Lyrics
Yesterday it seemed my life was just beginning
Reflecting on the past, feeling like life was just starting
Today you sail away
Acknowledging a departure or separation today
Making wishes is all I can do
Expressing the limitation to only make wishes as a form of coping
When tomorrow comes
Anticipating the future, when the listener will be gone
You'll be long gone
Emphasizing the inevitable distance in the future
When the ships sail away
Referring to the departure of ships, symbolizing a journey
No tide can turn them back
Highlighting the irreversible nature of the departure
And I know you have to go
Accepting the departure and acknowledging the person must go
There's much greatness in store for you
Expressing belief in the person's potential for greatness
And you'll make them proud
Expecting the person to bring honor or pride
When you wear the crown
Referring to a metaphorical crown, possibly symbolizing success
And when these days fade to memory
Looking ahead to a time when these current moments become memories
Remember me
Requesting to be remembered in the future
Life goes on and on
Reflecting on the continuity of life despite changes
Seasons change, people come and go
Observing the cyclical nature of life with people entering and leaving
I'll watch it on the trees
Watching the changes symbolized by the trees
From the green and ember leaves
Noting the transformation from green leaves to ember-colored ones
And the stars who witness everything
Referring to stars as witnesses of life's events
And I know you have to go
Reiteration of the acknowledgment that the person must leave
There's much greatness in store for you
Repeating belief in the person's potential for greatness
And you'll make them proud
Reiterating expectations of bringing honor or pride
When you wear the crown
Reiteration of the metaphorical crown and success
When the ships sail away
Returning to the departure of ships, emphasizing finality
When there's nothing left to say
Describing a moment when words can no longer be exchanged
When you dream 'neath the stars
Asking if, during dreams, there will be thoughts of what could have been
Will you think what could have been?
Encouraging remembrance of the speaker in dreams
And remember
Reiteration of the request to be remembered
I won't think beyond the dawn
Declining to think beyond the current moment and looking to the dawn
This moment here right now
Emphasizing the importance of the present moment
Is all I want to keep
Expressing the desire to cherish the current moment
And I know I have to go
Acknowledging the speaker's own departure and responsibilities
There's much my people need of me
Expressing the importance of the speaker's role for their people
I'll wear the crown
Committing to wearing the metaphorical crown and striving to bring pride
Try to make them proud
Reiterating the commitment to making the people proud
And when these lands turn to memory
Looking ahead to a time when the current lands become memories
Remember me
Final request to be remembered in the future
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