You Go to My Head
Cecilia Dale Lyrics
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And you linger
Like
A haunting refrain
And I find you
Spinning 'round
In my brain
Like the bubbles
Of champagne
You go to my head
Like a sip
Of sparkling
Burgundy brew
And I find
The very mention
Of you
Like the kicker
In a julep or two
The thrill
Of the thought
That you might
Give a thought
To my plea
Cast a spell
Over me
Still I say
To myself
Get a hold
Of yourself
Can't you see
That it
Never can be
You go
To my head
With a smile
That makes
My temperature
Rise
Like a summer
With
A thousand Julys
You intoxicate
My soul
With your eyes
Though
I'm certain
That this
Heart of mine
Hasn't a ghost
Of a chance
In this
Crazy romance
You go
To my head
The thrill
Of the thought
That you might
Give a thought
To my plea
Cast a spell
Over me
Still I say
To myself
Get a hold
Of yourself
Can't you see
That it
Never can be
You go
To my head
With a smile
That makes
My temperature
Rise
Like a summer
With
A thousand Julys
You intoxicate
My soul
With your eyes
Though
I'm certain
That this
Heart of mine
Hasn't a ghost
Of a chance
In this
Crazy romance
You go
To my head
You go
To my head
You go
To my head
In "You Go To My Head", Cecilia Dale sings about being completely captivated by someone who has bewitched her heart and taken it over completely. She compares the way this person lingers in her mind to a haunting refrain or a sip of sparkling burgundy brew. She says that the person sends her thoughts and emotions spinning around her brain like the bubbles in a glass of champagne. This person is like a drug, intoxicating her with just a smile and making her temperature rise like a hot summer. She confesses that the thrill of the thought that this person might give her a chance has cast a spell on her, but at the same time, she reminds herself that it can never be.
The lyrics could be interpreted in a variety of ways, but one possible interpretation is that the song is about a woman who has fallen for someone who is unattainable in some way - maybe he's already in a relationship, or maybe he doesn't even know she exists. She's consumed by thoughts of this person, but also tormented by the fact that she knows it can never work out.
Line by Line Meaning
You go to my head
You are always on my mind
And you linger
And you stay there, even when you're not physically present
Like
A haunting refrain
Like a melody that repeats in my mind
And I find you
Spinning 'round
In my brain
And I can't stop thinking about you
Like the bubbles
In a glass
Of champagne
Like the fizzy excitement that bubbles up inside me when I think of you
You go to my head
Like a sip
Of sparkling
Burgundy brew
You are irresistible to me, like a delicious but intoxicating drink
And I find
The very mention
Of you
Like the kicker
In a julep or two
And even just hearing your name gives me a rush like the extra punch in a cocktail.
The thrill
Of the thought
That you might
Give a thought
To my plea
The excitement I feel at the possibility that you might have feelings for me too
Cast a spell
Over me
You have bewitched me
Still I say
To myself
Get a hold
Of yourself
Can't you see
That it
Never can be
But I try to remind myself to be practical, to not get carried away with my feelings because I know it can never work out
You go
To my head
With a smile
That makes
My temperature
Rise
Your smile has a magnetic effect on me, it makes me feel warm and flustered
Like a summer
With
A thousand Julys
Like the heat of a scorching summer intensified many times over
You intoxicate
My soul
With your eyes
Your gaze has the power to enrapture me completely
Though
I'm certain
That this
Heart of mine
Hasn't a ghost
Of a chance
In this
Crazy romance
Even though I know deep down that this kind of love is impossible and hopeless
You go
To my head
You are always on my mind
You go
To my head
You are always on my mind
You go
To my head
You are always on my mind
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