In the 1980s, sunglasses were a common fashion for people who wanted to adopt a "tough guy" persona (note all the cop shows from that era -- Simon & Simon, Miami Vice, etc. -- where the lead characters wore shades). So I think this song is about a guy who wears shades as a way of hiding his insecurity after learning that his girlfriend is cheating on him. He's trying to pretend that he's a "tough guy" to hide the fact that his girlfriend's affair is disturbing him.
words have caught me on the edge of my tongue
like they can
and music seems to be much too hard to do then
i wanna give up on feeling at all
the man i love has been dead for far too long
far too...
you been away for a...
far too long
you been away
i know your spirit cause it misses my skin
sometimes i sit and feel you kissing my lips
i didn't think i'd move on
but living on is what i do
it's not what i want
but you know that i want you
you been away for a...
far too long
you been away
like they can
and music seems to be much too hard to do then
i wanna give up on feeling at all
the man i love has been dead for far too long
far too...
you been away for a...
far too long
you been away
i know your spirit cause it misses my skin
sometimes i sit and feel you kissing my lips
i didn't think i'd move on
but living on is what i do
it's not what i want
but you know that i want you
you been away for a...
far too long
you been away
Lyrics submitted by tylermacmore
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