Blue Eyes
Longing and Lost Pages: The Yearning in 'Blue Eyes'
Lyrics
I don't think I've ever mentioned this before
The speaker is about to disclose something new.
But I couldn't possibly love you anymore
Expresses maximum love and affection towards the person being addressed.
Oh, it's been ages
Refers to a significant period of time that has passed.
Let's not do that again
Wants to avoid repeating a past experience or mistake.
I think you said that when you wrote to me
Recalling a statement made by the other person in a previous communication.
But I'm not as certain as I ought to be
Expresses uncertainty despite a suggestion of certainty.
I lost the pages
Refers to losing or misplacing written material.
It didn't seem to matter then
Implying that something wasn't important at a previous time.
There's a lot of things I should have kept
Regrets not holding onto certain things.
But there was so much I could not accept
Acknowledges difficulty in accepting certain aspects.
I watched some film round Alexandra's place
Watching a film at someone named Alexandra's place.
But I kept seeing your blue eyes in her face
Seeing characteristics or reminders of the person's loved one in someone else.
I tried to call you
Attempted to make contact through a call.
You must have left by then
Realizes the person was not available at the time of the attempted contact.
And you know that stuff about your being here?
Questioning the validity of information about the person's presence.
I changed my mind, no, I just want you near
Changed the decision, now desires the person's closeness.
I don't have to own you
Doesn't seek possession or control over the person.
I just want you home again
Simply wants the person to return home.
There's a lot of things I used to say
Reflects on past expressions or statements made.
But that all changes from today
Declares a change in attitude or approach starting from today.
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