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I'm leaving but don't worry i'll be back again,
You're always right here
And you're grieving but don't hurry to your pack of friends,
I'll stay it's clear

The one you knew from your love
I grew into complete and whole
And the way I justify,
It's my way to control love everlasting

I see your sweater,
Rests upon your bed reminds me of home,
It can't be any better than it is in my head
I'm blinded by Rome

The one you knew from your love
I grew into complete and whole
And the way I justify
It's my way to control

There's only one way I know how to do this
Stay here and help me live through this
And I'll always be

The one you knew from your love
I grew into complete and whole
And the way I justify
It's my way to control love everlasting
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aj_100 On Jan 15, 2006
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Cover art for The One You Knew lyrics by Joshua Radin

I love this song. I just wish I knew what it was about.

Cover art for The One You Knew lyrics by Joshua Radin

This song almost perfectly describes how I feel about/wanna say to my ex. We dated over four years,from freshman year of highschool to freshman year of college (he was two years older than I, and in the Air Force away for much of our relationship) Eventually, as I went out on my own, I had to do my own thing, find myself, the standard story, and I could not ask him to wait around for me (becuase that is unfair.) As things often turn out...things changed. I love him with all my heart, but he feels we are both too changed to be again what we were, and now we are both in new relationships. Although I still do long for his love and wish it could have turned out differently, this song to me descibes the epiphany I had - That through it all, at my core I was still the same girl he had always loved, and that i would always love him deep down. just because it ends doesnt mean love doesnt last. He may not be the one I am supposed to be with,but I will love him until the day I die.

Cover art for The One You Knew lyrics by Joshua Radin

omg....i LOVE this song. brings tearz to my eyes* boohooo...absolutely lovely.

Cover art for The One You Knew lyrics by Joshua Radin

He's leaving town to go somewhere else for a while, but comforts her saying that he'll be hers forever. He sees her sweater on her bed, realizing how perfect she is for him. But all he can think about is going out to explore the world without her, seeing what it's like to be with other girls. He has to do it, it's the only way he'll satisfy his urge and ever be content. And if she stays with him through it all, he'll end up with her because he knows that she's the best thing he'll ever have. He rationalizes all this to her and himself by saying that he'll always be the same guys she's always loved, only he'll feel a sense of completion because of his experiences. This protective rationalization is his only way of holding on to the closest thing he'll ever have to true love.

I could not put this song meaning into better words. In fact, this is exactly what I'm going through and what I just described to my boyfriend in an email. I couldn't believe that your response didn't come out of my mouth and double checked to make sure your profile wasn't mine!

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However, I don't necessarily believe he needs to see what it's like to be with other girls, adventuring the world is what his heart desires.

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