Long Ago
Love Lost in Time: Steven Di Pilla's Melancholic Journey
Lyrics
Long ago I loved you
Expressing a past love for someone
Long ago you loved me
Recalling a time when the other person loved the speaker
Long ago I begged you
Describing a moment of pleading or asking for something
But you needed to be free
Explaining that the other person needed to be free
So you left me lonely
Expressing the feeling of being left alone
Left me one and only
Emphasizing that the speaker was the only one left
Left me here to cry
Conveying the emotional pain of being left and crying
Long ago
Repeating the phrase "Long ago," possibly to signify a distant past
Long ago you loved him
Noting that the person loved someone else after the speaker
That was after me
Clarifying the sequence of romantic events
Long ago he loved you
Stating that someone else loved the person
It was meant to be
Suggesting that the love between the other two was destined
You forgot about me
Expressing a feeling of being forgotten despite previous actions
And all I did for you
Highlighting the sacrifices made for the person
And you lived without me
Indicating that the person lived without the speaker
It was true
Affirming the truth of the separation
Hate grows slowly, love grows cold
Commenting on the slow growth of hate and the cooling of love
I grew my way, you grew old
Reflecting on personal growth and the aging of the other person
Now you want romance, but you had your chance
Noting that the other person now desires romance after missing the chance with the speaker
And you blew it badly
Expressing regret for missing an opportunity
Long ago
Repeating the phrase "Long ago" to connect past and present
Now you're here to love me
Acknowledging the return of the person to love the speaker
Cryin' at my door
Describing the person as crying at the speaker's door
How I wish you'd come here
Expressing a wish for the person to have come earlier
Many times before
Imagining multiple missed opportunities for the person to come
He was tantalizing
Describing someone else as tempting or alluring
It was most surprising
Expressing surprise at the person leaving the speaker crying
When he left you crying
Recalling a moment from the past when the other person left in a surprising manner
Long ago
Reiterating the phrase "Long ago" to emphasize the distant past
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