Body and Soul
Soulful Longing: Unveiling the Depths of Love in 'Body and Soul'
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 expresses devotion exclusively to the person addressed.
Why haven't you seen it
Questioning why the addressed person hasn't noticed the speaker's feelings.
I'm all for you body and soul
Declaring complete dedication, emotionally and physically, to the addressed person.
I spend my days in longing
Describing the speaker's days filled with longing and confusion about why they are mistreated.
And wondering why it's me you're wronging
Expressing genuine confusion about why the addressed person is treating the speaker poorly.
I tell you I mean it
Affirming the sincerity of the speaker's emotions.
I'm all for you body and soul
Reiterating the speaker's complete dedication to the addressed person.
I can't believe it
Expressing disbelief at the situation.
It's hard to conceive it
Highlighting the difficulty in accepting the circumstances.
That you'd turn away romance
Expressing surprise that romance is being turned away.
Are you pretending
Prompting a question about whether the addressed person is pretending.
It looks like the ending
Suggesting that the situation appears to be leading to an end.
Unless I could have just one more chance to prove, dear
Desiring one more chance to prove love and commitment.
My life a wreck you're making
Describing the impact on the speaker's life due to the mistreatment.
You know I'm yours for just the taking
Expressing the willingness to be taken by the addressed person.
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
Offering complete surrender, both physically and emotionally.
My life a wreck you're making
Reiterating the negative impact on the speaker's life.
You know I'm yours for the very taking
Affirming the speaker's availability to be taken by the addressed person.
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
Repeating the willingness to surrender completely to the addressed person.
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