Body and Soul
Soulful Longing: Unveiling the Emotion Behind 'Body and Soul' Lyrics
Lyrics
My heart is sad and lonely
Expressing sadness and loneliness in the speaker's heart.
For you I sigh, for you dear only
The speaker sighs and expresses devotion solely to the addressed person.
Why haven't you seen it
Questioning why the addressee hasn't noticed the speaker's emotions.
I'm all for you body and soul
Declaring complete dedication to the addressee both physically ("body") and emotionally ("soul").
I spend my days in longing
Describing the speaker's days filled with yearning and confusion about being mistreated.
And wondering why it's me you're wronging
Expressing genuine confusion about why the addressee is treating the speaker wrongly.
I tell you I mean it
Asserting the sincerity of the speaker's feelings.
I'm all for you body and soul
Reiterating total commitment to the addressee both physically and emotionally.
I can't believe it
Expressing disbelief or shock at the situation.
It's hard to conceive it
Highlighting the difficulty in comprehending the addressee's actions.
That you'd turn away romance
Expressing surprise that the addressee would reject romance.
Are you pretending
Questioning whether the addressee is pretending or being insincere.
It looks like the ending
Suggesting that the situation appears to be heading towards an end.
Unless I could have just one more chance to prove, dear
Expressing a desire for one more opportunity to prove love.
My life a wreck you're making
Describing the impact of the addressee on the speaker's life as chaotic.
You know I'm yours for just the taking
Affirming the speaker's availability for the addressee.
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
Offering complete surrender of oneself to the addressee both physically and emotionally.
My life a wreck you're making
Reiterating the negative impact of the addressee on the speaker's life.
You know I'm yours for the very taking
Affirming the speaker's availability for the addressee once again.
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
Reiterating the willingness to surrender completely to the addressee both physically and emotionally.
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