Who Can Say
Echoes of Departure: The Painful Dance of Goodbyes
Lyrics
I never meant for you to get hurt,
I never intended for you to experience pain.
And how I tried,
I made an effort.
Oh how I tried.
Emphasizing the extent of effort.
I could never give you just what you deserved,
I couldn't provide what you deserved.
Another man, would surely learn.
Implies another man might understand or fulfill your needs.
I know these words, they only serve to twist the knife,
Acknowledging that spoken words may cause emotional pain.
But I'll try, to make them heard.
Expressing the intention to convey these words.
Maybe it's better now I've gone away,
Suggesting that being away might be beneficial.
Maybe it's not,
Uncertainty about the positive impact of leaving.
Oh, who can say.
Posing a rhetorical question about the uncertainty of the situation.
And though it's hard, for me to say,
Admitting difficulty in expressing a particular sentiment.
I know you're better off this way.
Believing that the person is better off without the speaker.
And when I told her I didn't love her anymore,
Narrating the breakup conversation and its emotional impact.
She cried.
Describing the emotional response to the admission of not loving anymore.
And when I told her, her kisses were not like before,
Detailing the reaction to the statement about changed kisses.
She cried.
Portraying the emotional response to mentioning someone else.
And when I told her another girl had caught my eye,
Explaining the emotional reaction to the speaker's wandering interest.
She cried.
Continuing the narrative of emotional responses.
And I kissed her, with a kiss that could only mean goodbye.
Symbolic farewell through a kiss, indicating the end of the relationship.
And though it's hard, for me to say,
Repeating the assertion that the person is better off without the speaker.
Maybe you're better off this way.
Expressing difficulty in verbalizing a certain perspective.
And though it's hard, for me to say,
Reiterating the belief in the person's improved state after separation.
I know you're better off this way.
Confirming the idea that the person is better off without the speaker.
Get away
Repetition emphasizing the speaker's desire for distance or separation.
Get away
-Get away
-Get away
-Get away
-Get away
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