Up On Me
Love's Sweet Challenge: Unraveling Smoke Season's 'Up On Me' Essence
Lyrics
Hold up
Expression urging to wait or pause.
Coming up close and then laying me flat with your
Describing a close encounter and the impact of a tender touch.
Sweet touch
Highlighting the sweetness of the touch.
Softer than honey and sharper than text
Comparing the touch to honey's softness and text's sharpness.
Saving all my kisses 'til I don't
Delaying affection until it's no longer essential.
Need you like I need a stain on my knee
Downplaying the necessity of the relationship.
Come a little closer 'til we don't
Encouraging proximity until emotional barriers fade.
Holding it back
Repeating the idea of holding back emotions.
Holding it back
-Holding it back
-So don't give up
Encouragement to persist and not surrender.
On up, on up, on up
Repeated emphasis on not giving up on the speaker.
On me, me, me
-So don't give up
Reiterating the plea to persevere in the relationship.
On up, on up, on up
-On me, me (me, me)
-Hey, now
Acknowledging a unique ability with words.
You've got a way with your words that can make me
Describing the impact of words on the speaker.
Lay down
Creating an imagery of building something special.
Build you a palace here inside your mouth
Metaphorically placing affection within words.
Sneaking all my kisses 'til we don't
Delaying the expression of affection.
Need them like we need the air that we breathe
Comparing kisses to the necessity of air.
Riding down fixtures 'til we don't
Continuing to enjoy moments without retrospection.
No looking back
Emphasizing the commitment to moving forward.
No looking back
-No looking back
-So don't give up
Repeating the message of not giving up.
On up, on up, on up
-On me, me, me
-So don't give up
-On up, on up, on up
-On me, me (me, me)
-Hmm, baby, don't give up, baby don't you give up
Affectionate plea to persist in the relationship.
I know you heard it before
Acknowledging previous doubts but asserting current sincerity.
But it's real this time
-Gonna love you right, yeah
Commitment to love the partner correctly.
So don't give up
Reiteration of the central theme: not giving up on the relationship.
On up, on up, on up
-On me, me, me
-So don't give up
-On up, on up, on up
-On me, me, me (me, me)
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