The song uses metaphors like "burning" and "dying" to express intense emotional distress caused by the physical absence of a loved one.
Yoksun olmadın da, hep aklımdaydın da (You’re not here, you never were, though you were always on my mind) Olmadın olmadın yanımda (You haven't been by my side)
The lyrics shift between imagining a shared life and the painful reality of isolation: Naz Ölçal Yoksun
Kalır kalır uyurdum yanında (I would have stayed and slept beside you)
Naz Ölçal reportedly wrote this song as a tribute to her idol, Turkish rock star Şebnem Ferah , in an attempt to reach out to her. The song uses metaphors like "burning" and "dying"
Gelebilseydim ben inan gitmezdim (If I could have come, believe me I wouldn’t have left)
Ben özlüyorum galiba, kavuşamadıkça sana (I think I'm missing you, as I cannot reach you) hep aklımdaydın da (You’re not here
Ben ölüyorum galiba, canım yandıkça (I think I'm dying, as it hurts so much)