Anything To Say You're Mine
Yearning Echoes: Unspoken Longings in Etta James' Melody
Lyrics
Ohh Ohh
Expressing emotional distress or longing.
I'm so blue
Feeling sad or down.
Cause I'm worried over you
Worrying about someone.
I, I sometimes wonder
Reflecting on the absence of communication.
Why I never hear from you
Questioning the lack of contact.
You promised to write me
Recalling a promise to receive letters regularly.
Each and everyday
Expectation of daily correspondence.
And I haven't heard from you
Expressing disappointment due to no communication.
Since you went away
Not hearing since the departure, suggesting a long absence.
Oohh oohh
Reiteration of emotional distress.
I sit by my window pane
Waiting by the window for a letter.
Hoping for a letter
Hopeful anticipation for communication.
One that never came
Expressing disappointment about a letter not arriving.
My heart cries for just
Desire for a minimal expression of love.
One little line
Longing for a simple message to feel connected.
Anything to say you're mine
Yearning for any sign of commitment or ownership.
Oohh, oohh, oohh, oohh
Repetition for emphasis on emotional distress.
I said a prayer
Seeking divine intervention or guidance.
Every night, hoping
Consistent nightly prayer for communication.
Hoping and praying
Intense hope and plea for a future response.
Someday, someday you'd write
Belief in the possibility of a letter someday.
Oohh, oohh
Reiteration of emotional distress.
My heart cries
Repetition of heartache for a minimal message.
For one little line
Continued desire for a simple expression of love.
Anything to say you're mine
Yearning for any sign of commitment or ownership.
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