To Love Somebody
Capturing the Essence of Unrequited Love: To Love Somebody by Jimmy Barnes
Lyrics
There's a light
There is a light
A certain kind of light
A unique and specific kind of light
That never shone on me
That light has never shone on the speaker
I want my life to be lived with you
The speaker desires their life to be shared with someone
Lived with you
Reiteration of the desire to live life with the person
There's a way everybody say
There is a widely acknowledged way
To do each and every little thing
To perform every little thing
But what does it bring
Questioning the significance of these actions
If I ain't got you, ain't got?
If the speaker doesn't have the person, what does it bring?
You don't know what it's like, baby
The listener lacks the understanding of the speaker's experience
You don't know what it's like
Reiteration of the listener's lack of understanding
To love somebody
Expressing the feeling of loving someone
To love somebody
Reiteration of the previous line
The way I love you
Describing the depth of love for the person
In my brain
In the speaker's thoughts or imagination
I see your face again
The speaker envisions seeing the person's face again
I know my frame of mind
Awareness of the speaker's emotional state
You ain't got to be so blind
The person doesn't need to be oblivious
And I'm blind, so, so, so blind
The speaker acknowledges their own blindness
I'm a man
The speaker identifies as a man
Can't you see what I am?
Asking if the listener sees the speaker for who they are
I live and I breathe for you
Expressing dedication and dependence on the person
But what good does it do
Raising a question about the effectiveness of this dedication
If I ain't got you, ain't got?
If the speaker doesn't have the person, what does it bring?
You don't know what it's like, baby
The listener lacks the understanding of the speaker's experience
You don't know what it's like
Reiteration of the listener's lack of understanding
To love somebody
Expressing the feeling of loving someone
To love somebody
Reiteration of the previous line
The way I love you
Describing the depth of love for the person
You don't know what it's like, baby
The listener lacks the understanding of the speaker's experience
You don't know what it's like
Reiteration of the listener's lack of understanding
To love somebody
Expressing the feeling of loving someone
To love somebody
Reiteration of the previous line
The way I love you
Describing the depth of love for the person
You don't know what it's like, baby
The listener lacks the understanding of the speaker's experience
You don't know what it's like
Reiteration of the listener's lack of understanding
To love somebody
Expressing the feeling of loving someone
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