Enoch Light was a classical violinist, bandleader, and recording engineer. … Read Full Bio ↴Enoch Light was a classical violinist, bandleader, and recording engineer. He is credited with being the first musician to go to extreme lengths to create quality recordings that took full advantage of the technical capabilities of home audio equipment of the late 1950s and early 1960s, particularly stereo effects that bounced the sounds between the right and left channels (often described as "ping-pong"). He arranged his musicians in ways to produce the kinds of recorded sounds he wished to achieve, the first to do so. The first of the albums produced on his record label, Command Records, Persuasive Percussion, became the first huge hit based solely on retail sales. His songs received little or no airplay on the radio, because AM radio, the standard of the day, was monophonic. Light went on to release several albums in the Persuasive Percussion series, as well as a Command test record.

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Enoch Light Lyrics

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You came, I was alone
I should have known you were temptation
You smiled, luring me on
My heart was gone, you were temptation
It would be thrilling
If you were willing
If it can never be
Pity me for you are temptation and I am yours

Here is my heart, take it and say
We'll never part
I'm just a slave
Only a slave to you, temptation
You were born to be kissed
I can't resist.

You are temptation and I am yours
Here is my heart, take it and say
We'll never part

I'm just a slave
Only a slave to you, temptation

Overall Meaning

The song "Temptation" by Enoch Light depicts the temptation one faces. The lyrics revolve around one's weakness and the irresistible lure towards somebody who has taken over their thoughts, leading to vulnerability. The song starts with the singer expressing how he was alone when this person arrived, and he should have understood that they were temptation. The person in question smiles, leading him on, and before he knows it, his heart is long gone.

The lyrics continue with the singer admitting that it would be thrilling if this person were willing to reciprocate, but sadly it can never be, and he now wants the listener to pity him, for he is under the spell of temptation, and that person owns him. The singer then surrenders his heart to temptation and confesses that he is just a slave to their desires. He describes the person as being birthed to be kissed and admits to his incapacity to resist temptation, leading him to be solely devoted to them.

In conclusion, Enoch Light's "Temptation" neatly encapsulates the thought process of being seduced by someone towards whom you have a magnetic attraction, and how difficult it can be to resist that pull.

Line by Line Meaning

You came, I was alone
When you arrived, I was by myself

I should have known you were temptation
In retrospect, I should have recognized that you were alluring me towards something undesirable

You smiled, luring me on
Your smile was drawing me in further towards your temptation

My heart was gone, you were temptation
I had completely given in to your temptation, and my heart was now under your sway

It would be thrilling
The possibility of giving in to this temptation seems very exciting

If you were willing
Assuming you are also willing to pursue this temptation

If it can never be
If this temptation is ultimately impossible to fulfill

Pity me for you are temptation and I am yours
It's unfortunate that I am fully under the spell of your temptation

Here is my heart, take it and say
I am completely giving myself over to you, entrusting you with my heart

We'll never part
I hope that this bond we share through temptation will never break

I'm just a slave
I am powerless to resist the temptation you hold over me

Only a slave to you, temptation
I am at the mercy of the temptation you present to me

You were born to be kissed
It seems to be your destiny to draw people in towards your temptation

I can't resist.
I am unable to fight against this temptation

You are temptation and I am yours
You embody and represent the temptation that I am hopelessly devoted to

Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management, ANTHEM ENTERTAINMENT LP, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: LARRY JOHNSON, LARRY CURTIS JOHNSON

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