@[Kahiara:35260] Actually I think the husband passed away,
"She sang for you last night
She heard you were calling"
Many people say they have felt, heard, or seen their loved ones after they have passed.
"Don't be scared now
Close your eyes
She holds guard tonight
Go on forward no remorse
Life will take it's course"
This is said to the late husband by a third part (never named), who encourages him to pass on. Because life will eventually continue. The phrase "holds guard" refers to the ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_(ceremony) ) which is a Christian ceremony held after someone dies. Now it is usually held right after the funeral, but in most celtiic countries the wake is held before the funeral.
"She danced with you last night so you will remember
All you have shared, a lifetime."
This sentence feels as if the only thing it wants to convey is their history together, namely, husband and wife. For the rest it just refers back to the first verse.
I've seen you twice, in a short time
Only a week since we started
It seems to me, for every time
I'm getting more open-hearted
I was an impossible case
No one ever could reach me
But I think I can see in your face
There's a lot you can teach me
So I wanna know
What's the name of the game?
Does it mean anything to you?
What's the name of the game?
Can you feel it the way I do?
Tell me, please
'Cause I have to know
I'm a bashful child willing to grow
And you make me talk (doo-doo, doo-doo)
And you make me feel (doo-doo, doo-doo)
And you make me show (doo-doo, doo-doo)
What I'm trying to conceal (doo-doo, doo-doo)
If I trust in you (doo-doo, doo-doo)
Would you let me down? (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
Would you laugh at me (doo-doo, doo-doo)
If I said I care for you? (Ah, ah)
Could you feel the same way, too?
I wanna know
What's the name of the game?
I have no friends, no one to see
And I am never invited
Now I am here, talking to you
No wonder I get excited
Your smile, and the sound of your voice
And the way you see through me
Got a feeling, you give me no choice
But it means a lot to me
So I wanna know
What's the name of the game?
Your smile and the sound of your voice
Does it mean anything to you?
Got a feeling you give me no choice
But it means a lot
What's the name of the game?
Your smile and the sound of your voice
Can you feel it the way I do?
Tell me, please, 'cause I have to know
I'm a bashful child willing to grow
And you make me talk (doo-doo, doo-doo)
And you make me feel (doo-doo, doo-doo)
And you make me show (doo-doo, doo-doo)
What I'm trying to conceal (doo-doo, doo-doo)
If I trust in you (doo-doo, doo-doo)
Would you let me down? (doo-doo, doo-doo)
Would you laugh at me (doo-doo, doo-doo)
If I said I care for you? (Ah, ah)
Could you feel the same way, too?
I wanna know
Oh, yes, I wanna know
The name of the game
I was an impossible case
Does it mean anything to you?
But I think I can see in your face
That it means a lot
What's the name of the game?
Your smile and the sound of your voice
Can you feel it the way I do?
Got a feeling, you give me no choice
but it means a lot
What's the name of the game?
I was an impossible case
Does it mean anything to you?
But I think I can see in your face
that it means a lot
What's the name of the game?
(What's the name of the game?)
Only a week since we started
It seems to me, for every time
I'm getting more open-hearted
I was an impossible case
No one ever could reach me
But I think I can see in your face
There's a lot you can teach me
So I wanna know
What's the name of the game?
Does it mean anything to you?
What's the name of the game?
Can you feel it the way I do?
Tell me, please
'Cause I have to know
I'm a bashful child willing to grow
And you make me talk (doo-doo, doo-doo)
And you make me feel (doo-doo, doo-doo)
And you make me show (doo-doo, doo-doo)
What I'm trying to conceal (doo-doo, doo-doo)
If I trust in you (doo-doo, doo-doo)
Would you let me down? (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
Would you laugh at me (doo-doo, doo-doo)
If I said I care for you? (Ah, ah)
Could you feel the same way, too?
I wanna know
What's the name of the game?
I have no friends, no one to see
And I am never invited
Now I am here, talking to you
No wonder I get excited
Your smile, and the sound of your voice
And the way you see through me
Got a feeling, you give me no choice
But it means a lot to me
So I wanna know
What's the name of the game?
Your smile and the sound of your voice
Does it mean anything to you?
Got a feeling you give me no choice
But it means a lot
What's the name of the game?
Your smile and the sound of your voice
Can you feel it the way I do?
Tell me, please, 'cause I have to know
I'm a bashful child willing to grow
And you make me talk (doo-doo, doo-doo)
And you make me feel (doo-doo, doo-doo)
And you make me show (doo-doo, doo-doo)
What I'm trying to conceal (doo-doo, doo-doo)
If I trust in you (doo-doo, doo-doo)
Would you let me down? (doo-doo, doo-doo)
Would you laugh at me (doo-doo, doo-doo)
If I said I care for you? (Ah, ah)
Could you feel the same way, too?
I wanna know
Oh, yes, I wanna know
The name of the game
I was an impossible case
Does it mean anything to you?
But I think I can see in your face
That it means a lot
What's the name of the game?
Your smile and the sound of your voice
Can you feel it the way I do?
Got a feeling, you give me no choice
but it means a lot
What's the name of the game?
I was an impossible case
Does it mean anything to you?
But I think I can see in your face
that it means a lot
What's the name of the game?
(What's the name of the game?)
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