Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart
Love's Enchanting Grasp: Marc Almond's Emotional Journey
Lyrics
Something's gotten hold of my heart
Something mysterious has taken control of my emotions.
Keeping my soul and my senses apart
It's keeping my soul and senses separated or distant.
Something's gotten into my life
There's a new element in my life.
Cutting its way through my dreams like a knife
It's affecting my dreams forcefully, like a knife cutting through.
Turning me up, turning me down
Causing emotional fluctuations—making me happy, then sad.
Making me smile, making me frown
Inducing both smiles and frowns.
In a world that was war
Reflecting on a past world of peace disrupted by the arrival of someone.
I once lived in a time
-That was peace
-With no trouble at all
-But then you came my way
Expressing the profound impact of the person's arrival and the desire for them to stay.
And a feeling i know
-Shook my heart
-And made me want you to stay
-All of my nights
Highlighting the all-encompassing effect on every moment of day and night.
And all of my days
-I want to tell you now
Expressing a need to convey something important.
Something's gotten hold of my hand
The mysterious force has taken hold of the speaker's hand.
Dragging my soul to a beautiful land
Dragging the speaker's soul to a beautiful, perhaps euphoric, place.
Something's invaded my night
There's an intrusion into the speaker's night, vividly coloring their sleep.
Painting my sleep with a colour so bright
Describing the transformative effect on emotions, from grey and blue to scarlet.
Changing the grey, changing the blue
-Scarlet for me, scarlet for you
-I've got to know if this is the real thing
Expressing a need to understand if the experience is genuine.
I've got to know what's making my heart sing, oh yeah
-A smile and i am lost for a lifetime
Describing the overwhelming impact of a smile, losing oneself in each minute spent together.
Each minute spent with you is the right time
-Every hour (yeah) every day (yeah)
Every moment spent together feels right, and the touch causes the mind to wander.
You touch me and my mind goes astray
-And baby yeah, and baby yeah
-Something's gotten hold of my hand
Reiteration of the mysterious force dragging the soul to a beautiful land.
Dragging my soul to a beautiful land
-Something's gotten into my life
Reiterating the force cutting through dreams and causing emotional ups and downs.
Cutting its way through my dreams like a knife
-Turning me up, turning me down
Continuation of the emotional rollercoaster induced by this force.
Making me smile, making me frown
-In a world that was war
Recollection of a peaceful past disrupted by the arrival of the person.
I once lived in a time
-That was peace
-With no trouble at all
-But then you, you, you
Emphasizing the profound impact of the person on the speaker's heart and desire for them to stay.
Came my way
-And a feeling i know
-Shook my heart
-And made me want you to stay
-All of my nights
Reiterating the impact on both day and night.
And all of my days
-Something's gotten hold of my heart
Reiteration of the mysterious force holding onto the heart and keeping soul and senses apart.
Keeping my soul and my senses apart
-Something's invaded my night
Reiteration of the force invading the night, painting sleep with bright colors.
Painting my sleep with a colour so bright
-Changing the grey, changing the blue
-Scarlet for me, scarlet for you
Continuation of the description of the transformative effect, changing from grey and blue to scarlet.
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