To Love Somebody
Yearning Light: Exploring the Depths of Love in 'To Love Somebody' by P.P. Arnold
Lyrics
There's a light
Expressing the presence of a unique and special light.
A certain kind of light
Describing a particular type of light that the speaker hasn't experienced before.
That never shone on me
Reflecting on the absence of this special light in the speaker's life.
I want my life to be lived with you
Expressing the desire for the speaker's life to be shared with someone special.
Lived with you
Reiterating the wish for a shared life with the person addressed.
There's a way everybody say
Noting a commonly suggested way of doing things.
To do each and every little thing
Questioning the significance or fulfillment gained from following conventional advice.
But what does it bring
Challenging the value of conventional wisdom and questioning its outcomes.
If I ain't got you, ain't got?
Expressing the emptiness or lack of value without the presence of the person being addressed.
You don't know what it's like, baby
Conveying that the addressed person lacks an understanding of the speaker's experience.
You don't know what it's like
Reiterating the idea that the addressee doesn't comprehend the speaker's feelings.
To love somebody
Introducing the theme of loving somebody.
To love somebody
Repeating the theme of loving somebody for emphasis.
The way I love you
Describing the intensity and depth of the speaker's love for the addressed person.
In my brain
Referring to thoughts in the speaker's mind.
I see your face again
Visualizing the face of the person in the speaker's thoughts.
I know my frame of mind
Acknowledging the speaker's state of mind.
You ain't got to be so blind
Challenging the addressee to see beyond surface appearances.
And I'm blind, so, so, so blind
Emphasizing the speaker's emotional blindness in the situation.
I'm a man
Asserting the speaker's identity as a man.
Can't you see what I am?
Calling attention to the speaker's qualities and asking for recognition.
I live and I breathe for you
Expressing the speaker's dedication and dependence on the addressed person.
But what good does it do
Questioning the utility of the speaker's devotion.
If I ain't got you, ain't got?
Reiterating the emptiness without the presence of the person addressed.
You don't know what it's like, baby
Restating the lack of understanding on the addressee's part.
You don't know what it's like
Emphasizing the addressee's inability to grasp the speaker's emotions.
To love somebody
Returning to the theme of loving somebody.
To love somebody
Repeating the intensity of the speaker's love for the addressed person.
The way I love you
Affirming the depth of the speaker's love.
You don't know what it's like, baby
Reiterating the lack of understanding on the addressee's part.
You don't know what it's like
Emphasizing the addressee's inability to comprehend the speaker's feelings.
To love somebody
Returning to the theme of loving somebody.
To love somebody
Repeating the intensity of the speaker's love for the addressed person.
The way I love you
Affirming the depth of the speaker's love.
You don't know what it's like, baby
Reiterating the lack of understanding on the addressee's part.
You don't know what it's like
Emphasizing the addressee's inability to comprehend the speaker's feelings.
To love somebody
Summing up the challenge of loving somebody without mutual understanding.
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