Bittersweet
♫ Within Temptation Lyrics
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Will you listen, will you stay?
Will you be here forever?
Never go away?
Never thought things would change
Hold me tight
Please don't say again
A bitter thought I had it all
But I just let it go
Oh, this silence it's so violent
Since you're gone
All my thoughts are with you forever
Until the day we'll be back together
I will be waiting for you
If I had told you
You would have listened
You had stayed
You would be here forever
Never went away
It would never have been the same
All our time would have been in vain
'Cause you had to go
The sweetest thought I had it all
'Cause I did let you go
All our moments keep me warm
When you're gone
All my thoughts are with you forever
Until the day we'll be back together
I will be waiting for you
The lyrics of the song Bittersweet by Within Temptation explore the emotions of loss, regret, and longing. The first stanza begins with a plea to someone to stay and never leave. The following lines express the singer's disbelief that things have changed and the hope that the listener will not have to go. The chorus introduces the idea of bitter and sweet - the singer acknowledges that they let something go, and the silence that follows is violent. They then express that their thoughts will always be with the person they are talking to and that they will wait for them.
The second stanza is a bit more introspective as the singer wonders what would have happened if they had been honest about their feelings. They hypothesize that the other person would have listened, stayed, and not gone away, and they regret not speaking up. The line "All our time would have been in vain" suggests that without the other person, the past doesn't feel as meaningful. The bridge revisits the idea that the sweetness of what they had is tempered by the fact that the other person had to go. The final chorus echoes the previous one, with the singer reiterating their commitment to waiting.
Overall, Bittersweet seems to be about the pain of letting someone you love go, and the regret that follows. The unnamed person is someone the singer loved deeply, and they wonder how things might have been different if they had been honest. The title itself suggests that the emotions at play here are bittersweet - a mix of happiness and sadness, love and loss.
Line by Line Meaning
If I tell you
If I confide in you
Will you listen, will you stay?
Will you pay heed, remain by my side?
Will you be here forever?
Will you never abandon me?
Never go away?
Will you always be with me?
Never thought things would change
I never imagined that things would alter
Hold me tight
Embrace me strongly
Please don't say again
Requesting to not repeat
That you have to go
That you must depart
A bitter thought I had it all
I had everything, but now I regret it
But I just let it go
But I gave it up willingly
Oh, this silence it's so violent
This silence is oppressive and forceful
Since you're gone
Because you're no longer here
All my thoughts are with you forever
My mind is fixed on you perpetually
Until the day we'll be back together
Until the moment we reunite
I will be waiting for you
I will eagerly anticipate your return
If I had told you
If I had shared with you
You would have listened
You would have paid attention
You had stayed
You would have remained
You would be here forever
You would have stayed with me eternally
Never went away
You never left
It would never have been the same
Things would not have changed
All our time would have been in vain
All the time we spent together would have been meaningless
'Cause you had to go
Because you had to depart
The sweetest thought I had it all
I believed I had it all, it was perfect
'Cause I did let you go
But I allowed you to leave
All our moments keep me warm
Our memories bring me comfort
When you're gone
When you're not here
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MARTINUS J. E. MARTIJN SPIERENBURG, ROBERT WESTERHOLT, SHARON J. DEN ADEL
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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So good 😊❤️
@gafrha
Got me in the first song again...
4 creaters not working together, they are working for Together.
Thanks to RudeLies, Distrion, Alex Skrindo, Axol and Aria❤
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2:33:40 dude this is banger 😮
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@lunti
25:30 - Cartoon x Time To Talk - Omen (Ft. Asena)
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Nice compilation i watched the entire 3:48:58😁
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You are best, always listening your videos when reading manga