Shine
Unveiling the Radiance Within: Patty Smyth's 'Shine' Lyrics Explored
Lyrics
Why'd you tell me that you won't see me no more
Expressing disappointment or hurt after being told that the person won't see the speaker anymore.
I say baby, baby, baby do you want to watch me crawl across the floor
Asking if the person wants to witness the speaker's vulnerability or struggle.
'Cause anyone can learn to pull a trigger
Highlighting the ease with which anyone can resort to violence (pull a trigger) metaphorically.
Anyone can break a heart in two
Stating that breaking someone's heart is also something anyone can do.
It's so easy for you
Emphasizing how easy it is for the person to hurt others.
But if there's love in your heart
Encouraging the person to let love in their heart.
Just let it
Continuing the encouragement to allow love to enter the heart.
Shine, shine, shine
Expressing the desire for love to shine abundantly.
Shine, shine, shine
-Shine, shine, shine
-All over me
Describing the desire for love to encompass the speaker entirely.
One day you'll turn around
Suggesting a future moment when the person may regret losing the speaker.
When all your friends are gone, ooh
Anticipating a time when the person's friends have left, and the speaker will be missed.
You'll be sorry boy but sorry won't keep you warm
Indicating that regret won't provide comfort or warmth.
So darling hold me now my heart is hungry
Requesting emotional support and intimacy from the person.
All I need is a taste of you
Expressing a strong desire for a connection with the person.
Let love pull us through
Expressing hope that love will help them overcome challenges.
And like a light in the dark
Comparing love to a guiding light in difficult times.
Just let it
Reiterating the encouragement to let love shine.
Shine, shine, shine
Continuing the desire for love to shine brightly throughout all days and nights.
Shine, shine, shine,
-Shine, shine, shine
-And all of your days baby
Expressing a commitment to bring happiness and love into the person's life.
All of your nights
Reassuring that the speaker will be there during both day and night.
I'll make you shimmer with love
Promising to make the person radiant with love, implying a positive transformation.
A brilliant sacrifice
Referring to the speaker's love as a significant and admirable offering.
Ain't nobody out there gonna love you this way
Asserting that nobody else will love the person in the same profound way.
So come build me a fire
Asking the person to create warmth and passion in the relationship.
Do you hear what I say
Ensuring the person hears and understands the speaker's plea.
Just let it
Repeating the encouragement for love to shine brightly.
Shine, shine, shine
-I want to feel it
Expressing the desire to feel the warmth and brightness of love.
Shine, shine, shine
Expressing the desire to see the visible effects of love.
I want to see it
Reiterating the desire to witness the radiance of love.
Shine, shine, shine
Stating the wish to feel the person's love.
I want to feel your love for me
Repeating the desire to experience the person's love in various ways.
I want to touch your love for me
-I want to see your love for me
-All of your days baby
Reaffirming the commitment to bring love and brightness to the person's life.
All of your nights
-I'll make you shimmer with love
-A brilliant sacrifice
Describing the speaker's love as a significant and admirable sacrifice.
Anyone can learn to pull the trigger
Repeating the idea that anyone can cause harm, emphasizing the contrast with the speaker's approach to love.
Anyone can break a heart in two
-You know it's just too easy for you
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