Body and Soul

Passionate Longing: Unveiling the Emotion in Tom Scott's 'Body and Soul'
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Lyrics

My heart is sad and lonely

Expressing sadness and loneliness in the heart.

For you I sigh, for you dear only

Longing and sighing specifically for the person addressed, indicating exclusivity in affection.

Why haven't you seen it

Questioning why the addressed person hasn't noticed the emotional state.

I'm all for you body and soul

Declaring total commitment and devotion, giving oneself entirely, both physically ("body") and emotionally ("soul").


I spend my days in longing

Expressing the speaker's daily experience of yearning.

And wondering why it's me you're wronging

Wondering why the person is treating the speaker wrongly or causing emotional pain.

I tell you I mean it

Asserting the sincerity of the emotions expressed.

I'm all for you body and soul

Reiterating the complete commitment of the speaker to the addressed person.


I can't believe it

Expressing disbelief or astonishment at a situation.

It's hard to conceive it

Describing the difficulty in accepting a certain reality.

That you'd turn away romance

Suggesting a rejection of romantic advances.

Are you pretending

Questioning if the person is feigning or pretending.

It looks like the ending

Indicating a potential conclusion or ending to a relationship.

Unless I could have just one more chance to prove, dear

Expressing a desire for another opportunity to prove love or commitment.


My life a wreck you're making

Describing the impact on the speaker's life, suggesting emotional turmoil caused by the person addressed.

You know I'm yours for just the taking

Acknowledging the speaker's availability for the taking by the addressed person.

I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul

Offering complete surrender, both physically and emotionally, to the person addressed.


My life a wreck you're making

Repeating the description of the impact on the speaker's life, emphasizing the emotional distress caused.

You know I'm yours for the very taking

Reiterating the speaker's availability for the taking, emphasizing the willingness to surrender completely.

I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul

Restating the willingness to surrender both body and soul to the person addressed.

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