Heavy Hearted
Heavy Hearted: A Journey of Love, Longing, and Coming Home
Lyrics
Hold down the fort while I'm gone
Expressing the need for someone to take care of things in their absence
I won't be that long this time
Assuring that the departure won't be for an extended period
Cause when I'm gone I only miss you
Emphasizing the feeling of missing the person when away
I swear it
Strong affirmation of the sincerity of the emotions
I promise
Reiterating the commitment and assurance of missing the person
I swear I'm being honest
Emphasizing honesty and sincerity in the expression of emotions
Look me in the eyes and see the truth
Challenging the listener to see the truth in the eyes of the speaker
I only miss you
Repeating the sentiment of missing the person
I only miss
Further repetition, highlighting exclusivity in missing that particular person
I only miss you
Continued emphasis on missing the person
Every step I take farther away
Describing the increasing distance with each step taken away
Makes each day
Reflecting on how the increasing distance makes each day more challenging
Harder to bare
Expressing the emotional difficulty of the separation
Harder to get through
Highlighting the challenge of getting through the separation
I just wanna turn back around to you
Expressing the desire to return to the person
See you right there
Visualizing the person's presence even when physically apart
Hold onto you
Expressing the desire to hold on to the person
Like I never left
Desiring to maintain a connection as if the departure never happened
Or like I left for so long
Comparing the departure to feeling like it lasted for a long time
Hold onto me and never let go
Expressing the desire for the person to hold on and not let go
Cause every time I leave I wish I didn't go
Expressing regret about leaving and wishing not to do so
No
Rejecting the idea of leaving
I hold a heavy heart
Conveying a feeling of burden and emotional weight in the heart
Cause every time I wave and have to walk away
Expressing the difficulty of saying goodbye each time
It's so hard to say goodbye
Stressing the emotional challenge of parting ways
My devoted place is right by your side
Affirming a dedicated place by the person's side
So when I go
Expressing the desire to know if the person will still be committed upon return
I want to know
Expressing the need for reassurance about the relationship status after departure
Will you still be mine when I get home
Posing a question about the person's commitment upon return
Hold down the fort while I'm gone
Repeating the request for someone to manage things in their absence
I won't be that long this time
Reassuring a short duration of the absence this time
Cause when I'm gone I only miss you
Reiterating the strong feeling of missing the person
I swear it
Reaffirming the sincerity of the emotion
I promise
Repeating the promise of missing the person
I swear I'm being honest
Emphasizing honesty and sincerity in the expression of emotions, again
Look me in the eyes and see the truth
Reiterating the challenge to look into the eyes and see the truth
I only miss you
Repeating the sentiment of exclusively missing the person
I only miss
Further repetition, highlighting exclusivity in missing that particular person, again
I only miss you
Concluding with a repetition of the strong feeling of missing the person
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