The Song Is You
Anthony Braxton Lyrics


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I hear music when I look at you,
A beautiful theme of every
Dream I ever knew.
Down deep in my heart I hear it play.
I feel it start, then melt away.

I hear music when I touch your hand,
A beautiful melody
From some enchanted land.
Down deep in my heart, I hear it say,
Is this the day?

I alone have heard this lovely strain,
I alone have heard this glad refrain:
Must it be forever inside of me,
Why can't I let it go,
Why can't I let you know,
Why can't I let you know the song
My heart would sing?

That beautiful rhapsody
Of love and youth and spring,
The music is sweet,




The words are true
The song is you.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Anthony Braxton's "The Song is You" is a passionate and romantic love song that describes the intense feelings that one person experiences when they see their significant other. The first verse of the song describes how the singer hears music every time they look at their lover. The melody is beautiful and it corresponds to every dream that they ever had in life. This seems to indicate that the relationship with their partner is like a dream come true for them. The singer hears this music within their heart and can feel the moment it starts to play, but it also disappears just as quickly as it began.


In the second verse, the singer states that they also hear music when they touch their lover's hand. This music is also beautiful but it comes from another world, probably representing the magical and alluring nature of their partner. The music again originates within the heart, and what it suggests is that the singer's heart is, without a doubt, deeply intertwined with their lover's. This beautiful music in the singer's heart is so intense that it seems to ask whether this is the day when everything is going to fall apart.


Line by Line Meaning

I hear music when I look at you,
The sight of you fills me with a beautiful melody.


A beautiful theme of every Dream I ever knew.
This melody is the embodiment of all my dreams.


Down deep in my heart I hear it play.
The melody echoes in the depths of my soul.


I feel it start, then melt away.
The melody begins and fades away too soon.


I hear music when I touch your hand,
Touching you brings to mind a beautiful tune.


A beautiful melody From some enchanted land.
This melody is as if from a magical place.


Down deep in my heart, I hear it say, Is this the day?
The melody speaks from my heart and asks if this is the day my dreams will come true.


I alone have heard this lovely strain, I alone have heard this glad refrain:
I am the only one who has ever heard this beautiful tune.


Must it be forever inside of me, Why can't I let it go, Why can't I let you know, Why can't I let you know the song My heart would sing?
Why must it remain trapped inside me? Why can't I share it with you, the one who inspires it in me?


That beautiful rhapsody Of love and youth and spring,
This melody represents love, youth, and springtime, and is truly beautiful.


The music is sweet, The words are true The song is you.
This melody is sweet, its lyrics true, and it is all about you, the one who brings it out in me.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jerome Kern, Oscar II Hammerstein

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