Answer Me My Love
Yearning for Love: Unveiling the Heart's Plea in Etta Jones' Melody
Lyrics
Answer me, oh, my love
Expressing a plea for a response from the beloved.
Just what sin have I been guilty of
Asking about perceived wrongdoing or sin that led to the loss of love.
Tell me how I came to lose your love
Seeking an explanation for the reasons behind the loss of affection.
Please answer me, my love
Reiterating the request for a response from the loved one.
You were mine yesterday
Referring to a past time when the speaker and the beloved were together.
I believed that love was here to stay
Expressing a belief in the permanence of love at that time.
Won't you tell me where I've gone astray
Asking for guidance on where the relationship went wrong.
Please answer me my love
Repeating the plea for a response, emphasizing the urgency.
If you're happier without me
Acknowledging the possibility of the beloved being happier without the speaker.
I'll try not to care
Expressing a willingness to try not to care if the beloved is happier without them.
But if you still think about me
Expressing hope that the beloved still thinks about the speaker.
Please listen to my prayer
Pleading for the beloved to listen to the speaker's prayer.
You must know I've been true
Asserting the speaker's fidelity and honesty in the relationship.
Won't you say that we can start anew
Requesting the possibility of starting a new chapter together.
In my sorrow now I turn to you
Turning to the beloved in a moment of sorrow and seeking comfort.
Please answer me, my love
Repeating the plea for a response, underscoring the emotional distress.
If you're happier without me
Reiterating the acknowledgment of the beloved's potential happiness without the speaker.
I'll try not to care
Reaffirming the attempt to suppress caring if the beloved is happier without them.
But if you still think about me
Continuing to express the hope that the beloved still thinks about the speaker.
Please listen to my prayer
Repeating the plea for the beloved to listen to the speaker's prayer.
You must know I've been true
Reiterating the speaker's fidelity and honesty as a reminder.
Won't you say that we can start anew
Asking for affirmation to start anew and rebuild the relationship.
In my sorrow now I turn to you
Returning to the beloved in a time of sorrow, seeking solace and connection.
Please answer me, my love
Emphasizing the urgency of receiving a response from the beloved.
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