Body and Soul
Melancholy Echoes of Longing: Body and Soul Meaning Unveiled
Lyrics
My heart is sad and lonely
Expresses deep sadness and isolation in the speaker's heart.
For you I sigh, for you dear only
The speaker longs and sighs solely for the person addressed.
Why haven't you seen it
Questioning why the addressed person hasn’t noticed the speaker's feelings.
I'm all for you body and soul
Expresses complete dedication and commitment to the addressed person.
I spend my days in longing
The speaker spends their days in a state of yearning.
And wondering why it's me you're wronging
Wondering why the addressed person is treating them unfairly or mistreating them.
I tell you I mean it
Emphasizes the sincerity of the speaker's feelings.
I'm all for you body and soul
Reaffirmation of complete dedication and commitment to the addressed person.
I can't believe it
Expresses disbelief at the situation.
It's hard to conceive it
Conveys the difficulty in accepting the reality of the addressed person's actions.
That you'd turn away romance
Surprised that the addressed person is rejecting romantic involvement.
Are you pretending
Questioning whether the addressed person is feigning emotions.
It looks like the ending
Feels like the relationship is approaching its end.
Unless I could have just one more chance to prove, dear
Desperation for an opportunity to prove love to the addressed person.
My life a wreck you're making
States that the speaker's life is in chaos due to the addressed person's actions.
You know I'm yours for just the taking
Expresses willingness to be taken advantage of or used by the addressed person.
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
Complete willingness to surrender oneself emotionally and physically.
My life a wreck you're making
Reiteration of the havoc caused in the speaker's life by the addressed person.
You know I'm yours for the very taking
Reaffirms the speaker's availability and willingness to be used by the addressed person.
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
Reiterates complete surrender of oneself to the addressed person.
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