Open the Door
Unlocking Hearts: Betty Carter's Plea for Love
Lyrics
Open the door, dear.
Expressing a desire for emotional openness and connection.
I must get in your heart!
Stating the intention to understand and be a part of the person's emotions.
You're making it hard
Highlighting the difficulty caused by emotional barriers.
To be true
Acknowledging challenges in maintaining sincerity.
So please, come open the door, dear
Requesting the person to open up emotionally.
And then, perhaps, you'll find
Suggesting that opening up may lead to a realization of mutual feelings.
You've had me on your mind.
Implying that the person has been in the thoughts of the speaker.
No matter
Emphasizing persistence despite attempts to avoid.
How you tried to avoid me,
Pointing out the futility of trying to escape emotional connection.
You can't get away so easy
Addressing the difficulty of avoiding emotional entanglement.
If you will not come to me I'll come
Expressing the determination to pursue the connection, even if unreciprocated.
To you
Affirming the commitment to reaching out despite obstacles.
Open the door, please.
Reiterating the plea for emotional openness.
Why make me beg and beg?
Questioning the need for reluctance and repeated requests.
Why torture me
Expressing distress caused by emotional withholding.
Like this?
Questioning the purpose of causing emotional pain.
Can't you see,
Appealing to the person's awareness of the speaker's love.
I've got love,
Affirming the abundance of love the speaker wants to share.
Plenty love to give you.
Stating the availability of love for the person.
I've got love,
Reiterating the abundance of love to offer.
Lots of
Emphasizing the quantity of love available for the person.
Love to give to you.
Repeating the assurance of having ample love to give.
I've got love
Final affirmation of the speaker's love.
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