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Only When You Leave Lyrics

by Spandau Ballet

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Only When You Leave Lyrics

Laying in the after glow, I only want to learn what you know, But now you're leaving... How many hearts must you break? How many calls must I make? But now you're leaving... In this world, all that I choose has come unbearable But love is in your touch Ooh, it's killing me so much Only when you leave I need to love you And when the action has all gone I'm just a little fool enough to need you Fool enough too long Only when you leave, you'll leave in danger Oh, I'll make sure that you pay So give a little passion to a stranger And take this soul away I only want to make this things last, So how could this have gone so fast? And now you're leaving... How many times must I learn? It' s only when you've gone that I burn, And now you're leaving... In the end, all that is left has come unbearable It's hard to change your mind, So leave it all behind Only when you leave I need to love you And when the action has all gone I'm just a little fool enough to need you Fool enough too long Only when you leave, you'll leave in danger Oh, I'll make sure that you pay So give a little passion to a stranger And take this soul away Layin' in the after glow I only want to learn what you know Ooh, but now you're leavin' How many hearts must you break And how many calls must I make? But now you're leavin' In this world all that I choose has come unbearable But love is in your touch Ooh, it's killing me so much Only when you leave I'll need to love you And when the action has all gone I'm just a little fool enough to need you A fool enough too long Only when you leave, you'll leave in danger Ooh, I'll make sure that you pay So give a little passion to a stranger And take this soul away Whoa, no no no no Only when you leave, you'll leave in danger Ooh, I'll make sure that you pay So give a little passion to a stranger And take this soul away I'm just a little fool enough to need you Fool enough too long Only when you leave...

Meaning of Only When You Leave

“Only When You Leave” captures the agonizing despair of a love lost and the desperate clinging to a fading connection. The speaker is trapped in a cycle of yearning, repeatedly lamenting the departure of a beloved figure who seems to inflict pain with every goodbye. He’s consumed by a need to understand her actions – “How many hearts must you break?” – and driven to a point of foolish obsession, recognizing his own vulnerability and willingness to sacrifice everything for love. The repetition underscores the cyclical nature of heartbreak and the realization that true fulfillment only emerges in the absence of the one he desires. The lyrics reveal a feeling of unbearable sorrow, coupled with a simmering resentment and a desire for retribution, ultimately highlighting the destructive power of unrequited longing and the painful truth that sometimes, love leaves you utterly alone and consumed by regret.

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