I'd Die to Be with You Tonight
Yearning Echoes: Love's Longing in Jimmy Barnes' Melody
Lyrics
Ah yeah, let me tell you all about it
Introduction to the speaker's desire to share a story.
I've been thinkin about you night and day
Expressing constant thoughts about the person referred to.
Sure been restless since you went away
Feeling unsettled and uneasy since the person's departure.
You took something from me against my will
Reference to a negative impact, possibly an emotional or psychological loss.
Touched a nerve in me that's tingling still
Describing a lasting effect on the speaker, a lingering sensation.
You just snuck up behind me
Narrating an unexpected approach from the person.
When my resistance was low
Person approached during a vulnerable moment.
And nows a hell of a time to find I can't let you go
Realization of difficulty in letting go of the person.
Got your first letter just the other day
Receiving a letter from the person.
Since I got it I can't put it away
Unable to put the letter aside, constantly revisiting it.
I just sit and read it over and over and over again
Repetition of reading the letter, suggesting a longing for connection.
As if the words that you wrote could bring this hurt to and end
Hoping that the words in the letter could alleviate the pain.
Well you just left me here waiting
Expressing a sense of abandonment and waiting for the person.
Left a wound that won't heal
Describing an emotional wound that remains unhealed.
God your so far away you don't know how I feel
Highlighting the emotional distance between the speaker and the person.
So say you'll take a chance on this heart of mine
Asking the person to take a chance on a romantic connection.
Don't make me the one that you left behind
Expressing fear of being left behind by the person.
And I'm not saying anybody's wrong or right
Stating neutrality about right or wrong actions, emphasizing personal feelings.
Just know I'd die to be with you tonight
Emphasizing the intensity of the speaker's desire to be with the person.
I count the hours each time till your gone
Counting the hours until the person's return.
I don't have to let you leave me
Expressing the speaker's choice not to let the person leave.
It makes no sense at all
Highlighting the perceived senselessness of the situation.
If I have to follow you all around the world
Willingness to go to great lengths, even worldwide, to be with the person.
I'd be willing to do anything to get to you girl
Expressing a strong commitment and determination to reach the person.
You just left me here waitin
Repetition of the waiting theme, indicating the ongoing emotional struggle.
Left a wound that won't heal
Reiteration of the lingering emotional wound.
God your so far away you don't know how I feel
Reaffirmation of the emotional distance and the speaker's feelings.
So say you'll take a chance on this heart of mine
Repeat of the plea for the person to take a chance on the speaker's heart.
Don't make me the one that you left behind
Reiteration of the fear of being left behind.
And I'm not saying anybody's wrong or right
Restating the lack of judgment on right or wrong, focusing on personal emotions.
Just know I'd die to be with you tonight
Reaffirming the intense desire to be with the person.
Ah yeah
Expressing strong emotions, possibly frustration or longing.
So say you'll take a chance on this heart of mine
Repetition of the plea for the person to consider a romantic connection.
Don't make me the one that you left behind
Reiteration of the fear of being left behind.
I'm not saying anybody's wrong or right
Restating the neutrality on right or wrong, emphasizing personal feelings.
Just know I'd die to be with you tonight
Reaffirming the intense desire to be with the person.
Oh
Expression of emotion, possibly desperation or longing.
I'd die to be with you tonight
Repetition of the intense desire to be with the person.
Ah ha ha ha
An exclamation expressing strong emotions, possibly frustration or longing.
I'd die to be with you tonight
Repetition of the intense desire to be with the person.
I count the hours each time that your gone
Reiteration of counting the hours until the person's return.
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