I Want to Hold Your Hand
Capturing Love's Joy: Embracing the Meaning of 'I Want to Hold Your Hand'
Lyrics
Oh yeah I tell you somethin'
Expressing excitement or anticipation
I think you'll understand
Belief that the listener will comprehend
When I say that somethin'
Referring to a specific undisclosed thing
I want to hold your hand
Expressing a desire to hold hands
I want to hold your hand
Reiteration of the desire to hold hands
I want to hold your hand
Repetition of the desire to hold hands for emphasis
Oh please say to me
Request for confirmation or affirmation
You'll let me be your man
Asking to be accepted as the listener's romantic partner
And please say to me
Repeated request for acceptance and affirmation
You'll let me hold your hand
Expressing the desire to physically hold hands
Now, let me hold your hand
Reiteration of the desire to hold hands
I want to hold your hand
Emphasizing the strong desire to hold hands
And when I touch you
Describing the positive emotions when touching the person
I feel happy inside
Feeling happiness internally when making physical contact
It's such a feelin' that my love
Expressing a profound emotional connection
I can't hide
Acknowledging the inability to conceal love
I can't hide
Reiteration of the inability to hide true feelings
I can't hide
Emphasizing the difficulty in concealing emotions
Yeah, you got that somethin'
Acknowledging a special quality in the person
I think you'll understand
Belief that the listener will comprehend the special quality
When I say that somethin'
Referring again to the undisclosed special quality
I want to hold your hand
Expressing the desire to hold hands, linking it to the special quality
I want to hold your hand
Repetition of the desire to hold hands
I want to hold your hand
Emphasizing the strong desire to hold hands
And when I touch you
Reiteration of the positive emotions when touching the person
I feel happy inside
Reiterating the internal happiness from physical contact
It's such a feelin' that my love
Acknowledging the profound emotional connection
I can't hide
Repeating the inability to conceal love
I can't hide
Reiteration of the inability to hide true feelings
I can't hide
Emphasizing the difficulty in concealing emotions
Yeah, you got that somethin'
Acknowledging a special quality in the person
I think you'll understand
Belief that the listener will comprehend the special quality
When I feel that somethin'
Expressing the feeling linked to the special quality
I want to hold your hand
Reiteration of the desire to hold hands, connected to the special quality
I want to hold your hand
Repetition of the desire to hold hands
I want to hold your hand
Emphasizing the strong desire to hold hands
I want to hold your hand
Final repetition of the desire to hold hands
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