Can't you hear me S.O.S.

Background:

The 2008 hit musical Mamma Mia! Is a refurbished musical based off the 1999’s successful pop group ABBA. The musical takes place on a Greek island called Kalokairi, where a 20-year-old bride-to-be Sophie (played by Amanda Seyfried) is preparing for her wedding. She gets a revelation after she finds her mom’s old diary that gives juicy details of whom her father might be. Not sure whether Bill, Sam, or Harry is her father she sends all three invitations to her wedding without telling her mother Donna (played by Meryl Streep). The musical is filled with Sophie and her bridesmaids trying to figure out the answer of who is the father, and trying to keep all three guys away from her mother, meanwhile Donna and her friends are trying to figure out why the three men are here. A twist appears when Donna realizes she still is in love after twenty years with her ex lover Sam. There is one particular scene where Sam accuses Donna for not stepping in to stop this wedding. During the conversation both realize they still love each other. Not saying all they need to say both try sending out S.O.S. signals to alert each other of their feelings. The song entitled “S.O.S” documents their conversation.

SAM:
Where are those happy days?
They seem so hard to find
I try to reach for you
But you have closed your mind
Whatever happened to our love?
I wish I understood
It used to be so nice
It used to be so good
So when you're near me
Darling can't you hear me?
S.O.S
The love you gave me
Nothing else can save me
S.O.S
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try, how can I carry on?

DONNA:
You seem so far away
Though you are standing near
You made me feel alive
But something died I fear
I really tried to make it out
I wish I understood
What happened to our love
It used to be so good

DONNA & SAM:
So when you're near me
Darling can't you hear me
S.O.S
The love you gave me
Nothing else can save me
S.O.S
When you're gone
How can even I try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try, how can I carry on?
So when you're near me
Darling can't you hear me
S.O.S
And the love you gave me
Nothing else can save me
S.O.S
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try, how can I carry on?
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?

Dilemma:

Have you ever been in a situation that needed rescue? A prime example deals with a relationship that slowly dying due to lack of understanding and communication. Mamma Mia, tells the story of an old relationship needing rescue. Donna and Sam after being apart for twenty years, reunite only to realize they both have feelings for each other. In the song S.O.S. when looking at the lyrics Sam starts off trying to find the words to tell Donna his feelings towards her. He sings “They seem so hard to find. I try to reach for you, but you have closed your mind.Whatever happened to our love? I wish I understood, it used to be so nice, it used to be so good. So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me? S.O.S… When you're gone, how can I even try to go on? When you're gone, though I try, how can I carry on?” Donna answers “You seem so far away, though you are standing near. You made me feel alive, but something died I fear. I really tried to make it out, I wish I understood. What happened to our love, it used to be so good.” Sam and Donna are practically spilling their hearts to each other only problem is the other doesn’t hear it. Anyone who does not have great communications skills in their relationship will not last or be reunited.