Unchained Melody
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Oh my love
My darling
I've hungered for your touch
A long lonely time

As time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine?

I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love
To me

Lonely rivers flow
To the sea
To the sea
To the open arms
Of the sea

Lonely rivers sigh
"Wait for me, wait for me"
I'll be coming home
Wait for me.

Oh my love
My darling
I've hungered, hungered for your touch
A long lonely time

And I know that time goes by so slowly
That time can do so much
Are you still mine?
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love




To me
Ooo ooo

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of LeAnn Rimes' song "Unchained Melody" are a heartbreaking plea for love and companionship. The song begins with the singer expressing her love and longing for her partner- "Oh my love, my darling, I've hungered for your touch, a long lonely time." The lyrics then reflect on the passage of time, how it can feel slow and unrelenting, yet it can also bring about significant changes in one's life- "As time goes by so slowly, and time can do so much, are you still mine?". The singer then repeatedly asks for her lover's love and for him to hurry back to her - "I need your love, I need your love, God speed your love to me".


The chorus of the song describes the rivers that flow to the sea, symbolizing the inevitability of time and life's journey. It seems as though the singer has spent all this time on her own, feeling lost and abandoned, but she knows that she needs her partner's love to make her whole again. The final verses of the song repeat this cycle of longing, love, and the passage of time, continually seeking a reunion with her beloved.


Line by Line Meaning

Oh my love
The singer is addressing their lover with endearment


My darling
Continuing with a term of endearment to their lover


I've hungered for your touch
The singer has been yearning for physical contact with their lover


A long lonely time
The singer has been feeling very isolated and disconnected from their lover for a while now


As time goes by so slowly
The passage of time has been dragging on for what feels like eternity to the singer


And time can do so much
Time has the power to change many things, including relationships


Are you still mine?
The singer is unsure if their lover still belongs to them or has moved on


I need your love
The singer is expressing their need for love


God speed your love
The singer is urging their lover to send their love


To me
Directing the love to be sent to the singer


Lonely rivers flow
The landscape is being described as lonely, suggesting that the singer is in a desolate place without their lover


To the sea
The rivers are flowing towards the ocean, creating imagery of the singer's love flowing towards something bigger and unknown


To the open arms
The sea's open arms are welcoming the lonely rivers


Of the sea
Reiterating the notion that the sea is symbolic of something greater and more encompassing than the singer's situation


Lonely rivers sigh
Personifying the rivers to express their sadness and yearning


"Wait for me, wait for me"
The rivers are pleading with the sea to wait for them before taking them in


I'll be coming home
The singer will be returning to their lover


Wait for me.
The singer is asking their lover to wait for them until they can be reunited


Ooo ooo
Vocalization to invoke emotion




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, UNCHAINED MELODY PUB LLC
Written by: Alex North, Hy Zaret

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@brookeevelyn4557

Woah, my love, my darling
I've hungered for your touch
A long, lonely time
And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine?
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love to me
Lonely rivers flow
To the sea, to the sea
To the open arms of the sea, yeah
Lonely rivers sigh
"Wait for me, wait for me"
I'll be coming home, wait for me
Woah, my love, my darling
I've hungered, hungered for your touch
A long, lonely time
And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine?
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love to me



All comments from YouTube:

@thehunterduo8492

“You said it yourself, flowers from 1970 couldn’t survive that long”

@ffxschl1335

IM SOBBING

@swag2653

i just finished reading the story for the first time and i am HEARTBROKEN

@gacha_kira1322

:(

@hi-lj8uu

screams

@user-rf6ph2vf8g

What’s story?

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@Imind60

Imagine being in the studio and witnessing this masterpiece being performed.

@ArizonaJoeHines

Fun fact: Only one of the Righteous Brothers (Bobby Hatfield) sings on the record.

@giordanobrandonbonjovitrib889

​@@ArizonaJoeHinesthanks captain obvious

@kay9549

Bobby was doing this song " live" on the Andy Williams show in 1965, a live performance with no autotune, one take. What a god given voice bobby had. A very blessed individual. Any song that he sang, he put his own "spin" on it. He is dear l y missed after all these years, we are fortunate that we have the 🎶 to still listen too.

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