relationship.
Don't say anything
Encouraging silence, possibly to ease the pain.
No matter what I'm feeling You will forget, you will...
Assuring that the memories will fade away.
Oh, you will forget
Reiterating the inevitability of forgetting.
I know you will forget
Expressing confidence in the forgetfulness of the other person.
You will forget, all nights, all the days
Stating that all the shared moments will be erased from memory.
All the time we made our own All that love You an I
Recalling the unique and special times in the relationship.
Only You and I have known
Highlighting the exclusivity of the connection between "You and I."
And we shared anytime and anywhere
Emphasizing the shared experiences across various situations.
You will forget, all the words and the smiles Speaking of eternity Promises we believed
Predicting the forgetting of words, smiles, and promises.
We will keep eternally
Contrasting the belief in eternal promises with the reality of forgetting.
Cause You will just forget all about me
Asserting that the other person will completely forget the speaker.
You will forget I'm crying, I'm dying as You're walking out the door You won't know what to say, you don't love me anymore
Describing the emotional pain of the speaker as the other person leaves.
You will forget, You will forget
Repeating the certainty of forgetting.
BRIDGE: You will forget, You won't remember, anything of me You will forget, You will forget.
Reiterating the theme of forgetting in the bridge section.
It doesn't matter what I feel, You will forget
Stating that the emotions of the speaker don't matter in the face of forgetting.
You will forget the hours that You spent - Waiting for the phone to ring The first time we made love – The first night, the first morning
Listing specific moments and experiences that will be forgotten.
When I knew I 'd fallen I love with You
Recalling the moment of falling in love but predicting its forgetting.
You will forget if it was October, September, July or May If it was a sunny or maybe a rainy day
Emphasizing the forgetfulness of specific details like dates and weather.
You will forget
Repeating the assertion of forgetting.
You will forget, how we rushed out of breath, Boarding trains and boats and planes How we touched, how we played
Recalling various modes of transportation and shared physical experiences.
Making everything a game
Describing the relationship as a playful game that will be forgotten.
Making love endlessly
Highlighting the intimacy that will be erased from memory.
Holding a delicious pain
Expressing the bittersweet nature of the forgotten pain in holding onto memories.
You'll forget all of me, in a kiss in a caress
Anticipating forgetting even the physical aspects through a kiss or caress.
In your thoughts, in your dreams, You will only see her face You will forget, You will forget
Predicting that the other person will only remember a new love interest.
You will forget the longing, the aching All you felt because of me
Foreseeing the forgetting of emotional longing and pain.
For You know, new stories, new love Have no memories... You will forget
Concluding that new stories and love will erase memories of the past.
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