Fatal hesitation
De Burgh Chris Lyrics

The cafes are all deserted, the streets are wet again
The once-bustling town is now empty of tourists, and the rain only adds to the lonely atmosphere.

There's nothing quite like an out of season holiday town
The emptiness of the town during an off-season is a unique experience that's hard to describe.

When the tourists go and the cold winds blow
The absence of tourists is only accentuated by the cold winds that pick up during the off-season.

And my girl is on a plane, home
In contrast to the empty town, the artist's girlfriend is leaving to go back to her own home.

I'm never going to love another, the way that I have loved you
The artist has truly loved their ex-partner and doesn't think they'll be able to replicate that same feeling with anyone else.

It's taken me a little time to discover it
It's taken some reflection and time apart to truly understand the extent of the singer's love for their ex-partner.

Now I know it's true, but fatal hesitation
The singer realizes too late that their hesitation in pursuing their ex-partner again was a mistake.

Made me miss the show
By hesitating, the artist missed out on a chance to be with their ex-partner again and regrets it deeply.

Oh Romeo is standing in the rain
The artist empathizes with Romeo, who also waited too long to pursue his love (Juliet) and suffered a tragic fate.

And I know that I have let her slip away
The artist acknowledges that they were responsible for their relationship ending and their ex-partner moving on.

I saw you again this morning, walking down the beach
The singer unexpectedly sees their ex-partner and is reminded of what they've lost.

And though you are a thousand miles away
Their ex-partner is physically far away but still feels just out of the artist's reach.

You were only just out of reach, but when I got up close
When the singer gets closer to their ex-partner, they realize that they've moved on and can never be as close to them as they once were.

And I saw her face, I knew it couldn't be so, no, no
When the singer sees their ex-partner's face up close, they realize that they've emotionally moved on and can't go back to how things were.

I'm going to get on my boat and sail away
The singer is ready to move on and leave the town, hopefully leaving all thoughts of their ex-partner behind as well.

I'm going to read a little Shakespeare
The artist is turning to literature as a way to process their emotions and distract themselves from their pain.

And get her out of my head
The artist wants to forget their ex-partner and move on from their past relationship.

It doesn't matter any more
The singer is trying to convince themselves that their past relationship no longer matters, despite their lingering feelings.

I'm going to miss her just a little bit
Despite their best efforts, the singer knows that they'll always have some residual feelings for their ex-partner and will miss them to some extent.

Just a little bit
The artist acknowledges that their feelings for their ex-partner are still present, but perhaps not enough to stop them from moving on.