Just Say I Love Him
Yearning Echoes: Expressing Love's Regret in Nina Simone's Melody
Lyrics
Just say that I need him as roses need the rain
Expressing a deep need for him, comparing it to how roses need rain for sustenance.
And tell him that without him my dreams are all in vain
Indicating that without him, the speaker's dreams are futile and without purpose.
Just say I love him loved him from the start
Affirming love for him and emphasizing that this love has been present since the beginning.
And tell him that I'm yearning to say what's in my heart
Expressing a strong desire to convey the feelings in the speaker's heart to him.
Just say that I need him as roses need the rain
Reiterating the vital need for him, drawing a parallel to the essentiality of rain for roses.
Tell him that without him my dreams are all in vain
Stressing that the speaker's dreams are devoid of meaning in his absence.
If you should chance to meet him anytime anyplace anywhere
Instructing someone to convey a message to him whenever and wherever they may encounter him.
Say I was a fool to leave him
Acknowledging a mistake in leaving him and admitting foolishness.
Tell him how much a fool can care
Highlighting the intensity of the speaker's feelings and caring for him despite the foolish act.
And if he tells you he's lonely now and then
Addressing the possibility of his loneliness, instructing to convey the message of love.
Just won't you tell him that I love him
Requesting to explicitly communicate the love the speaker still holds for him.
And want him back again
Expressing a desire to have him back in the speaker's life.
If you should see him anytime anyplace anywhere
Reiterating the instruction to convey the message if encountering him anywhere.
Tell him I was a fool to leave him
Repeating the acknowledgment of the speaker's mistake in leaving him and the depth of caring.
Tell him how much a fool can care
Stressing the enduring nature of the speaker's care, even if he admits to occasional loneliness.
And if he tells you he's lonely now and then
Reiterating the instruction to communicate the speaker's love in times of his loneliness.
Won't you just say I love him and want him back again
Asking explicitly to convey the message of love and the desire to have him back.
Won't you just say I love him and want him back again
Repeating the plea to convey the message of love and the speaker's wish to reunite.
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