I Still Can See Your Face
Barbra Streisand Lyrics


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At least one moment everyday
I hear the echo of your voice
And though it's only in my mind
It stays with me, I have no choice

I reached for you as if you're here
Your tender touch, your warm embrace
And though it's been so many years
I still can see your face

We're all just prisoners of time
The days go rushing by
With memories we've locked away
There may not been much I regret
But there were things we couldn't say
Maybe the ending came too soon
You are the one I can't replace
And though it's been so many years
I still can see your face

Somehow we knew another love would find us
We'd carry on, leave yesterday behind us
Sometimes I find, the quiet nights
I close my eyes and realize
I've never loved too far

And if by chance we meet again
We meet again
A sudden crazy twist of fate
A street where we have never been
And with the hour getting late
You're running to my open arms
Like all the years have been erased
In every shadow of the past
I still can see your face
In every shadow of the past
I still can still your face




I still can see your face
I still can see your face

Overall Meaning

In "I Can See It," Barbra Streisand sings about holding onto memories of a lost love. The opening lines set the tone of the song: "At least one moment everyday, I hear the echo of your voice." Even though the love exists only in her mind, she cannot help holding onto the memory. She reaches for the other person as if they were there, for the comfort of past memories.


But as the song progresses, she acknowledges that time moves forward for everyone, and memories become locked away. She acknowledges that there were things left unsaid and that perhaps the ending came too soon. The lyrics hint that the relationship ended not because they fell out of love, but for reasons outside of their control.


Despite acknowledging the limitations of the past, Streisand croons about the hope of a second chance. The song ends with the lines "And if by chance we meet again, we meet again / A sudden crazy twist of fate." She imagines they will come together again in a moment when the past is erased, perhaps in a "street where we have never been."


Overall, "I Can See It" is a song about longing for a lost love and the hope that it may one day, against all odds, be rekindled.


Line by Line Meaning

At least one moment everyday
Every day, I remember you at least once


I hear the echo of your voice
Your voice resonates in my mind


And though it's only in my mind
You exist only in my thoughts


It stays with me, I have no choice
I can't forget the thought of you even if I tried


I reached for you as if you're here
I hold onto the memory of you as if you're still by my side


Your tender touch, your warm embrace
I long for your gentle touch and loving hug


And though it's been so many years
Despite the passage of time


I still can see your face
I can still remember every detail of your face


We're all just prisoners of time
Time controls and traps us all


The days go rushing by
The days go by so quickly


With memories we've locked away
We cling to memories that we've buried deep and protect


There may not been much I regret
There isn't much I regret


But there were things we couldn't say
There were things we kept to ourselves and never shared


Maybe the ending came too soon
Perhaps our story ended too soon


You are the one I can't replace
No one can fill the emptiness left by your absence


Somehow we knew another love would find us
We both knew we'd fall in love with someone else


We'd carry on, leave yesterday behind us
We'd go on with our lives and forget the past


Sometimes I find, the quiet nights
Sometimes, during quiet nights


I close my eyes and realize
I shut my eyes and understand


I've never loved too far
I've never loved someone as much as I've loved you


And if by chance we meet again
If we have the luck to meet again


We meet again
If we cross paths again


A sudden crazy twist of fate
A strange and unexpected turn of events


A street where we have never been
A road where we have never walked before


And with the hour getting late
As time passes by


You're running to my open arms
You're coming towards me, into my embrace


Like all the years have been erased
As if all the years that have passed never happened


In every shadow of the past
In every memory of what has gone


I still can see your face
I still can remember every detail of your face


In every shadow of the past
In every memory of what has gone


I still can still your face
I still can remember every detail of your face


I still can see your face
I still can remember every detail of your face




Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Charlie Midnight, Jay Landers, Bernie Hermes

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