Hope I'm Around
Unveiling Love's Echo: Todd Rundgren's Haunting Melody
Lyrics
Some happy day, after I'm long gone away
Anticipation of a future day when the speaker is no longer present
Someone will make you see
Belief that someone will eventually realize their past love for the speaker
You were in love with me
Acknowledgment of the past love between the speaker and the listener
And know what it's like to be
Understanding the experience of being in love
Where I'm standing now
Reflection on the speaker's current emotional state or position
And then you'll find me somehow
Hopeful expectation of being found or remembered by someone
You better hope I'm around when you need me
Expressing the importance of the speaker's presence when needed
You know I won't be around when you need me
Recognition that the speaker won't be available when needed
You better know what to do when you need me
Advising the listener to know what to do in the absence of the speaker
No one told me what to do when I needed you
Regret about not receiving guidance when the speaker needed support
I was a man, now I'm just a bird sitting in your hand
Transformation from a man to a vulnerable state, like a bird in the listener's hand
You tell me that it's through
Confirmation of the end of a relationship as conveyed by the listener
But when it comes to you
Assertion of the speaker's enduring love for the listener
That I was in love with you
Emphasizing that the listener will realize the depth of the speaker's love
You'll wonder where to fly
Speculation on the listener's uncertain future after a farewell
When someone tells you goodbye
Anticipation of the listener's emotional state after being told goodbye
Maybe now you cannot see
Recognition that the listener may not currently understand certain things
But I know just what you need
Claiming to know what the listener needs in a relationship
'Cause you're looking for someone like me
Confidence that the listener is seeking someone similar to the speaker
And after I leave you here
Anticipating the aftermath of the speaker's departure
You'll spend some lonely years
Expectation of the listener experiencing loneliness in the coming years
And you won't need my tears
Belief that the listener won't require the speaker's tears to understand their experience
To know what I've been through
Recognition that the speaker has undergone challenging experiences
And need me like I needed you
Expression of the listener eventually needing the speaker as the speaker needed them
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