Helpless
Glenn Miller Lyrics


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Helpless, when I'm with you
I'm helpless, what can I do
When you're near me I'm dumb
My heart's become

Helpless
Helpless, at your command
I'm helpless, please understand
I can never be free

I'm all at sea
Helpless
There are words that I should speak now
But I can't seem to start

You are near and I'm so weak now
Oh, why can't I speak with my heart
I'm helpless, I love you so
It's hopeless, if you should go

I'd be helpless I fear




don't leave me here
Helpless

Overall Meaning

Glenn Miller's Helpless is a love song that speaks about the hopeless and vulnerable feeling one gets when they are around the person they love. The opening lines, "helpless when I'm with you, I'm helpless, what can I do?" immediately set the tone for the song. The singer is in love, and they cannot control the emotions they feel when the person is near them. They go on to explain how they feel dumb, and their heart has become helpless.


The chorus repeats the word helpless, emphasizing how powerless the singer feels around their beloved. They claim to be at the command of the person they love and cannot be free. The singer is all at sea, unable to think straight or function without the person they love.


The second verse brings in the theme of wanting to express their feelings but being unable to do so. They refer to "words that I should speak now, but I can't seem to start. You are near, and I'm so weak now, oh, why can't I speak with my heart?" The singer is helpless, unable to express their love in words despite wanting to do so.


Overall, Helpless is a song that speaks to anyone who has felt powerless in the presence of someone they love. It speaks to the vulnerability of love and how it can make a person feel so powerless and helpless.


Line by Line Meaning

Helpless, when I'm with you
Being with you renders me useless


I'm helpless, what can I do
I cannot do anything to change the way I feel


When you're near me I'm dumb
In your presence, I'm at a loss for words


My heart's become
My emotions are overwhelming


Helpless
Powerless in your presence


Helpless, at your command
I am at your mercy


I'm helpless, please understand
It's beyond my control, please empathize with me


I can never be free
I can never escape this feeling


I'm all at sea
I'm lost and confused


Helpless
Powerless in your presence


There are words that I should speak now
I have things to say


But I can't seem to start
I have trouble expressing myself


You are near and I'm so weak now
Being close to you makes me feel vulnerable


Oh, why can't I speak with my heart
I wish I could express myself better


I'm helpless, I love you so
My love is beyond my control


It's hopeless, if you should go
I can't imagine life without you


I'd be helpless I fear
I would become powerless


don't leave me here
Please don't abandon me


Helpless
Powerless in your presence




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Written by: Jack Lathrop

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