If Only You Knew
Yearning Echoes: Love's Silent Plea in 'If Only You Knew'
Lyrics
Is this what you wanted
Expressing uncertainty or questioning if the current situation is the desired outcome.
Separation
Referring to a state of being apart or distant from someone or something.
It's killing me
Conveying emotional pain caused by the separation.
Still I'm not the strongest
Acknowledging personal vulnerability and admitting to not being the strongest.
Cause you're not around
Expressing a sense of emptiness or longing due to the absence of a significant person.
Do you even care
Raising a question about the other person's emotional investment or concern.
(Even care)
Reiterating the doubt or concern about the other person's care.
Now we're all alone
Describing the current state of being alone.
And I'm missing you
Expressing the feeling of longing for the absent person.
If only you knew
Suggesting that if the person understood the emotions, it would make a difference.
Everything I've known
Indicating a sense of loss or fragmentation in one's understanding of everything.
Is split in two
Highlighting a significant division or separation in one's understanding.
I hope you never fall in love again
Expressing a wish for the other person to avoid the pain of falling in love again.
Promises
Referring to commitments made, implying that they are not enduring.
Never last
Suggesting that promises are not lasting or reliable.
Could I have tried to do something more
Questioning personal actions and whether more effort could have been invested.
To keep you here
Reflecting on efforts to retain the other person's presence.
Cause my heart is sore
Conveying emotional pain or distress in the heart.
It's all for you
Expressing that all the emotions and actions are dedicated to the other person.
Now we're all alone
Reiterating the current state of being alone.
And I'm missing you
Repeating the theme of missing the other person.
If only you knew
Reemphasizing the potential impact of understanding on the relationship.
Everything I've known
Reiterating the sense of division or separation in one's understanding.
Is split in two
Reiterating the wish for the other person to avoid falling in love again.
I hope you never fall in love again
Repeating the hope for the other person to avoid future romantic pain.
Fall in love
Expressing a repeated plea or advice to avoid falling in love again.
Fall in love
-Fall in love
-Don't fall in love again
-Fall in love
-Don't fall in love
-Fall in love
-Don't fall in love again
-Fall in love
Continuing the repeated plea or advice against falling in love again.
Don't fall in love
-Do you see me here?
Pose a question about the other person's awareness of the speaker's presence.
Guess nothing's ever clear
Expressing a sense of confusion or lack of clarity in the relationship.
Broken bottles and screaming matches
Describing a tumultuous and chaotic relationship through imagery.
That's what my mother feared
Referencing family concerns and fears about the relationship.
I've always wanted you
Expressing a long-standing desire for the other person.
If only you knew
Reiterating the theme of wanting the other person to understand.
Now we're all alone
Restating the current state of being alone and missing the other person.
And I'm missing you
Repeating the idea that understanding could make a difference.
If only you knew
Reiterating the impact of division or separation on one's understanding.
Everything I've known
Reiterating the wish for the other person to avoid future romantic pain.
Is split in two
Repeating the sense of division or separation in one's understanding.
I hope you never fall in love again
Reiterating the hope for the other person to avoid falling in love again.
I hope you never fall in love again
Repeating the wish for the other person to avoid future romantic pain.
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