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I Know Him So Well [From Chess] Lyrics
Nothing it so good it lasts eternally
Perfect situations must go wrong
But this has never yet prevented me
Wanting far too much for far too long
Looking back, I could have played it differently
Learned about the man before I fell
But it took time to understand the man
Now at least I know I know him well
Wasn't it good?
(Oh so good)
Wasn't he fine?
(Oh so fine)
Isn't it madness?
He can't be mine
But in the end he needs a little bit more than me
(More security)
He needs his fantasies and freedom
I know him so well
No one in your life is with you constantly
No one is completely on your side
And though I move my world to be with him
Still the gap between him is too much
Looking back I could have played it differently
One or a few more who can tell
But I was ever so much younger then
Now at least I know I know him well
Wasn't it good?
(Oh so good)
Wasn't he fine?
(Oh so fine)
Isn't it madness?
He can't be mine
Didn't I know
How it would go from the start if I knew
Why am I falling apart?
Wasn't it good?
Wasn't it fine?
Isn't it madness?
He can't be mine
But in the end he needs a little bit more than me
(More security)
He needs his fantasies and freedom
I know him so well
It took time to understand him
I know him so well
Perfect situations must go wrong
But this has never yet prevented me
Wanting far too much for far too long
Learned about the man before I fell
But it took time to understand the man
Now at least I know I know him well
(Oh so good)
Wasn't he fine?
(Oh so fine)
Isn't it madness?
He can't be mine
But in the end he needs a little bit more than me
(More security)
He needs his fantasies and freedom
I know him so well
No one is completely on your side
And though I move my world to be with him
Still the gap between him is too much
One or a few more who can tell
But I was ever so much younger then
Now at least I know I know him well
(Oh so good)
Wasn't he fine?
(Oh so fine)
Isn't it madness?
He can't be mine
How it would go from the start if I knew
Why am I falling apart?
Wasn't it fine?
Isn't it madness?
He can't be mine
But in the end he needs a little bit more than me
(More security)
He needs his fantasies and freedom
I know him so well
I know him so well
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Apart from the general story, I think there's an ironic twist at the end. Although both women profess to "know him so well," one thinks what went wrong with their relationship is that he needs "more security" while the other thinks he needs "his fantasies and freedom." These two ideas seem like polar opposites. So I think they don't really know him all that well--only that was he needed wasn't them or probably any long-term relationship.