Unchained Melody
She & Him Lyrics

Oh, my love, my darling
The singer addresses their long lost lover with a loving and affectionate greeting.

I've hungered for your touch
The singer confesses to craving physical and emotional intimacy with their beloved.

A long, lonely time
The singer reflects on the length of time they've spent without their lover, feeling isolated and desolate.

Time goes by so slowly
The singer alludes to the pain of missing their lover and how it seems to make time drag.

And time can do so much
The singer acknowledges that time has the power to change people and circumstances, but they still long for their lover.

Are you still mine?
The singer expresses insecurity about whether their lover still belongs to them and longs for confirmation.

I need your love
The singer admits to requiring the affection of their beloved to feel happy and fulfilled.

God speed your love to me
The singer prays for their lover's love to reach them soon, suggesting desperation and longing.

Lonely rivers flow
The singer uses a metaphor to describe their feelings of isolation, drawing a comparison to the flow of a river alone.

To the sea, to the sea
The singer expresses a desire to be carried away and reunited with their lover, exemplified by the rivers flowing towards the ocean.

To the open arms of the sea
The singer visualizes the sea as being welcoming and embracing, reflecting the feeling of safety they experience when in their lover's presence.

Lonely rivers sigh
The singer personifies the rivers as feeling a profound sense of disappointment and longing connected to their separation from their lover.

"Wait for me, wait for me"
The singer asks their lover to remain patient and wait for their return, understanding that the process of reuniting may be difficult.

I'll be coming home, wait for me
The singer reassures their lover that they will return to their side and that they should be ready for their reunion when it takes place.

Lonely mountains gaze
The singer once more uses a metaphor to describe their sense of solitude, connecting with the mountains' stance in their isolation.

At the stars, at the stars
The singer describes looking up at the stars as a method of dreaming of their beloved being with them again.

Waiting for the dawn of the day
The singer anticipates the arrival of the morning for its symbolism of new beginnings and the hope of a brighter future with their lover.

All alone I gaze
The singer reaffirms their loneliness, remaining by themselves and feeling separated from their lover.

Dreaming of my love far away
The singer is depicted as fantasizing about their lover, as they are a considerable distance apart.