Someone You Never Got to Know
Uncharted Heartache: The Echoes of Missing Someone You Never Knew
Lyrics
I wrote you a letter that I never sent
I composed a letter but chose not to send it
You probably wouldn't have read it anyway
Anticipating you wouldn't read it regardless
Just out of reach this person that I couldn't touch
Describing someone just beyond physical reach
With the hope that'd we'd meet in middle one day
Expressing hope for a future meeting halfway
What does that say that what I have ain't enough?
Questioning the adequacy of what is currently possessed
What does that say that you left when it all got too tough?
Reflecting on departure during challenging times
Now it's too late we're past time for regrets
Regretting that it's too late for remorse
My heart may forgive, but it'll never forget
Acknowledging forgiveness but not forgetting
How can you miss something you never had to begin with?
Pondering the concept of missing something never experienced
How can you cry over someone you never got to know?
Questioning the possibility of grieving for an unknown person
How can you see what's ahead if you don't turn around to face it?
Challenging the ability to foresee the future without looking back
Yes, how can you miss someone you never got to know?
Reiterating the difficulty of missing someone unknown
I built you up so much in my head
Elevating someone in thoughts, setting high expectations
You didn't stand a chance to measure up
Not providing a fair chance for the person to measure up
You shut me out, you turned your back
Describing emotional rejection and abandonment
You couldn't see just how deep it cut
Highlighting the lack of understanding of emotional impact
Can you love somebody that you think's a mistake?
Pondering the ability to love someone perceived as a mistake
Can you call it even when you don't give more than you take?
Questioning fairness in a relationship where one gives more
Little did I know the choice was not up to me
Realizing the lack of control in making certain choices
We're way past the point for forced apologies
Emphasizing the point of no return for apologies
How can you miss something you never had to begin with?
Revisiting the idea of missing something not experienced
How can you cry over someone you never got to know?
Reiterating the question of grieving for an unknown person
How can you see what's ahead if you don't turn around to face it?
Repeating the challenge of foreseeing the future without looking back
Yes, how can you miss someone you never got to know?
Emphasizing the difficulty of missing someone unknown
My friends all ask me what I've done
Being questioned by friends about missed opportunities
with the chances that are gone
Asking why blame is directed towards oneself
Why you blamin' me when you're the one?
Highlighting the consequences of avoidance
This is what happens when you run and hide
Stating the result of running away from situations
Now I'm the one who gets to decide
Claiming the decision-making authority after avoidance
-SoloHow can you miss something you never had to begin with?
Instrumental Solo
How can you cry over someone you never got to know?
Reiterating the challenge of missing something not experienced
How can you see what's ahead if you don't turn around to face it?
Posing the question of grieving for an unknown person
Yes, how can you miss someone you never got to know?
Reiterating the difficulty of missing someone unknown
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