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Oceans apart day after day
And I slowly go insane
I hear your voice on the line
But it doesn't stop the pain
If I see you next to never
How can we say forever
He was gone. Just like he always was. Tifa knew it had nothing to do with her. Or perhaps it did. Her mind wasn't made up yet.
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
She knew it had been his decision to leave. It had never been a matter of discussion between them. He knew it just as well as she that they could never be together.
I took for granted, all the times
That I though would last somehow
I hear the laughter, I taste the tears
But I can't get near you now
Oh, can't you see it baby
You've got me goin' crazy
Cloud never meant to hurt Tifa. He felt it was best to take his pain, regrets, and illness with him into solitude.
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
He wanted to make sure that when he died, he would die without troubling those he loved the most.
I wonder how we can survive
This romance
But in the end if I'm with you
I'll take the chance
Tifa discovered for herself the reasons he left. Selfish reasons, as she thought then, and Cloud submitted to a harsh, heart-wrenching lecture.
Oh, can't you see it baby
You've got me goin' crazy
He didn't think he could save them, the orphans Tifa had taken in. He thought he couldn't do anything, that he was nothing.
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
He saved their lives, some of people he never even knew. Dying took the greatest strength of will to do.
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
Letting go of guilt, of shame, and pain, Cloud's eyes were clear. His gaze turned to his comrades, his friends, his family, and the single woman he had loved all his life. A single thought crossed his mind; a smile played upon his lips:
"I know. I'm not alone. Not anymore."