To Love Somebody
Brazil XXI feat. Silvie Lyrics

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There's a light
A certain kind of light
That never shone on me
I want my life to be
To live with you
To live with you
There's a way
Everybody says

To do each and every little thing
But what does it bring
If I ain't got you
Ain't got you
You don't know what it's like
Baby, you don't know what it's like
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love you

In my brain
I see your face again
I know my frame of mind
You ain't got to be so blind
And I'm blind, so, so, so blind
I'm a woman
Can't you see what I am
I live and breathe for you
But what good does it do
If I ain't got you
Ain't got you
You don't know what it's like
Baby, you don't know what it's like
To love somebody

To love somebody
The way I love you

Overall Meaning

The song "To Love Somebody" by Brazil XXI feat. Silvie is a powerful ballad that expresses the longing and desire of the singer to be with their loved one. The opening lines 'There's a light, a certain kind of light, that never shone on me' suggest that the singer has been missing something in their life, and they believe that being with their loved one will fill that void. They want their life to revolve around this person and be with them in every aspect of their lives, 'To live with you, there's a way everybody says, to do each and every little thing, but what does it bring, if I ain't got you'.

The second verse reveals the desperation of the singer to be with their loved one. They imagine their face in their mind and it haunts them. They feel that their love is not reciprocated and they are being ignored, 'You ain't got to be so blind, and I'm blind, so, so, so blind. I'm a woman, can't you see what I am? I live and breathe for you, but what good does it do if I ain't got you?'. They try to make their love for the person more relatable by saying, 'You don't know what it's like, baby, you don't know what it's like, to love somebody, to love somebody the way I love you'.

Overall, the song conveys the message that love is powerful and can make a person feel complete, but when it is not reciprocated, it can feel incredibly painful and frustrating.

Line by Line Meaning

There's a light
I feel like something is missing in my life

A certain kind of light
A special feeling that I haven't felt before

That never shone on me
I want to experience that feeling

I want my life to be
All I want is to be with you

To live with you
I want to spend my life with you

There's a way
People say there's a way to do everything

Everybody says
Everyone seems to have advice

To do each and every little thing
To handle everything in life

But what does it bring
But what's the point of it all

If I ain't got you
If I don't have you

Ain't got you
If I don't have you