Rose of Sharyn

The speaker is grieving someone they love and feels emotionally numb and alone. They regret not knowing what their last words were, and wish they could turn back time. As the lyrics continue, grief is joined by hope: the speaker imagines meeting the loved one again and insists that their love and memory endure.

The “rising sun” that speaks the loved one’s name suggests that memory returns with each new day, or that the person remains present in the speaker’s thoughts. “The face of love” connects the loved one’s smile with comfort and affection. The repeated promise “we’ll meet again” may express belief in reunion after death, but it can also be understood as a way of holding on to hope while facing loss.

The lyrics leave the exact nature of that reunion open. The speaker may be expressing spiritual faith, or using an imagined future meeting to make separation bearable. Their words do not erase the pain: they still mourn, including for people who never had the chance to know the loved one. Overall, the song presents remembrance as both sorrowful and sustaining.