One Word
Anouk Lyrics

I close my eyes
Shutting eyes and imagining that the loved one is present.

And imagine you're here
Fantasizing to overcome the distance created by the void of separation.

Did it all seem so hopeless
Regretting the past and wondering whether everything could have been different.

Given the chance
Knowing that the opportunity to confess love may never arrive again.

I would ask
Expressing the desire to seek forgiveness for past mistakes

Forgive me
Pleading for mercy and understanding.

I didn't do a thing to make you stay
Realizing the lack of effort put in to hold onto the relationship.

I didn't say a word to make you stay
Acknowledging the silence and the failure to express one's emotions.

If I would have known
Reflecting on how things would have been different if one realized the importance of the relationship earlier.

Could I have tried to make it easier
Wondering whether more effort could have made the relationship smoother and stable.

But I didn't do a thing
Cognizant of the fact that hardly any action was taken to save the relationship.

Or say a word
Regretful of the silence which led to the collapse of the relationship.

And I don't know why you're gone, now you're gone
Bemoaning the suddenness and unpredictability of the separation.

No beautiful goodbye
Feeling the absence of a proper farewell, which amplifies the pain of separation.

You will never leave my mind
Acknowledging that the memories of the loved one will remain entrenched in the psyche forever.

And it turns out to be so much different than our dreams
Realizing that reality is a far cry from idyllic fantasies, dispelling illusions.

Now you're, you're a star in heaven
Accepting the death of the loved one and visualizing the departed soul as a shining entity above.

My thoughts unsaid
Ridden by sorrow and regret of unexpressed emotions.

Stuck in my head
Chained to waves of melancholy memories, playing in a loop.

And it all feels so useless
Succumbing to despair and feeling powerless in the face of loss.

Never forget to give all I have
Learning to cherish the present and to give all the love to those around, knowing that life is unpredictable.

Forgive me
Seeking pardon for the deficiencies and weaknesses.

I couldn't do a thing to make you stay
Realizing the futility of trying to hold onto something or someone that is inevitably slipping away.

And I couldn't say a word to make you stay
Realizing that sometimes it is difficult to express love and emotions.

One word
Reflecting on how sometimes a single word spoken at the right time could have made all the difference in the world.