Need Someone
Craving Connection: Mary J. Blige's Yearning for Love in 'Need Someone'
Lyrics
From where you stand
From your perspective or position
There's no way to change it
No possibility to alter the situation
No way to make it make sense
No way to comprehend or rationalize it
It is lonely there
Loneliness is present in that place
There in the spotlight
Being in the public eye or facing attention
Well, honey don't I understand
The speaker empathizes and claims to understand
You, you need some one to love you
The subject requires love
You need someone to hold you, tonight
A need for someone to provide comfort tonight
Someone to love you
Reiteration of the need for love
Someone to love you
-Someone to love you
-When you look at me
When the speaker is observed
Try hard to hide it
Attempting to conceal emotions
Try hard to keep it all in
Struggling to keep feelings hidden
Well I found you out
The speaker has figured out the truth
Discovered your secrets
Uncovered the undisclosed aspects
Well honey it ain't a sin
No wrongdoing in the revealed secrets
That you need some one to love you
The subject needs love from someone
Need someone to hold you tonight
Requirement for someone to offer solace tonight
Someone to love you
Repetition emphasizing the need for love
Oh someone to love you
-Someone to love you, oh oh yeah
-It doesn't have to be me, ooh
Not necessarily the speaker
But you, you need someone to love you
Emphasizing the need for love
You need someone to tell you that everything is alright
Requiring assurance that everything is fine
Someone to love you
Continuing the need for love
Someone to love
General need for love
Someone to love you
Reiteration of the need for someone to love
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