If I Knew – Anouk

Betekenis achter het lied

If I Knew verscheen in 2016 op het album Queen for a Day. In deze prachtige, gevoelige Engelse ballad zingt Anouk over waardering uitspreken voor je geliefde. Waarom wachten we altijd op morgen? Om te vertellen hoeveel we van iemand houden, of iemand te vertellen dat we ze nodig hebben en waarderen. Voor je het weet is het te laat.

Songtekst

Why was I’m waiting for tomorrow
Why didn’t I take the time
To say I’m sorry
And that we will find
If I knew it be the last time
I would see you walking out the door
I’d give you hugs and kisses
And call you back for more
I would say I love you more than you will ever know
And hold you so close to my heart
And ask you never to let go

If I knew that this would be the last time that I see your face
I would stop and say I need you every day
Now you’re gone my love
What do you say when words are not enough

I pray you in a peaceful place
With God by your side
Still can’t believe it’s true
I wasn’t ready to say goodbye
Baby I’m so lost without you
There’s so much I wanted to say
I’m lost in a sea of time
But it’s a little too late
I hope you knew I loved you so
Each and every day
Did you know you taught me to live to the fullest every day

If I knew that this would be the last time that I see your face
I would stop and say I need you every day
Now you’re gone my love
What do you say when words are not enough

What do you say when words just did enough
Now you’re gone my love
Gone, gone, gone

Even know the darkest days and all my prayest nights
Where my tears pulled out like rain
You’d be the one that made me smile
Now my days go by and by
Without you
If I knew that this would be the last time that I see your face
I would stop and say I need you every day
Now you’re gone my love
What do you say when words are not enough
Mmmmm…