Don't Leave Me This Way
Yearning Embrace: Unveiling the Depths of Love in Otis Redding's Melody
Lyrics
Um-hm-hm aah ah ah
Expressing a contemplative sound, setting the emotional tone.
Don't leave me this way
Pleading with someone not to abandon the speaker.
I can't survive, can't stay alive
Conveying a sense of desperation, stating inability to survive or stay alive without the lover.
Without your love, oh baby
Highlighting the importance of the lover's presence for the speaker's well-being.
Don't leave me this way, no
Reiterating the plea for the lover not to leave.
I can't exist, I'll surely miss your tender kiss
Emphasizing the impact of the lover's absence, expressing a longing for their tender kiss.
Don't leave me this way
Repeating the plea for the lover not to depart.
(A broken man with empty hands
Describing the speaker as broken and empty-handed without the lover.
Oh baby please, don't leave me this way)
Continuing the plea for the lover not to leave.
Aaah baby, my heart is full of love and desire for you
Expressing deep feelings of love and desire for the lover.
Now come on down and do what you gotta do
Urging the lover to take action and fulfill their role in the relationship.
(Now come on girl and do what you gotta do)
Repeating the call for the lover to do what is necessary in the relationship.
You started this fire down in my soul
Attributing the ignition of passion in the speaker's soul to the lover.
Now can't you see it's burning out of control
Indicating that the passion is intensifying and becoming uncontrollable.
Come on (now) satisfy the need in me
Encouraging the lover to fulfill the speaker's emotional needs.
Only your good lovin' can set me free hey
Stating that only the lover's good love can provide liberation.
Don't, don't you leave me this way, no
Repeating the plea for the lover not to leave, underscoring the urgency.
Don't you understand I'm at your command
Asserting that the speaker is under the lover's command, emphasizing dependency.
Oh baby please, please don't leave me this way
Continuing the plea, urging the lover not to abandon the speaker.
Aaah baby, my heart is full of love and desire for you
Reiterating the depth of love and desire the speaker feels for the lover.
Now come on down and do what you gotta do
Repeatedly urging the lover to take necessary action in the relationship.
(Now come on girl and do what you gotta do)
Repeating the call for the lover to fulfill their role in the relationship.
You started this fire down in my soul
Recalling the origin of the intense passion within the speaker.
Now can't you see it's burning out of control
Emphasizing the uncontrollable nature of the burning passion.
Come on (now) satisfy the need in me
Encouraging the lover to meet the speaker's emotional needs.
Only your good lovin' can set me free hey
Reiterating that only the lover's love can provide freedom.
Need your lovin' baby, need need your love right now
Expressing a current need for the lover's love.
Your love is so important to me got to have it
Stressing the importance of the lover's love to the speaker.
('Cause it would be wrong
Highlighting the wrongness of stringing the speaker along in a love that is true.
To string me along a love so true)
Emphasizing the sincerity and authenticity of the speaker's love.
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