These Arms Of Mine
Embrace of Longing: Otis Redding's Soulful Yearning in "These Arms Of Mine
Lyrics
These arms of mine, they are lonely
Expresses the speaker's loneliness, emphasizing the yearning for connection.
Lonely and feeling blue
Reiterates the feeling of loneliness and sadness, using the color blue as a symbol of melancholy.
These arms of mine, they are yearning
Highlights the intense desire or longing (yearning) felt in the speaker's arms for the person addressed.
Yearning from wanting you
Specifies that the yearning is a result of wanting and desiring the addressed person.
And if you would let them hold you
Expresses a plea for the addressed person to allow the speaker's arms to hold them, with gratitude promised in return.
Oh, how grateful I will be
Conveys the depth of gratitude the speaker would feel if the addressed person accepts the embrace.
These arms of mine, they are burning
Introduces a new element of burning sensation in the arms, signifying the intensity of desire.
Burning from wanting you
Specifies that the burning sensation is a result of wanting and longing for the addressed person.
These arms of mine, they are wanting
Reiterates the speaker's arms' desire, emphasizing the wish to hold the addressed person.
Wanting to hold you
States the clear desire to hold the addressed person using the speaker's arms.
And if you would let them hold you
Repeats the plea for the addressed person to allow the speaker's arms to hold them, with promised gratitude.
Oh, how grateful I will be
Reiterates the depth of gratitude the speaker would feel if the addressed person accepts the embrace.
Come on, come on, baby
Encourages the addressed person to come closer and be the speaker's partner or lover.
Just be my little woman
Requests the addressed person to become a significant part of the speaker's life as a woman.
Just be my lover, oh
Further emphasizes the desire for a romantic relationship by asking the addressed person to be a lover.
I need me somebody, somebody to treat me right, oh
Expresses the speaker's need for someone to treat them right, suggesting a desire for a caring and fulfilling relationship.
I need your arms, loving arms to hold me tight
Specifies the need for the addressed person's loving arms to provide comfort and security.
And I, I, I need, I need your, I need your, tender lips, to hold, hold me
Reiterates the need for the addressed person's tender lips and arms to hold the speaker, reinforcing the theme of desire and intimacy.
Tell me when I'm right now, baby
Ends the song with a plea for confirmation or assurance from the addressed person about the speaker's feelings being right.
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