Have a Heart
Unveiling Heartache: Bonnie Raitt's Plea for Love and Liberation
Lyrics
Hey!
Expression of attention or greeting.
Shut up
Command to be silent.
Don't lie to me
Request for honesty.
You think I'm blind but I've got eyes to see
Awareness of deception and self-assertion.
Hey!
Repetition of the greeting or attention.
Mister, how do you do?
Polite inquiry about the person's well-being.
Oh pardon me, I thought I knew you
Apology for mistaken recognition.
Would you stand back baby 'cause I want to get a better look
Request to step back for a better observation.
The big man who couldn't handle the little bit of love you took
Reference to a person unable to handle love.
Hey, hey, have a heart, hey, have a heart
Appeal for empathy, asking to have a heart.
If you don't love me, why don't you let me go?
Questioning why love is withheld if not reciprocated.
Have a heart, please, oh don't you have a heart?
Request to show compassion and understanding.
Little by little you fade while I fall apart, oh, oh
Expressing personal decline as the other person fades away.
Oh darling, I love you so
Declaration of love despite past rejections.
I told you ye"s", and then you told me "no"
Recollection of contradictory responses to love.
Baby, how can you say
Questioning the fairness of the situation.
You should be free and I should pay and pay
Highlighting a sense of injustice where one pays for freedom.
And you talk and talk about you and what you need
Emphasizing the other person's self-centered talk.
But sooner or later your love is gonna make me bleed
Anticipating the emotional pain caused by the other's love.
Hey, hey, have a heart, hey, have a heart
Reiteration of the plea for empathy and understanding.
If you don't love me, why don't you let me go?
Repeating the question about unreciprocated love.
Have a heart, please, oh don't you have a heart?
Renewed request for compassion.
Little by little you fade while I fall apart, oh, oh
Describing personal decline as the other person fades away.
Talk on, talk on, but love is what you need
Encouraging the other to continue talking about love.
And sooner or later that love is gonna make you bleed
Warning about the inevitable pain caused by love.
Hey, hey, have a heart, hey, have a heart
Reiteration of the plea for empathy and understanding.
If you don't love me, why don't you let me go?
Repeating the question about unreciprocated love.
Have a heart, please, oh don't you have a heart?
Renewed request for compassion.
Little by little you fade while I fall apart
Describing personal decline as the other person fades away.
But don't you run away baby
Plea not to run away from the relationship.
Hey, hey, have a heart
Reiteration of the plea for empathy and understanding.
Please
Polite request for empathy.
Hey, hey, have a heart
Reiteration of the plea for empathy and understanding.
Please
-Hey, hey, have a heart
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