Touch Me In The Morning
Embracing Love's Farewell: Diana Ross' Touch Me in the Morning
Lyrics
Touch me in the morning
Expresses the desire for physical intimacy in the morning.
Then just walk away
Suggests a detachment after the morning encounter.
We don't have tomorrow
Highlights the uncertainty of the future for the relationship.
But we had yesterday
Contrasts the present uncertainty with the certainty of the past.
(Hey!)
An interjection expressing emphasis or surprise.
Wasn't it me who said that Nothing good's gonna last forever?
Recalls a previous statement about the impermanence of good things.
And wasn't it me who said, Let's just be glad for the time together?
Acknowledges the value of the time spent together despite its impermanence.
It must've been hard to tell me
Suggests difficulty in communicating that one has given their all.
That you've given all you had to give
Acknowledges the partner's exhaustion or depletion of resources.
I can understand you're feeling that way
Recognizes the partner's emotional state and validates it.
Everybody's got their life to live
Emphasizes everyone's individual life journey.
Well, I can say goodbye in the cold morning light
Expresses the ability to say goodbye in unfavorable circumstances.
But I can't watch love die in the warmth of the night
Contrasts the ability to say goodbye in different emotional contexts.
If I've got to be strong
Expresses a need for strength in facing the impending separation.
Don't you know I need to have tonight when you're gone?
Expresses the desire for one last night together before the departure.
Till you go I need to lie here and think about
Acknowledges the need to reflect on the past in the partner's absence.
The last time that you'll touch me in the morning
Reiterates the desire for a final morning touch before departure.
Then just close the door
Specifies a desire for a clean break after the final touch.
Leave me as you found me, empty like before
Expresses a preference to remain unchanged after the departure.
(Hey!)
An interjection expressing emphasis or surprise.
Wasn't it yesterday We used to laugh at the wind behind us?
Recalls shared laughter and carefree moments in the past.
Didn't we run away and hope that time wouldn't try to find us (Didn't we run)
Recalls escaping from time and hoping to preserve the moment.
Didn't we take each other to a place where no one's ever been?
Reflects on shared unique experiences in a special place.
Yeah, I really need you near me tonight
Expresses a present need for emotional closeness.
'Cause you'll never take me there again
Acceptance of the impossibility of returning to the past.
Let me watch you go with the sun in my eyes
Visualizes the departure with a poetic description.
We've seen how love can grow
Reflects on the growth of love and anticipates its decline.
Now we'll see how it dies
Anticipates and acknowledges the inevitable end of love.
If I've got to be strong
Reiterates the need for strength in facing the impending separation.
Don't you know I need to have tonight when you're gone?
Expresses the desire for one last night together before the departure.
Till you go I need to hold you until the time
Expresses the need to hold onto the partner until the last moment.
Your hands reach out and touch me
Reiterates the desire for a final morning touch before departure.
In the morning (Mornings where blue and gold and we could feel one another living)
Elaborates on the sensory experience of the morning touch.
Then just walk away (We walked with a dream to hold and we could take what the world was giving)
Re-emphasizes the act of walking away after the morning touch.
We don't have tomorrow (There's no tomorrow here, there's only love and the time to chase it)
Reiterates the absence of a future and emphasizes the present love.
But we had yesterday
Recalls the certainty and beauty of the past.
(But yesterday's gone my love, there's only now and it's time to face it) touch me in the morning
Conveys the acceptance of the current moment and the need to face reality.
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