(Oh, yeah) every time I see you, oh, I try to hide away
But when we meet, it seems I can't let go
Every time you leave the room, I feel I'm fading like a flower

Every time I
Can't let go
Every time I, every time I, every time I
I'm fading, fading (oh, yeah)

Every time I see you, oh, I try to hide away
But when we meet, it seems I can't let go (can't let go)
Every time you leave the room, I feel I'm fading like a flower
(I'm fading like a flower)

(Yeah) (like a, like a) fading like a, fading like a rose
(Like a, like a) fading like a rose

(Oh, yeah) every time I see you, oh, I try to hide away
But when we meet, it seems I can't let go
Every time you leave the room, I feel I'm fading like a flower
(I'm fading like a flower)

Every time I
Never let go
Every time I, every time I, every time I
I'm fading, fading (oh, yeah)

Every time, try to hide away
But when we, can't let go (can't let go)
Every time you leave the room, I feel I'm fading like a flower
(I'm fading like a flower)

Fading like a, fading like a rose
Fading like a rose (hide away)
(Like a, like a) fading like a rose (can't let go), can't let go
I'm fading like a flower
I'm fading like a flower


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    Personally I've always interpreted the lyrics to be about someone who was very shy. She had a crush on someone and really wanted to be with that person, but was too self-conscious and hid every time she saw her crush. And then ended up feeling really bad every time her crush left, knowing she had failed once again to talk to him.

    elixir808on July 16, 2008   Link

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