Gimme Your Love
Love's Cry: Unveiling the Heartache in Aretha Franklin's 'Gimme Your Love'
Lyrics
It's an evil wind that blows no good, yeah
Refers to the negative consequences of a wind that brings no good things.
It's a sad heart
Describes a heart filled with sadness.
That won't love like I know it should
Expresses disappointment in a love that doesn't meet expectations.
Oh how lonesome (Oh how lonesome)
Highlights the feeling of loneliness.
You must be (You must be)
Suggests that the listener is experiencing loneliness.
It's a shame (Shame, shame)
Emphasizes the unfortunate nature of a situation.
If you don't share your love with me
Expresses a desire for the listener to share their love.
It's a heartache, yeah (It's a heartache)
Describes the pain of heartache.
When love is gone (Baby it's a heartache)
Reflects on the difficulty when love is lost.
But it's bad (Bad)
Describes a situation as bad.
And even sad (Sad)
Highlights the sadness of the situation.
Oh later on and there's no one blinder
Suggests that with time, one may realize their blindness to a situation.
Than you won't see it's a shame
Emphasizes the shame in not recognizing a situation.
(Shame, shame)
Reiterates the feeling of shame in not sharing love.
If you don't share some of your love with me
Expresses an inability to control feelings or actions.
I can't help it, oh no he is gone
Addresses the departure of a person and the difficulty in accepting it.
I must try to forget
Expresses the need to try and move on from a past love.
Because I've got to live on
Acknowledges the necessity of continuing life despite heartache.
Oh, it's a good thing it's a sweet thing
Positively describes love as a good and sweet thing.
(It's a sweet thing) to love someone
Reiterates the sweetness of loving someone.
(Such a sweet thing) but it's bad
Describes the negative aspects of love that is not reciprocated.
(Bad) and even sad
Emphasizes the bad and sad nature of unreturned love.
(Sad) when it's not returned
Reiterates the sadness when love is not reciprocated.
Oh, how lonesome, how lonesome, how lonesome
Expresses intense loneliness.
(Oh how lonesome) you must be
Addresses the loneliness the listener must be experiencing.
(You must be) i tell you it would be a shame
States that it would be a shame not to recognize the loneliness.
(Shame, shame)
Reiterates the shame in not sharing love.
A shame if you don't share your love with me
Expresses the desire for the listener to share their love.
(Share your love with me)
Reiterates the importance of sharing love.
It would really be a mistake baby
Suggests that not sharing love would be a significant mistake.
(Shame, shame)
Emphasizes the shame in not sharing love.
If you don't share your love with me
Reiterates the importance of the listener sharing their love.
(Share your love with me)
Underlines the significance of sharing love.
It would sure be a shame (Shame, shame)
Reiterates the shame if love is not shared.
If you don't share, share your love with me
Stresses the importance of sharing love.
(Share your love with me)
Reiterates the plea for the listener to share their love.
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