Debelah was born to an African-American father and an Indian mother, and is conversational in Hindi. She also has learned to sing in several languages, including French, Italian, German, Hindi, and Portuguese. She started taking piano lessons at the age of 3. Her family moved from Detroit to Arizona, where she won beauty pageants at the age of fifteen and organized a gospel choir in her high school. She majored in Vocal Performance.
Debelah Morgan possesses a 5 octave vocal range with an upper register comparable to Mariah Carey's, prompting one reviewer at hiponline.com to announce that the diva "should watch her back" as Debelah's skills would appear to rival Carey's own renowned whistle abilities.
Close To You
Debelah Morgan Lyrics
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I wanna be close to you
I wanna be close to you
I wanna be by your side
If only for just one night
I wanna be close to you
I wanna be in your sight
If you let me be close to you
(verse 1)
You made me fall in love again
I swore I'd never let anyone in
But when I'm close to you I feel so alive
You awaken a part of me I thought had died
I see your face inside the moon
And everything reminds me of you
The wind never stops whispering your name
Now that I've met you I will never be the same
Now that I've found you
I will never let you go
Every second every hour
Of the day if I had my way
I'd wanna spend it close to you
Chorus
(verse 2)
I promise you that we'll never fight
And we'll make love all night
You won't have a care coz I'll always be there
To hold you and protect you from whatever's out there
The stars in the sky smile as we walk by
Love is in the air never thought I would share
A love that's unreal that's how you make me feel
I sent my heart out to sea but you rescued me
Now that I've found you
I will never let you go
Every second every hour
Of the day if I had my way
I'd wanna spend it close to you
Chorus
(bridge)
Every night when I'm dreaming
I wanna dream about you
And every morning when I wake up
I wanna wake up right next to you
And if I couldn't go on living
And I had just one night
I'd wanna spend it close to my baby
Coz you make everything alright
Chorus
In Debelah Morgan's song "Close To You," the singer sings about her desire to be close to her love interest. She repeats this sentiment throughout the chorus, expressing her longing to be near him for even just one night. She tells him that she will do anything he wants if only he allows her to be near him.
In the first verse, she describes how her love interest has caused her to feel alive again. She mentions that he has awakened a part of her that she thought had died. She sees his face everywhere she goes, even inside the moon, and the wind whispers his name. In the second verse, the singer promises that they will never fight and that she will always be there for him. She describes how the stars seem to smile when they are together and that their love feels unreal. She acknowledges that she had sent her heart out to sea, but he has rescued her.
The bridge emphasizes how much the singer thinks about her love interest. She wants to dream about him at night and wake up next to him in the morning. She confesses that if she had only one night left to live, she would want to spend it close to him. The chorus repeats the desire to be close to him, emphasizing the importance of being near the person she loves.
Line by Line Meaning
I wanna be close to you
The singer desires to be physically and emotionally close to the person being addressed
I wanna be by your side
The singer wants to be in close proximity to the person being addressed
If only for just one night
Even if it's just for a brief period, the singer wants to be near the person being addressed
I wanna be in your sight
The artist wants to be seen and acknowledged by the person being addressed
I'll do anything you want me to
The artist is willing to perform any action requested by the person being addressed to promote closeness
You made me fall in love again
The person being addressed has reignited the singer's feelings of romantic love
I swore I'd never let anyone in
The singer had previously closed themselves off emotionally but has now opened up to the person being addressed
But when I'm close to you I feel so alive
When the artist is in close proximity to the person being addressed, they feel invigorated and energized
You awaken a part of me I thought had died
The person being addressed has rekindled a part of the artist's emotional life that had previously been dormant or inactive
I see your face inside the moon
The person being addressed is regularly on the artist's mind, even when they're not physically present
And everything reminds me of you
External stimuli regularly prompt the singer to think about the person being addressed
The wind never stops whispering your name
The artist's environment seems to constantly remind them of the person being addressed
Now that I've met you I will never be the same
The singer has had a life-changing experience in meeting the person being addressed
I promise you that we'll never fight
The singer commits to maintaining harmonious relations with the person being addressed
And we'll make love all night
The singer expresses a desire for extended sexual intimacy with the person being addressed
You won't have a care coz I'll always be there
The artist promises to be a constant support for the person being addressed
To hold you and protect you from whatever's out there
The artist will provide physical and emotional safety for the person being addressed
The stars in the sky smile as we walk by
The singer feels especially happy, romantic, and in love while with the person being addressed
Love is in the air never thought I would share
The singer is surprised to find themselves with a strong romantic connection to the person being addressed
A love that's unreal that's how you make me feel
The artist describes the intensity of their feelings for the person being addressed
I sent my heart out to sea but you rescued me
The artist had previously felt lost without direction but the person being addressed has provided them with a sense of purpose
Every night when I'm dreaming
The artist frequently thinks about the person being addressed while sleeping
I wanna dream about you
The singer desires to have romantic dreams about the person being addressed
And every morning when I wake up
The person being addressed is on the artist's mind even after they've woken up
I wanna wake up right next to you
The singer desires to physically be with the person being addressed immediately upon waking
And if I couldn't go on living
The singer expresses a hypothetical situation in which they would not want to continue living
And I had just one night
In the hypothetical situation where they only had one night to live
I'd wanna spend it close to my baby
The artist would want to spend their final night near the person being addressed
Coz you make everything alright
The person being addressed has a calming and reassuring effect on the artist
Lyrics Β© Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DEBELAH L MORGAN, GILOH P MORGAN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
August _SG
You made me fall in love again
I swore I'd never let anyone in
But when I'm close to you I feel so alive
You awaken a part of me I thought had died
I see your face inside the moon
And everything reminds me of you
The wind never stops whispering your name
Now that I've met you I will never be the same
Now that I've found you
I will never let you go (never let you go)
Every second every hour of the day if I had my way
I'd wanna spend it close to you
I wanna be close to you
I wanna be close to you
I wanna be by your side
If only for just one night
I just wanna be close to you
I wanna be in your sight
I'll do anything you want me to
If you let me be close to you
I promise you that we'll never fight
And we'll make love all night
You won't have a care coz I'll always be there
To hold you and protect you from whatever's out there
The stars in the sky smile as we walk by
Love is in the air never thought I would share
A love that's unreal that's how you make me feel
I sent my heart out to sea but you rescued me
Now that I've found you
I will never let you go (never let you go)
Every second every hour
Of the day if I had my way
I'd wanna spend it close to you
I wanna be close to you
I wanna be close to you
I wanna be by your side
If only for just one night
I just wanna be close to you
I wanna be in your sight
I'll do anything you want me to
If you let me be close to you
Every night when I'm dreaming
I wanna dream about you
And every morning when I wake up
I wanna wake up right next to you
And if I couldn't go on living
And I had just one night
I'd wanna spend it close to my baby
Coz you make everything alright
(You make everything alright)
I wanna be close to you
I wanna be close to you
I wanna be by your side
If only for just one night
I just wanna be close to you
I wanna be in your sight
I'll do anything you want me to
If you let me be close to you
I wanna be close to you
I wanna be close to you
I wanna be by your side
If only for just one night
I just wanna be close to you
I wanna be in your sight
I'll do anything you want me to
If you let me be close to you
alin ia
You made me fall in love again
I swore I'd never let anyone in
But when I'm close to you I feel so alive
You awaken a part of me I thought had died
I see your face inside the moon
And everything reminds me of you
The wind never stops whispering your name
Now that I've met you I will never be the same
Now that I've found you
I will never let you go (never let you go)
Every second every hour of the day if I had my way
I'd wanna spend it close to you
Chorus *
I wanna be close to you
I wanna be close to you
I wanna be by your side
If only for just one night
I just wanna be close to you
I wanna be in your sight
I'll do anything you want me to
If you let me be close to you
Verse 2
I promise you that we'll never fight
And we'll make love all night
You won't have a care coz I'll always be there
To hold you and protect you from whatever's out there
The stars in the sky smile as we walk by
Love is in the air never thought I would share
A love that's unreal that's how you make me feel
I sent my heart out to sea but you rescued me
Now that I've found you
I will never let you go (never let you go)
Every second every hour
Of the day if I had my way
I'd wanna spend it close to you
Repeat *
Bridge
Every night when I'm dreaming
I wanna dream about you
And every morning when I wake up
I wanna wake up right next to you
And if I couldn't go on living
And I had just one night
I'd wanna spend it close to my baby
Coz you make everything alright
(you make everything alright)
Repeat * x2
Victoria Jacobs
Love this song π
Belinda Benjamin
What a beautiful songβ€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€β€
Ricardo Morris
Wow what a beautiful song,you are amazing Debelah Morgan
Stephanie Lisette
Love this song badly π
Farrah Spriggs
Loving every word to this song ππ₯°π
Kizito Godfrey
Wow if you cried for me like that, I would come back to you soon - it was such a soul touching song.
Aqilah Lakay
ππππ In the middle of the night this song just came to mind. β€οΈ
Joshua Klink
Sameπ
Nhlanhla Nxumalo
Same,, π€£π€£π€£π€£
Desiree Nini Mokhehle
I just had the same thing, listening to itβ₯οΈβ₯οΈβ₯οΈβ₯οΈ