Jazz vocalist Cyrille Aimée has a culturally rich background -- Dominican a… Read Full Bio ↴Jazz vocalist Cyrille Aimée has a culturally rich background -- Dominican and French, Gypsy -- and conservatory training (SUNY Purchase) that help to form the rhythmic and expressive foundation by which a jury of legendary vocalists including Al Jarreau, Kurt Elling, Dianne Reeves and Dee Dee Bridgewater judged her to be a finalist in the prestigious Thelonious Monk Vocal Competition in 2010. At the young age of twenty-six, Cyrille has since become one of the hottest young artists on the New York scene. She has already released four CDs with a variety of ensembles and performed at the top venues around the world. The New York Times dubs her, "one of those singers whom non-singing musicians call 'a musician.'"

So Many People
Cyrille Aimée Lyrics

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I said the man for me
Must have a castle
A man of means he'd be
A man of fame
And then I met a man
Who hadn't any
Without a penny
To his name

I had to go and fall
For so much less than
What I had planned from all
The magazines
I should be good and sore
What am I happy for?
I guess the man means more
Than the means

So many people in the world
And what can they do?
They'll never know love
Like my love for you
So many people laugh
At what they don't know
But that's their concern
If just a few, say
Half a million or so
Could see us

They'd learn

So many people in the world
Don't know what they've missed
They'd never believe
Such joy could exist
And if they tell us it's a thing we'll outgrow
They're jealous as they can be
That with so many people in the world
You love me

So many people in the world
Don't know what they've missed
They'd never believe
Such joy could exist
And if they tell us it's a thing we'll outgrow
They're jealous as they can be

That with so many people in the world
You love me

Overall Meaning

The first verse of Cyrille Aimée's So Many People sets up a narrative of a person who has certain expectations of the kind of man they want - one with money and fame. The singer meets someone who does not fit into these expectations but still falls for him. This is exemplified by the line "I had to go and fall for so much less than what I had planned from all the magazines". The singer realizes that love is more important than materialistic things and accepts the man despite his lack of wealth. This realization is highlighted in the line "I guess the man means more than the means".

The chorus of the song speaks to the uniqueness and beauty of the love shared between the singer and their partner. They assert that so many people in the world will never know a love like theirs. They believe that others would understand if only they could see them together. They state that "they'd learn" if "half a million or so" could witness their love. The second part of the chorus continues to emphasize the exclusivity of their love by claiming that "they'd never believe such joy could exist" and that those who try to refute their love are merely "jealous".

So Many People is ultimately a song about the power of love and how it is often unexpected and cannot be limited to material possessions. The song is a testament to the beauty of love that exists outside societal norms and expectations.

Line by Line Meaning

I said the man for me Must have a castle A man of means he'd be A man of fame
I used to think the perfect man for me would be wealthy and famous.

And then I met a man Who hadn't any Without a penny To his name
But then I fell in love with a man who had no money at all.

I had to go and fall For so much less than What I had planned from all The magazines
I realized that my idea of the perfect man was based on unrealistic standards set by magazines and media.

I should be good and sore What am I happy for? I guess the man means more Than the means
I thought I would be disappointed with a man who didn't meet my expectations, but I'm actually happy because I love him for who he is, not what he has.

So many people in the world And what can they do? They'll never know love Like my love for you
There are so many people in the world, but they could never experience the kind of love that I have for you.

So many people laugh At what they don't know But that's their concern If just a few, say Half a million or so Could see us They'd learn
People may judge us for not conforming to their expectations, but that's their issue. If more people saw how happy we are together, they would realize that love doesn't have to fit into a certain mold.

So many people in the world Don't know what they've missed They'd never believe Such joy could exist
There are many people in the world who have never experienced true love and happiness, and they would be skeptical if they did.

And if they tell us it's a thing we'll outgrow They're jealous as they can be That with so many people in the world You love me
If anyone tries to tell us that our love is just a phase or won't last, they are simply jealous of what we have. We are lucky to have found love in a big, complicated world.

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: STEPHEN SONDHEIM

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