empty chairs

• bir don mclean sarkisi:
  
  i feel the trembling tingle of a sleepless night
  creep through my fingers and the moon is bright
  beams of blue come flickering through my window pane
  like gypsy moths that dance around a candle flame
  
  and i wonder if you know
  that i never understood
  that although you said you'd go
  until you did i never thought you would
  
  moonlight used to bathe the contours of your face
  while chestnut hair fell all around the pillow case
  and the fragrance of your flowers rest beneath my head
  a sympathy bouquet left with the love that's dead
  
  and i wonder if you know
  that i never understood
  that although you said you'd go
  until you did i never thought you would
  
  never thought the words you said were true
  never thought you said just what you meant
  never knew how much i needed you
  never thought you'd leave, until you went
  
  morning comes and morning goes with no regret
  and evening brings the memories i can't forget
  empty rooms that echo as i climb the stairs
  and empty clothes that drape and fall on empty chairs
  
  and i wonder if you know
  that i never understood
  that although you said you'd go
  until you did i never thought you would
• sevdiği insanın gideceğini bildiği hâlde, onu terk edene kadar kabullenmek istemeyen bir adamın şarkısı. şarkı boyunca don mclean usulca, gayet nahif bir şekilde sevgiliye özlemini dile getirir. insanı anılara sürükler.