Brenda
Unspoken Farewell: A Melodic Journey of Heartache
Lyrics
Go on believing, you don't need a reason
Encouraging someone to continue believing without requiring a specific reason.
There's nothing more for me to say tonight
Expressing that there is no additional information or message to convey tonight.
I know you're leaving, but I can't believe it
Acknowledging the departure of someone, expressing disbelief.
There's nothing more you need to say tonight
Stating that the person leaving doesn't need to say anything more tonight.
All I hear is you through the chatter of the room, babe
Amidst the noise of the room, the speaker hears only the addressed person.
Something in your voice made me stay
Something in the person's voice compels the speaker to stay.
You're amused, yeah, you think it's funny, too, babe
The person is amused and finds something funny; the speaker wants to convince them to stay.
Can I convince you to stay?
Expressing a desire to persuade the person to remain.
Don't know how to say goodbye
Admitting difficulty in saying goodbye.
Don't know how to say goodbye
Repetition emphasizing the struggle to bid farewell.
Go on believing, you don't need a reason
Reiteration of the encouragement to believe without a reason.
There's nothing more you need to say tonight
Emphasizing that there is nothing more to be said tonight.
Moving through the room like a shadow on the wall, babe
Describing the person moving through the room as a shadow on the wall.
Careful every step that you take
Cautioning the person to be careful with every step.
I'm confused by the daffodils in bloom, babe
Expressing confusion caused by blooming daffodils.
And how you blow them away
Connecting the confusion to the person, wondering if they blow away like the daffodils.
Don't know how to say goodbye
Reiterating the difficulty in expressing farewell.
Don't know how to say goodbye
Repeating the struggle to articulate goodbye.
Go on believing, you don't need a reason
Encouraging continued belief without a reason.
There's nothing more you need to say tonight
Stating that there is nothing more to say tonight.
I know you're leaving, but I can't believe it
Expressing disbelief at the departure of the person.
There's nothing more you need to say tonight
Affirming that there is nothing more the person needs to say tonight.
Wait, but wait
Introducing a pause, questioning if something is restraining the person.
Does it hold you down?
Asking if there is a constraining force, possibly metaphorical, affecting the person.
Are you underground?
Questioning if the person feels submerged or hidden.
Stay, just stay
Urging the person to stay.
You know it holds me down
Admitting that the person's absence weighs the speaker down.
When you're not around
Highlighting the impact of the person's absence on the speaker.
Go on believing, you don't need a reason
Repeating the encouragement to believe without a reason.
There's nothing more for me to say tonight
Affirming that there is nothing more for the speaker to say tonight.
I know you're leaving, but I can't believe it
Expressing disbelief at the imminent departure of the person.
There's nothing more we need to say tonight
Concluding that there is nothing more to be said between them tonight.
There's nothing more we need to say tonight
Reiteration that there is nothing more to be said tonight, bringing closure.
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