Nothing But Heartaches
Heartaches and Longing: Unraveling the Emotional Journey in Diana Ross & the Supremes' Song
Lyrics
Nothing but heartaches, woo, nothing but heartaches
Expressing the recurring theme of experiencing only heartaches.
He brings nothing but heartaches
Highlighting that the person in question consistently brings heartaches.
Woo, I can't break away from his arms (I can't break away)
Expressing difficulty breaking away from the person's embrace.
I can't break away from his charms (I can't break away)
Indicating the challenge of resisting the person's charms.
I can't break away from his kiss (I can't break away)
Conveying the struggle to avoid the person's kiss.
'Cause his kiss I surely miss
Expressing a longing for the missed experience of the person's kiss.
All my life I needed someone to need me
Reflecting a lifelong desire for someone to need the speaker.
So I do my very best to please him
Describing the speaker's efforts to please the person in question.
But the more and more I care
Expressing increasing care for the person.
The more of him other girls share
Noting that the person is sharing more of himself with other girls as the speaker cares more.
When I need a hand to hold
Expressing a need for emotional support.
That's the time he leaves me all alone
Describing the person's tendency to leave the speaker alone in times of need.
Just keeps me, keeps me cryin' myself to sleep
Expressing the emotional toll of crying oneself to sleep.
Nothing but heartaches, woo, nothing but heartaches
Reiterating the prevalence of heartaches in the speaker's life.
But I can't break away
Despite the difficulties, the speaker is unable to break away from the person.
Oh, no, keep a loving him more each day
Acknowledging the speaker's continued love for the person.
Woo, I can't break away from his arms
Reiterating the struggle to break away from the person's physical hold.
I can't break away from his charms
Reinforcing the difficulty of resisting the person's charms.
I can't break away from his kiss
Reiterating the challenge of avoiding the person's kiss.
'Cause his kiss I shouldn't miss
Stressing the importance of not missing the person's kiss.
To him I'm loyal, to him I'm true
Expressing loyalty and truthfulness toward the person.
Why can't he be the same way, too?
Questioning why the person cannot reciprocate the same loyalty.
But the more my love has grown, the less love he has shown
Noting a decline in the person's demonstration of love as the speaker's love grows.
He makes promises he doesn't keep
Highlighting the person's failure to keep promises.
Sometimes I don't see him all week
Noting the infrequency of seeing the person during the week.
Just keeps me, keeps me cryin' myself to sleep
Expressing the emotional toll of crying oneself to sleep.
Nothing but heartaches, woo, nothing but heartaches
Reiterating the prevalence of heartaches in the speaker's life.
But I can't break away, oh, no, keep a loving him more each day
Acknowledging the ongoing struggle to break away from the person.
Woo, I can't break away from his arms (I can't break away)
Reiterating the physical challenge of breaking away from the person's embrace.
I can't break away from his charms (I can't break away)
Reinforcing the difficulty of resisting the person's charms.
I can't break away from his kiss (I can't break away)
Emphasizing the challenge of avoiding the person's kiss.
'Cause his kiss I surely miss (I can't break away)
Stressing the importance of not missing the person's kiss.
Nothing but heartaches, woo, woo, woo
Reiterating the prevalence of heartaches with emphasis.
Nothin' but heartaches
Summarizing the emotional experience as nothing but heartaches.
I can't break away, oh, no
Reiterating the difficulty of breaking away from the person.
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