If you lost everything what would you do? What would you think If everything he said wasn't true?
This red ribbon Our only foundation Reminds me of your promise that you can't help but miss
Silently waiting for you Waiting to come out of the blue Never realized my hopes aren't true Even this red ribbon gave no clue
You left me with an aching heart And very happy memories Memories that we're never apart Memories of a red ribbon like this
Crying in pain every night Staring at a candle with no light While this red ribbon sways like a kite Knowing you won't come back tonight
It hurts whenever I see this Every time I watched it sway with the breeze I can recall your rebellion And left me with nothing but this red ribbon
Red as a rose The one I really chose This red ribbon I see What, without you, would I be?
Never said goodbye You said you would rather die This red ribbon was the only thing left from you I don't know, what would I do?
This red ribbon A thing that's our foundation I cannot be in misery And suffer because of rejection
I cannot hope anymore I don't want to open any door This red ribbon you gave to me I'll keep it forever, don't you worry
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Before, I thought this poem was just about a bad break-up and other stuff like that. But what if it wasn't like that? What if there is some sort of story behind the narrator that I didn't know?
I just thought of this possible interpretation as I was transcribing this poem.
It could be about a lady and her knight that were forced to part due to some unforeseen circumstance and the knight left her a red ribbon. Then somehow, he died. The poem is now the lady's lament over the things that happened and promises to honor the knight's memory by keeping that red ribbon with her.
Looking back, I never thought this poem would mean as it did to me now. I'm amazed at how meaning evolves through time, especially in my works.
How about you? What stories have you thought when you read this poem? Comment below. :))
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