What I Didn't Get For Christmas
Unwrapped Longing: What Christmas Couldn't Deliver
Lyrics
I wanna tell you what I didn't get for Christmas
The speaker wants to express what they didn't receive for Christmas
The very thing I wanted the most
They didn't receive the thing they desired the most
No island, or peninsula or isthmus
List of geographical features not received as a gift
If that's your guess, well you're gettin' close
Suggesting a guess related to the desired gift
So close that you can put your finger on it
Expressing proximity to the desired item
So far, my wish it just didn't do
The wish or desire was very close to fulfillment but ultimately fell short
I didn't get for Christmas what I wanted
Reiterating the unfulfilled desire for Christmas
A little more time with you
Expressing the main desire: more time with someone
I want to fool around, go to town in the devil meaning way
Desire for lightheartedness and excitement in a carefree manner
I wanna pass the time, your place or mine
Expressing a desire to spend time together, regardless of location
Christmas may be over but there's always New Year's Day
Even though Christmas is past, the desire for time together remains for New Year's
I wanna tell you like it's any of your business
Indicating a willingness to share personal feelings or desires
I'm pretty sure you already knew
Assuming the listener is aware of the speaker's feelings
I wanted what I didn't get for Christmas
Reiterating the unfulfilled desire for Christmas
A little more time with you
Reiterating the longing for more time together
I'll tell you what I didn't get for Christmas
Restating the unfulfilled desires, reminiscent of line #3
No island, or peninsula or isthmus
Reemphasizing the proximity of the desired but unattained gift
So close that you can put your finger on it
Reiterating the proximity of the unfulfilled desire
So far, my wish it just didn't do
Reiterating the shortfall of the wish despite being close
I didn't get for Christmas what I wanted
Reiterating the unfulfilled desire for Christmas
A little more time with you
Reiterating the longing for more time with someone
I want to hold your hand, make a plan, everything the words imply
Expressing a desire for physical closeness and emotional connection
I want to conjugate, don't make me wait, Easter at the latest by the Fourth of July
Desiring not to delay intimacy, using playful imagery for timing
I wanna tell you like it's any of your business
Reiterating the willingness to share personal feelings
I'm pretty sure you already knew
Assuming the listener is already aware of the speaker's desires
I wanted what I didn't get for Christmas
Reiterating the unfulfilled desire for Christmas
A little more time with you, yeah
Reiterating the longing for more time together
A little more time with you
Reiterating the desire for more time with someone
A jingle bell chime and another word to rhyme and a little more time
Adding imagery of Christmas and a wish for more time together
With you
Reiterating the desire for more time with someone
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