I'm Not the Only One
Yearning Hearts: The Unspoken Desires in Laura Branigan's Melody
Lyrics
Secret eyes follow you around the room
Observing eyes secretly watch you in the room
They try to hide their glances in the darkness
They attempt to conceal their glances in the darkness
How could there be anyone as beautiful as you?
Expressing admiration for the perceived beauty of the person
Who couldn't help but want you?
Questioning who wouldn't desire you
I'm not the only one who wants to get next to you
Acknowledging that others also desire to be close to you
Bet I'm not the only one who's ever told you
Suggesting that others have confessed their feelings to you
How much they wanted to be your only one
Expressing a desire to be the exclusive love interest
They all wanted you, wanted to be holding you now
Stating that everyone desires to hold and be with you
Holding you, touching you, feeling you
Describing the desire to touch and feel the person
Will it be me at the end of the night?
Pondering if the speaker will be the chosen one at the end of the night
Will I be, will I be the lucky one who wins you?
Expressing hope to be the fortunate one who wins your affection
Leavin' the place just to dream of your embrace
Leaving a place only to dream about embracing the person
Who wouldn't want to be in my place?
Posing a rhetorical question about who wouldn't want to be in the speaker's position
I'm not the only one who wants to get next to you
Reiterating that others share the desire to be close to you
Bet I'm not the only one who's ever told you
Repeating the notion that others have confessed their feelings to you
How much they wanted to be your only one
Reaffirming the desire to be the exclusive love interest
They all wanted you, you'll break every heart before the night is through
Suggesting that everyone desires you, predicting heartbreak for others by the end of the night
Every heart but the one that goes with you
Noting an exception, the speaker's heart won't be broken
There you are, moving across the floor
Observing the person moving across the floor
Knowing that all those arms are waiting and wanting
Awareness that many are eagerly waiting to hold you
Longing to reach for you
Expressing the longing of others to reach out to you
You don't care, you could have anyone you choose
Indicating that the person is indifferent, having the choice of anyone
I'm not the (I'm not the) only one who wants to get next to you
Repeating the theme of desire from others to be close to you
Bet I'm not the only one who's ever told you
Reiterating that others have confessed their feelings to you
How much they wanted to be your only one
Reaffirming the desire to be the exclusive love interest
They all wanted you, wanted to be holding you now
Stating that everyone desires to hold and be with you
Holding you, touching you, feeling you
Describing the desire to touch and feel the person
I want to get next to you
Expressing a personal desire to be close to you
Bet I'm not the only one who's ever told you
Reiterating that others have confessed their feelings to you
How much they wanted to be your only one
Reaffirming the desire to be the exclusive love interest
They all wanted you ... [fade out]
Ending with the fading idea that everyone wanted you
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