Body and Soul
A Soul's Yearning: Love Unrequited in Erroll Garner's Melody
Lyrics
My heart is sad and lonely
Expressing sadness and loneliness in the heart.
For you I sigh, for you dear only
Sighing and longing specifically for the person addressed.
Why haven't you seen it
Questioning why the addressed person hasn't noticed the emotions.
I'm all for you body and soul
Declaring complete dedication and commitment to the addressed person, both physically and emotionally.
I spend my days in longing
Expressing the speaker's daily experience of yearning and questioning why they are being mistreated.
And wondering why it's me you're wronging
Reiterating the confusion and hurt caused by the addressed person's actions.
I tell you I mean it
Asserting the sincerity of the emotions expressed.
I'm all for you body and soul
Reaffirming the complete dedication and commitment, body and soul, 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 reality of the addressed person turning away from romance.
That you'd turn away romance
Expressing a desire for another chance to prove love.
Are you pretending
Questioning if the addressed person is pretending.
It looks like the ending
Indicating that the situation appears to be reaching its conclusion.
Unless I could have just one more chance to prove, dear
Expressing a plea for one more chance to prove love and commitment.
My life a wreck you're making
Describing the impact of the addressed person's actions on the speaker's life.
You know I'm yours for just the taking
Affirming the speaker's availability for the addressed person.
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
Offering complete surrender of oneself, both physically and emotionally.
My life a wreck you're making
Reiterating the negative impact on the speaker's life caused by the addressed person.
You know I'm yours for the very taking
Affirming once again the speaker's availability for the addressed person.
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
Expressing a willingness to surrender completely, body and soul, to the addressed person.
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