To Love Somebody
Yearning for Unrequited Love: To Love Somebody's Emotion-Soaked Longing
Lyrics
There's a light
Expressing the presence of a unique brightness or hope.
A certain kind of light
Referring to a specific type of light, possibly metaphorical.
That never shone on me
Highlighting a lack of that special light in the speaker's life.
I want my life to be
Desiring a life filled with meaning and connection.
Lived with you, lived with you
Emphasizing the desire to share life intimately with someone.
There's a way
Suggesting there is a particular approach or method.
Everybody say
Indicating a common understanding or advice from others.
To do each and every little thing
Detailing the importance of small, everyday actions.
But what does it bring
Raising a question about the significance if the desired person is absent.
If I ain't got you, ain't got you?
Stressing the emptiness without the presence of the loved one.
You don't know what it's like
Describing the challenge of understanding the speaker's experience.
Baby, you don't know what it's like
Repeating the idea of the partner's lack of understanding.
To love somebody, to love somebody
Expressing the difficulty of loving someone.
The way I love you
Stating the depth and uniqueness of the speaker's love.
In my mind
Referring to mental imagery of the loved one.
I see your face again
Revisiting the mental image and thoughts about the person.
I know my frame of mind
Asserting the speaker's state of mind.
You ain't got to be so blind
Criticizing the loved one for not understanding.
And I'm blind, so very blind
Highlighting the speaker's emotional blindness.
I'm a man
Identifying the speaker's gender.
Can't you see what I am?
Pleading for recognition and understanding.
I live and breathe for you
Expressing total dedication and dependence on the loved one.
But what good does it do
Questioning the purpose if the loved one is not present.
If I ain't got you, ain't got you?
Reiterating the emptiness without the loved one.
You don't know what it's like
Repeating the theme of misunderstood love.
Baby, you don't know what it's like
Emphasizing the lack of understanding from the loved one.
To love somebody, to love somebody
Reiterating the challenges of loving someone deeply.
The way I love you
Restating the profound nature of the speaker's love.
Oh yeah
Expressing frustration or exasperation.
You don't know what it's like
Reaffirming the lack of understanding from the loved one.
Baby, you don't know what it's like
Repeating the challenges of loving someone deeply.
To love somebody, to love somebody
Emphasizing the ongoing struggle to convey the depth of love.
To love somebody, oh yeah
Repeating the theme of loving somebody despite challenges.
To love somebody
Reiterating the central theme of loving somebody.
The way I love you
Stressing the unique and profound nature of the speaker's love.
You don't know, you don't know
Expressing the lack of understanding from the loved one.
To love somebody, to love somebody
Repeating the challenges and complexity of loving somebody.
You don't know, oh
Emphasizing the lack of awareness or comprehension.
To love somebody, to love somebody
Reiterating the difficulty of loving somebody deeply.
The way I love you
Restating the depth and uniqueness of the speaker's love.
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