Chained
Unbreakable Bonds: Love's Chains in The Jackson 5's Melody
Lyrics
Seems just yesterday, you were in my arms
Reflects on the past when the person was held close
And in a special way you touched my heart with all your charms
Expresses how deeply the person affected their heart with charisma
And now you're gone (now you're gone)
Highlights the absence of the person now
Oh, and I find myself (I find myself)
Expresses the feeling of being by oneself
Honey, I'm all alone (I'm all alone)
Conveys a sense of loneliness
And there's no love left (there's no love left)
Emphasizes the perceived absence of love
Hey, don't know why I failed
Expresses confusion or uncertainty about the reason for failure
For you I've always cared
Shows continuous care and concern for the person
I did all I know to win your love and make it so
Efforts made to win love and maintain the relationship
Always stay but you turned away
Expresses disappointment at the person's decision to leave
Honey, what could I say?
Expresses helplessness or inability to influence the situation
How could you, how could you, how could you do me this way?
Expresses disbelief or shock at being treated this way
'Cause I'm chained
Describes feeling bound or confined emotionally
To your love and affection
Feeling tied to the love and care received
'Cause I'm chained
Indicates that this love is the primary guidance in life
'Cause your love is my only direction
Shows the direction in life solely being the person's love
Oh, uh-uh-uh
Expresses determination to fix the situation
I, I, I, I've got to make it right
Recognizes the need to correct past mistakes
Somehow it all went wrong
Acknowledges a deviation from a positive path
Somewhere down the line
Refers to the point where the relationship went wrong
The love I lost, I've got to find
Desire to regain the lost love
(Whoah, and it won't be long)
Belief that the process won't take too long
Gonna make it right, baby (gonna make it right, baby)
Commitment to correcting things
And carry you tenderly back home
Expresses a desire to bring the person back home with care
'Cause I'm chained
Reiterates feeling emotionally bound to the person
To your love and affection
Continued attachment and dependence on the person's affection
Girl, I'm chained
Confirms the feeling of being emotionally bound
Yeah, when I hear your name
Emphasizes the effect of the person's mere mention
I tremble, how I tremeble, yeah (can't, can't, can't help loving you)
Expresses a strong emotional response to the person's name
Oh, you know, oh, you know (can't, can't, help yourself)
Highlights the inability to control one's emotions in this situation
Baby, oh, baby
Expresses affection towards the person
Oh, now I admit that I
Admits imperfection in past behavior
Haven't been the perfect guy
Recognizes not being ideal for the person
For a girl as sweet as you but my heart and soul cries out to you
Heartfelt plea despite acknowledged shortcomings
(One more chance, that's all I need)
Expresses a plea for another opportunity
I'm gonna make it right, baby (gonna make it right, baby)
Reiterates the commitment to fixing things
If you'll just stay, stay with me
Requests the person to stay and work on the relationship
'Cause I'm chained, chained
Repeats feeling emotionally confined or tied
Oh, I'm chained
Emphasizes being emotionally bound or confined
To your love and afection
Continued emotional dependency on the person
'Cause I'm chained, chained
Repeats the feeling of emotional confinement or being tied</
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