Body and Soul
Melancholic Longing: Art Pepper's 'Body and Soul' Unveiled
Lyrics
My heart is sad and lonely
Expressing sadness and loneliness in the speaker's heart.
For you I sigh, for you dear only
The speaker sighs and longs exclusively for the person addressed.
Why haven't you seen it
Questioning why the addressee hasn't noticed the speaker's feelings.
I'm all for you body and soul
Declaring complete dedication to the addressee both physically and emotionally.
I spend my days in longing
Expressing the speaker's daily experience of yearning and questioning why they are being mistreated.
And wondering why it's me you're wronging
Reiterating the speaker's confusion and hurt regarding the addressee's actions.
I tell you I mean it
Emphasizing the sincerity of the speaker's emotions.
I'm all for you body and soul
Reaffirming the speaker's dedication to the addressee both physically and emotionally.
I can't believe it
Expressing disbelief in the situation.
It's hard to conceive it
Highlighting the difficulty in accepting the reality of the addressee's actions.
That you'd turn away romance
Expressing surprise that the addressee would reject romance.
Are you pretending
Possibly accusing the addressee of pretending or insincerity.
It looks like the ending
Suggesting that the situation appears to be coming to an end.
Unless I could have just one more chance to prove, dear
Expressing a desire for another opportunity to prove love.
My life a wreck you're making
Describing the negative impact of the addressee's actions on the speaker's life.
You know I'm yours for just the taking
Affirming the speaker's availability for the addressee.
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
Willingness to completely surrender oneself physically and emotionally.
My life a wreck you're making
Repetition of the idea that the speaker's life is in disarray due to the addressee.
You know I'm yours for the very taking
Reiterating the speaker's availability for the addressee.
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
Renewing the offer to surrender completely to the addressee physically and emotionally.
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