Body and Soul
Soulful Longing: Unveiling the Emotional Tapestry of Oscar Peterson's 'Body and Soul'
Lyrics
My heart is sad and lonely
Expresses deep sorrow and solitude in the speaker's heart.
For you I sigh, for you dear only
The speaker longs and sighs exclusively for the person they deeply care about.
Why haven't you seen it
Questions why the intended recipient hasn't noticed the speaker's feelings.
I'm all for you body and soul
Declares the speaker's complete dedication, physically and emotionally, to the recipient.
I spend my days in longing
Describes the speaker's days filled with yearning and pondering why they are being mistreated.
And wondering why it's me you're wronging
Expresses confusion as to why the recipient is treating the speaker unfairly.
I tell you I mean it
Asserts the sincerity of the speaker's emotions and devotion.
I'm all for you body and soul
Reiterates the speaker's wholehearted commitment physically and emotionally to the recipient.
I can't believe it
States disbelief at the situation.
It's hard to conceive it
Expresses difficulty in understanding or believing the recipient's actions.
That you'd turn away romance
Expresses surprise that the recipient is rejecting romantic advances.
Are you pretending
Suggests suspicion that the recipient might be feigning emotions.
It looks like the ending
Indicates that the situation seems like it's reaching its conclusion or end.
Unless I could have just one more chance to prove, dear
Desires one more opportunity to prove the depth of emotions to the recipient.
My life a wreck you're making
Portrays the recipient as the cause of distress and chaos in the speaker's life.
You know I'm yours for just the taking
Asserts that the speaker is entirely available and committed to the recipient.
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
Expresses the willingness to completely give oneself, physically and emotionally, to the recipient.
My life a wreck you're making
Repeats the portrayal of the recipient as the source of turmoil in the speaker's life.
You know I'm yours for the very taking
Reiterates the speaker's complete availability and willingness to be with the recipient.
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
Restates the readiness to surrender entirely to the recipient, physically and emotionally.
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