Next Year, Next Time
Embracing Tomorrow: The Unspoken Yearning in 'Next Year, Next Time'
Lyrics
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Expression of emotion or emphasis, not conveying specific content.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Continuation of emotional expression.
So we marked it out as something we would try
Repeated lines emphasizing the intention to try something in the future.
Next year, next time
-So we marked it out as something we would try
-Next year, next time
-So we marked it out as something we would try
-Next year, next time
-So we marked it out as something we would try
-Next year, next time
-Call it off, this is something we must try (call it off)
Expressing a commitment to trying, with a suggestion to "call it off" if necessary.
Call it off
-Maybe next year, maybe next time (call it off)
-We can try
-Well I should have known
Recognition of a missed opportunity or mistake with a sense of realization.
Should have known
-Ooh
-Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Emotional expression, possibly emphasizing the impact of the realization.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
-We can wait at the borderline all night
Describing a situation where waiting and self-reflection might lead to a better outcome in the future.
We can try to explain it to ourselves, mm
-But we all decide
-We gonna sit, sit tight
-Maybe we can get it right
-When it comes around, mm
-Next time
Expressing a hope for improvement in the future, specifically "next time."
Call it off, this is something we must try (call it off)
Reiteration of the commitment to try despite the potential need to "call it off."
Call it off
-Maybe next year, maybe next time (call it off)
-We can try
-So we marked it out as something we would try
Repetition of the theme of marking out something to try in the future, reinforcing the message.
Next year, next time
-And we marked it out as something we would try
-Next year, next time
-Oh, oh, oh, oh
Concluding with emotional expression, possibly indicating the weight of the decision to try again.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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