I Want
Chasing Summer Dreams: A Yearning for Genuine Love in 'I Want' by Lethabo Mello
Lyrics
I want that summer love.
I desire a love that feels like the warmth of summer.
Picnic blancket on the floor,
Yearning for a romantic setting with a picnic blanket on the floor.
Hold my hand when nights get cold
Seeking comfort and reassurance, wanting someone to hold hands with during cold nights.
I wanna know that I
Expressing a desire to know that the speaker is the sole focus of their partner.
Am the only one you’ve got eyes on
Wanting confirmation that the partner is exclusively attracted to the speaker.
That you want me like I want you
Desiring mutual affection, a reciprocal want between the speaker and their partner.
I wanna be held
Expressing a longing to be embraced emotionally.
I wanna be held
Repetition emphasizing the strong desire to be held.
Tell me you appreciate me.
Requesting verbal acknowledgment and recognition of the speaker's worth.
Want me more than for my body.
Desiring a connection beyond physical attraction, wanting to be valued for more than just the body.
I wanna be loved.
Expressing a deep yearning to experience love.
Fresh picked Daisies at my door.
Imagining romantic gestures like fresh daisies delivered to the speaker's door.
Laughing so hard we fell to the floor.
Recalling joyous moments of laughter and shared experiences.
I don’t want stories I want the real thing.
Expressing a preference for genuine relationships over fictional or exaggerated stories.
It gets so boring just to imagine
Highlighting the monotony of fantasizing about love without experiencing it.
Someone who loves me for who I am.
Expressing a desire for love based on acceptance of the speaker's true self.
Someone who’ll fight for me till the end.
Seeking a partner who will stand up and fight for the speaker until the end.
It might sound boring that just who I am.
Accepting that the speaker's personality may seem ordinary but seeking love despite this.
Hopeless romantic the source of my pain.
Acknowledging a tendency towards romanticism despite the potential for emotional pain.
I don’t wanna sound desperate
Expressing a desire for love without sounding overly eager or desperate.
Cause the truth is I would never settle for less
Affirming the unwillingness to settle for a relationship that falls short of the speaker's standards.
The truth is I would never settle for less
Reiteration of the refusal to accept anything less than a fulfilling relationship.
I I’m just so tired of watching
Expressing weariness from observing others falling in love while the speaker remains unattached.
Everbody all around me fall in love.
Feeling left behind as others experience love, expressing frustration.
While I fall behind it’s just too much.
Expressing a desire for the type of love mentioned in the first line, emphasizing the need for it.
I want that summer love.
Reiteration of the longing for a love reminiscent of summer.
Picnic blancket on the floor,
Repeating the desire for a romantic setting with a picnic blanket.
Hold my hand when nights get cold
Repeating the desire for physical closeness during cold nights.
I wanna know that I
Reiterating the need to feel exclusive attention from a partner.
Am the only one you’ve got eyes on
Repeating the desire for mutual and exclusive attraction.
That you want me like I want you
Reiterating the desire for reciprocal feelings from the partner.
I wanna be held
Reiteration of the strong desire to be emotionally embraced.
I wanna be held
Final repetition emphasizing the intense longing to be held.
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