Smiling Back At Me
Bittersweet Echoes of Love: Chris McQuistion's Smiling Back At Me
Lyrics
Let me just ask you one question
Asking a rhetorical question about the effects of love.
When love fills the heart what happens
Repeating the inquiry on the impact of love on the heart.
When love fills the heart what happens
Reiterating the question about the consequences of love.
There so much of you I know
Acknowledging familiarity with the person addressed.
So much more if I just chase it
Expressing the potential for deeper connection if pursued.
It took me a lifetime to find someone like you
Highlighting the rarity of finding someone special.
And it's worth a hundred more to see
Emphasizing the immense value of the relationship.
When you're smiling back at me it is so bittersweet
Describing the mixed emotions when the beloved smiles.
Cause I know you'll have to stop eventually
Awareness that the moment of happiness might not last.
With the look that's in your eye
Desire to seize the moment and take action.
Wanna grab your hand and fly
Expressing a wish to experience freedom and joy together.
And I know that you'll never be far away
Belief in the continuous presence of the beloved.
From home
Emphasizing the feeling of being at home with the beloved.
From home
Reiteration of feeling at home with the beloved.
Now for the side that no one knows
Referring to a hidden, private aspect of the beloved.
A side that is more optimistic
Characterizing this hidden aspect as optimistic.
A side that is full of emotion
Emphasizing the emotional depth of this undisclosed side.
A side that could fill all the oceans
Metaphorically expressing the vastness of emotions within.
I discovered when I fell
Discovery of the hidden side upon falling in love.
When you're smiling back at me it is so bittersweet
Reiteration of the bittersweet feeling when the beloved smiles.
Cause I know you'll have to stop eventually
Recognition that moments of happiness are transient.
With the look that's in your eye
Desire to take action and experience life together.
Wanna grab your hand and fly
Belief in the enduring presence of the beloved.
And I know that you'll never be far away
Emphasizing the feeling of being at home with the beloved.
From home
Reiteration of feeling at home with the beloved.
From home
Continued emphasis on the comfort found with the beloved.
Kisses sweeter in a whisper
Expressing the sweetness of intimacy in whispers.
Sleep is peaceful when you are here
Highlighting the peacefulness of sleep in the beloved's presence.
Thanking the Lord
Gratefulness for the cherished relationship.
You're my girl
Affirmation of the beloved's importance in the speaker's life.
You're my world
Emphasizing the significant role of the beloved.
When you're smiling back at me it is so bittersweet
Reiteration of the mixed emotions when the beloved smiles.
Cause I know you'll have to stop eventually
Awareness of the potential fleeting nature of happiness.
With the look that's in your eye
Desire to act on the moment and embrace life together.
Gonna grab your hand and fly
Belief in the enduring presence of the beloved.
And I know that you'll never be far away
Emphasizing the feeling of being at home with the beloved.
When you're smiling back at me it is so bittersweet
Reiteration of the mixed emotions when the beloved smiles.
Cause I know you'll have to stop eventually
Awareness of the potential fleeting nature of happiness.
With the look that's in your eye
Desire to act on the moment and embrace life together.
Gonna grab your hand and fly
Belief in the enduring presence of the beloved.
And I know that you'll never be far away
Emphasizing the feeling of being at home with the beloved.
From home
Reiteration of feeling at home with the beloved.
From home
Continued emphasis on the comfort found with the beloved.
From home
Further emphasis on feeling at home with the beloved.
That's what happens when love fills the heart
Summarizing the effects of love filling the heart.
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