Lirik If You Only Knew

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Now wait a minute, long-lost friend
Everything comes around, here we go again
Ain't it a pity? Ain't that a shame?
You're gone without a trace, face without a name

Oh, no, not you
I don't, you do
Good God! Who knows?
And so it goes
Same old story
Don't you worry

If you only knew, if you only knew
Maybe you'd feel the way I do
If you only knew

Right down the middle, dog on a chain
The water from the well circling the drain
Hand on the trigger, I'm holding fire
The passing of the flame burning up inside

Hold on, I know
It comes, it goes
Same old story
Don't be sorry

If you only knew (If you only knew)
If you only knew (If you only knew)
Maybe you'd feel the way I do
If you only knew

I need somebody to take my hand
But, really, what can you do?
Lead me somewhere I can lay to rest
If you only knew

If you only knew (If you only knew)
If you only knew (If you only knew)
Maybe you'd feel the way I do
If you only knew

Maybe you'd feel the way I do
If you only knew

Makna di balik lagu 'If You Only Knew'

Lirik lagu ini menceritakan tentang rasa kehilangan, penyesalan, dan kerinduan terhadap seseorang yang telah pergi dari hidupnya. Sosok itu digambarkan seperti “long-lost friend” yang datang kembali hanya lewat kenangan. Penyanyi merasa ada luka emosional yang sulit dipahami orang lain, sehingga ia terus mengatakan “if you only knew” seolah berharap orang tersebut bisa mengerti perasaannya yang sebenarnya.

Di sisi lain, lagu ini juga menggambarkan kelelahan batin dan keinginan untuk menemukan ketenangan. Kalimat “I need somebody to take my hand” menunjukkan bahwa ia merasa sendirian dan membutuhkan seseorang untuk membantunya melewati rasa sakit itu. Secara keseluruhan, lagu ini berbicara tentang pergulatan emosional setelah kehilangan seseorang, serta harapan agar perasaannya suatu hari bisa dipahami.