While My Guitar Gently Weeps
George Harrison with Eric Clapton And Band Lyrics

When I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
The singer looks at the people around them and sees a dormant love within them

While my guitar gently weeps
Despite the peace around them, the singer's guitar represents hidden sorrow

I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping
The singer acknowledges the need for improvement in their surroundings

But still my guitar gently weeps
Despite the need for improvement, the hidden pain persists

I don't know why nobody told you how to unfold your love
The artist expresses confusion as to why the people around them haven't been shown how to express love

And I don't know how someone controlled you
The singer expresses confusion as to how control has been exerted over the people around them

They bought and sold you
The singer implies that people have been used and manipulated for profit

And I look at the world and I notice it's turning
The artist observes that the world keeps moving on

From every mistake we must surely be learning
The artist believes that mistakes are lessons to be learned from

Yes, but still my guitar gently weeps (hey-hey)
Despite the lessons to be learned, the hidden pain remains

I don't know why you were diverted
The singer expresses confusion as to why the people around them were sidetracked

You were perverted too
The artist suggests that the people around them were twisted or corrupted

And I don't know how you were inverted
The singer expresses confusion as to how the people around them have been turned upside down

No one alerted you (hey, don't know you know)
The singer implies that there was a lack of warning or guidance

And when I look at you all
The singer brings their attention back to the people around them

Yeah, the guitar gently weeps
The sorrowful guitar represents an overall emotional state

Oh, it weeps, oh, it weeps, oh
The guitar's weeping suggests deeper emotional pain

And it's weeping, oh (oh-oh)
The guitar's weeping is ongoing, and perhaps even intensifying

Keep on, keep on
The singer encourages perseverance and forward movement despite hardship