Like Someone in Love
Gene McDaniels Lyrics
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Hearing guitars like someone in love
Sometimes the things I do astound me
Mostly whenever you're around me
Lately I seem to walk as though I had wings
Bump into things like someone in love
Each time I look at you
I'm limp as a glove
Lately I seem to walk as though I have wings
Bump into things like someone in love
Each time I look at you I'm limp as a glove
And feeling like someone in love
Gene McDaniels's song Like Someone In Love speaks about how being in love can cause a person to feel and act in unusual ways. The lyrics discuss astounded feelings, walking with wings, bumping into things, and fingers feeling limp like a glove. All of these things happen to the singer, and they are all thanks to the presence of the person they love.
The song seems to be about the feeling of being in love, rather than a particular person. The singer captures the ethereal quality of that love by using images like gazing at stars, hearing guitars, and bumping into things. The use of sensory language emphasizes the feeling of love and the way it can make an individual act and feel.
Overall, Like Someone In Love is a song about the euphoric, transcendental feeling of being in love. It acknowledges the way love can make the world around an individual seem magical and surprising. This interpretation is pretty common when one considers the song's theme of infatuation.
Line by Line Meaning
Lately, I find myself out gazing at stars
Recently, I have been spending time outside in the evening, looking at the stars.
Hearing guitars like someone in love
When I hear the sweet sound of a guitar, it makes me feel like I'm in love.
Sometimes the things I do astound me
Occasionally, I am amazed by my own actions.
Mostly whenever you're around me
This usually happens when you are near me.
Lately I seem to walk as though I had wings
Recently, I have been walking with confidence and lightness, as if I can fly.
Bump into things like someone in love
I am so focused on my feelings of love that I often accidentally bump into objects.
Each time I look at you
Whenever I gaze into your eyes,
I'm limp as a glove
I become weak and powerless, like a limp glove.
And feeling like someone in love
I am overwhelmed with emotions of love and infatuation.
Writer(s): J. Burke, J. Van Heusen
Contributed by Evan V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@justacup8676
The writer of the song... Eugene is one of THE most underrated artists of all time.
@adewale007
Ain't that the saddest truth. Incredible song writer and vocalist. The unknown Titan if you will.
@thearchive4109
That’s the song I start whistling at the end of every single winter.
@williammackey9371
Classic. ❤
@George-jo7mi
If any one can get a hold of Gene's jazz album. I think it's title was Route 66, your ears will be greatly rewarded! Please post it or comment. It contains I believe in you( best version by anyone!), Straight no chaser! I used to have the vinyl. My favorite album/songs by Gene and by any male jazz vocalists which is saying a lot!
@TAMIKKOBEASTY
Thundercat MUST be his heir. 😊!!!
❤️🎵🎶❤️
@MadiTheMiss
The description lists songwriters from Bad Company which is for a different song by the same name. The songwriting credit should be to Gene McDaniels
@kafoona
i love this but D'Angelo really made this song shine
@VitorOzana
No waaay, Bob James made it still better than him hahahaha
@kafoona
haha I actually first heard Bob James's version, loved it @@VitorOzana