Maybe You'll Be There
Longing for Lost Promises: "Maybe You'll Be There" Meaning Explored
Lyrics
(You said your arms would always hold me
You promised that your embrace would always comfort me.
You said your lips were mine alone to kiss
You assured me that your kisses were exclusively reserved for me.
Now after all those things you told me
After hearing all those sweet things you told me.
How can it end like this?
The current situation is difficult to reconcile with those promises.
Don't let it end like this)
(Expressing a plea or desire for a different outcome)
Each time I see a crowd of people
Whenever I encounter a gathering of people.
Just like a fool I stop and stare
I foolishly pause and gaze at them.
It's really not the proper thing to do
Recognizing that it's not socially acceptable.
But maybe you'll be there
But there's a hope that you might be present.
(Maybe you'll be there)
(Reiteration of the hope that you'll be there)
I go out walking after midnight
I take a stroll past midnight.
Along the lonely thoroughfare
Along a desolate path.
It's not the time or place to look for you
Although it's not the appropriate time or place to seek you.
But maybe you'll be there
There's still a glimmer of hope that you might be there.
You said your arms would always hold me
Reiteration of the earlier promise of eternal embrace.
You said your lips were mine alone to kiss
Reiteration of the exclusive nature of your kisses.
Now after all those things you told me
Expressing confusion at the contradiction between promises and reality.
How can it end like this?
Questioning how the relationship could come to such an end.
(And then your arms will always hold me
(Anticipating a future where the promises hold true)
Your lips will be mine alone to kiss)
Assuming that in the future, your embrace and kisses will be constant.
I'll never have to hurry to the door
Expressing the relief of not rushing to the door anymore because you'll be there.
'Cause, baby, you'll be there
(Affirming the expectation of your presence)
(Baby, you'll be there
(Repeating the hope that maybe, you'll be there)
Maybe, you'll be there)
(Reiteration of the possibility that maybe, you'll be there)
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