Body and Soul
Yearning Devotion: Embracing Love, Longing, and Surrender
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 exclusively to the person addressed.
Why haven't you seen it
Questioning why the addressed person hasn't noticed the speaker's emotions.
I'm all for you body and soul
Declaring complete dedication and commitment to the addressed person both physically ("body") and emotionally ("soul").
I spend my days in longing
Describing the speaker's days filled with longing and questioning why they are being treated wrongly.
And wondering why it's me you're wronging
Expressing genuine emotions and conveying the sincerity of the speaker's feelings.
I tell you I mean it
Reiterating the dedication to the addressed person physically and emotionally.
I'm all for you body and soul
Reaffirming the speaker's complete devotion to the addressed person.
I can't believe it
Expressing disbelief at the situation or the actions of the addressed person.
It's hard to conceive it
Describing the difficulty in accepting or understanding the current circumstances.
That you'd turn away romance
Expressing surprise or disappointment at the rejection of romance.
Are you pretending
Questioning whether the addressed person is pretending.
It looks like the ending
Suggesting that the situation appears to be leading to an end.
Unless I could have just one more chance to prove, dear
Expressing a desire for one more opportunity to prove the speaker's love.
My life a wreck you're making
Describing the negative impact on the speaker's life caused by the actions of the addressed person.
You know I'm yours for just the taking
Affirming the speaker's availability and willingness to be taken by the addressed person.
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
Offering to surrender oneself completely to the addressed person physically and emotionally.
My life a wreck you're making
Reiterating the negative impact on the speaker's life caused by the addressed person.
You know I'm yours for the very taking
Reaffirming the speaker's availability and willingness to be taken by the addressed person.
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
Expressing a willingness to surrender completely to the addressed person both physically and emotionally.
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