I Guess I Don't Love You
Love's Broken Clock: A Bittersweet Farewell in Shayan Regan's Melody
Lyrics
You said let's go
You suggested leaving
Don't wanna miss your flight
Don't want to miss your flight
Packed warmer clothes
Packed warmer clothes for a colder destination
Where you're going it gets cold at night
Highlighting the coldness of the place you're going
Don't forget your phone cos I know sometimes you think it's in your bag
Reminder not to forget your phone
I see you off, It's not the same as letting go but
Saying goodbye is different from letting go
It seems a lot, like from now we'll just be on our own
Implying a sense of separation from now on
If that's not enough, the tears you try to hide prove me right
Tears reveal hidden emotions
And if it wasn't worth it, then what counts is the thought
Emphasizing the value of the thought, regardless of the outcome
No we were never perfect, the timing slightly off
Acknowledging imperfection and imperfect timing
Maybe the clock's just broken
Suggesting a broken sense of time or timing
It's still not time for you to leave
It's not the right time for the person to leave
And maybe you'll wake me up then
Speculating about a wake-up call, hoping it's just a bad dream
It'll all be over just a bad dream
Expressing a desire for the difficult situation to be over
You know how I think too much about
Admitting to overthinking insignificant matters
The things that don't matter the most
Reflecting on the tendency to focus on unimportant things
And if letting you go is love
Questioning whether letting go is an act of love
Then I guess I don't love you, I don't
Concluding that if letting go is love, then there is no love
I'll forget, I'm laughing cos I know you're wrong
Laughing off the idea that the person is wrong
It's not just you, I even learned all of your favourite songs
Expressing familiarity with the other person's preferences
I like two of them so much I sing them almost all the time
Sharing a personal connection with some of the favorite songs
So how about I get a ticket and just come with you
Suggesting the idea of joining the person on their journey
And start over my life and all my love with you
Proposing starting a new life and love together
We'll be strangers, we've never met each other, we'll lie
Envisioning a scenario where they become strangers
We'll live with half of our hearts, the half that didn't learn to love
Living with incomplete hearts that didn't learn to love
No we don't need forever, a little more than never is good enough
Expressing contentment with a love that lasts more than never
Oh why can't the clock be broken
Wishing for time to stand still and preserve the present
So things can stay just like before
Reflecting on the desire for things to remain unchanged
This love gave me no choices
Feeling constrained by the lack of choices in love
So that's what these tears are for
Attributing tears to the absence of options in love
I'm only me when I'm with you
Expressing a sense of identity when with the person
You're just as torn apart I'm sure
Acknowledging the emotional impact on both individuals
And if being without you is love
Questioning whether being without the person constitutes love
Then I guess I'm not in love, oh no
Concluding that being without the person means not being in love
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