Lyric discussion by theollieb 

Cover art for Shy lyrics by Sonata Arctica

Ok.. lemme give it a shot

I Can see how you are beautifull, can you feel my eyes on you, Adressing himself as a secret admirer.

I'm shy and turn my head away Too shy to make contact with the girl. He's intimidated by her beauty.

Working late in diner Citylite, I see that you get home alright He's secretly caring for her, although she won't notice.

Make sure that you can't see me, hoping you will see me Ironically, he's trying to not make contact with her out of fear, while hoping she will initiate it.

Sometimes I'm Wondering why you look me and you blink your eye He's thinking that there might be a tiny chance that she's interested in him.

You can't be acting like my Dana Letter to Dana reference. he's hoping that she's not leading him on as Dana O'Hara did and ended up running away.

I see you in Citylite diner serving all those meals and then I see reflection of me in your eye, oh please He looks at her and is nervous when she looks back at him.

Talk to me, show some pity He's too intimidated by her beauty to say anything, hoping for her to make contact (Once again)

You touch me in many, many ways But I'm shy can't you see Even though he is too shy to meet her, he feels in love with her.

Obsessed by you, your looks, well, anyway His mind is always on her because of her beauty.

"I would any day die for you", I write on paper & erased away Daydreaming. He writes it on paper thinking about her and erases it because he knows there's no hope.

Still I sit in diner Citylite, drinking coffee and reading lies He sees himself as a lost cause with this girl, but he still tries, but he doesn't know why.

Turn my head and I can see you, could that really be you He is happy to see her when she is there.

Chorus again/

I see, can't have you, can't leave you there 'cos I must sometimes see you Even if he accepts the fact that they could never be together, she will never escape his mind

But I don't understand how you can keep me in chains He doesn't understand why she won't leave his mind.

And every waken hour, I feel your taking power From me and I can't leave He feels as if he's in chains (stated before) and being weakened in self-esteem by this crush.

Repeating the scener over again Everyday, it's the same. Nothing happens, no conversation, just the same place oveer and over again.

Chorus again

I love this song. I can 100% relate to it, because I used to be shy and had a crush like that.

Good interperetation. I love sonata arctica... it's hard to find a power metal band with emotion. any metal band with emotion actually... Sonata Arctica is one of the few.