You've Really Got a Hold on Me
Love's Irresistible Grip: The Emotional Tug in 'You've Really Got a Hold on Me'
Lyrics
I don't like you
I have negative feelings towards you
But I love you
Despite not liking you, I have strong feelings of love for you
See that I'm always
It's evident that I'm constantly thinking about you
Thinking of you
My thoughts are focused on you
Oh, oh, oh,
Expression of emotion, possibly emphasizing the intensity of feelings
You treat me badly
Despite your mistreatment, my love for you is intense
I love you madly
I love you passionately despite how you treat me
You've really got a hold on me
You have a significant emotional influence on me
You've really got a hold on me, baby
Reiteration of the emotional hold the person has
I don't want you
I don't desire to be with you
But I need you
Despite not wanting you, I feel a strong need for you
Don't want to kiss you
I don't wish to kiss you
But I need you
Yet, I feel a necessity for your presence
Oh, oh, oh
Expression of emotion, possibly emphasizing the intensity of feelings
You do me wring now
You're causing me pain
My love is strong now
Despite the pain, my love for you remains strong
You've really got a hold on me
Reiteration of the emotional hold the person has
You've really got a hold on me, baby
Emphasizing the significant emotional influence
I love you and all I want you to do
Expressing love and a desire for physical closeness
Is just hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me
Expressing a longing to be held by the person
I want to leave you
Expressing a desire to end the relationship
Don't want to stay here
Not wanting to remain in the current situation
Don't want to spend
Not wanting to spend more time in the current circumstance
Another day here
Expressing a strong desire to leave the current situation
Oh, oh, oh, I want to split now
Expressing a desire to end the relationship abruptly
I just can quit now
Feeling unable to quit the emotional attachment
You've really got a hold on me
Reiteration of the emotional hold the person has
You've really got a hold on me, baby
Emphasizing the powerful emotional influence
I love you and all I want you to do
Expressing love and a desire for physical closeness
Is just hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me
Reiteration of the longing to be held by the person
You've really got a hold on me
Reiteration of the significant emotional influence
You've really got a hold on me
Reiteration of the emotional hold the person has
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