Makna utamanya adalah tentang melihat kembali masa-masa di mana hidup terasa lebih simpel. Liriknya sering menggambarkan momen-momen kecil, seperti nongkrong bareng teman, melakukan hal konyol, atau jatuh cinta untuk pertama kalinya.
Masa di mana masalah terbesar kita mungkin cuma soal tugas sekolah atau gebetan, bukan masalah hidup yang berat seperti sekarang.
Lagu ini juga menyentuh sisi emosional tentang orang-orang yang dulu sangat dekat dengan kita tapi sekarang sudah jadi orang asing.
Kodaline menggambarkan bagaimana waktu bisa memisahkan sahabat atau kekasih. Ada nada penyesalan halus, bertanya-tanya kenapa kita tumbuh dewasa begitu cepat dan kenapa hubungan yang dulu terasa "selamanya" ternyata bisa memudar.
Lirik Lagu We Were Only Young - Kodaline
Walkin' alone in the city, hearin' the sound of the rain
I thought that I saw you on fifth street, I suddenly missed you again
Remember the night in the taxi? You said you were movin' away
Holdin' your hand in the backseat, wish could call you and say
There are things that I could've done better
Things I wish I had said, but I never
Got the chance, now I know that the moment is gone
Oh, life goes on
Every little word you said, you know I meant it
Every little touch you gave, you know I felt it
We were only young
We were only young
Heavy on my heart, I wish it never ended
Even at the start, I didn't understand that
You were movin' on
You don't know what you've got until it's gone
Gone, gone
You don't know what you've got until it's—
I know if I make it to eighties, I'll always remember your name
'Cause you came along and changed me, I guess what I'm trying to say is
There are things that I could've done better
Things I wish I had said, but I never
Got the chance, now I know that the moment is gone
Oh, life goes on
Every little word you said, you know I meant it
Every little touch you gave, you know I felt it
We were only young
We were only young
Heavy on my heart, I wish it never ended
Even at the start, I didn't understand that
You were movin' on
You don't know what you've got until it's gone
Gone, gone
You don't know what you've got until it's gone
Gone, gone
We were only young
Every little word you said, you know I meant it
Every little touch you gave, you know I felt it
We were only young
We were only young
Heavy on my heart, I wish it never ended
Even at the start, I didn't understand that
You were movin' on
You don't know what you've got until it's gone
Gone, gone
Terjemahan lagu We Were Only Young - Kodaline
[Verse 1]
I remember the first time I saw you
(Aku ingat pertama kali aku melihatmu)
I remember the first thing you said
(Aku ingat hal pertama yang kau katakan)
Now I'm looking at photos of us
(Sekarang aku sedang melihat foto-foto kita)
And it's all running 'round in my head
(Dan semuanya berputar-putar di kepalaku)
[Pre-Chorus]
We were running through the streets of the city
(Kita dulu berlari menyusuri jalanan kota)
We were dancing in the dark in the rain
(Kita dulu menari dalam kegelapan di bawah hujan)
Now it's over, and I'm feeling empty
(Sekarang semua sudah berakhir, dan aku merasa hampa)
And I'm trying to find you again
(Dan aku sedang mencoba menemukanmu lagi)
[Chorus]
But we were only young, we were only young
(Tapi kita dulu hanyalah anak muda, kita dulu hanyalah anak muda)
And we didn't know a thing about the world
(Dan kita tidak tahu apa-apa tentang dunia ini)
Yeah, we were only young, we were only young
(Ya, kita dulu hanyalah anak muda, kita dulu hanyalah anak muda)
And I'd do it all again, I'd do it all again
(Dan aku akan melakukan itu semua lagi, aku akan mengulangi semuanya lagi)
[Verse 2]
I remember the nights we would stay up
(Aku ingat malam-malam saat kita terjaga)
I remember the dreams that we had
(Aku ingat mimpi-mimpi yang kita punya)
Now I'm sitting here all on my own
(Sekarang aku duduk di sini sendirian)
And it's making me feel kinda sad
(Dan itu membuatku merasa agak sedih)
[Bridge]
Time goes by and people change
(Waktu berlalu dan orang-orang berubah)
But I still feel the same
(Tapi aku masih merasakan hal yang sama)
Yeah, time goes by and people change
(Ya, waktu berlalu dan orang-orang berubah)
But I still feel the same
(Tapi aku masih merasakan hal yang sama)
(Lagu We Were Only Young - Kodaline. Video: Dok. YouTube Kodaline)
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