BECAUSE OF YOU
Hammerstein Lyrics
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or are you beautiful because I love you?
Am I making believe I see in you
a girl too lovely to be really true?
Do I want you because you're wonderful,
or are you wonderful because I want you?
Are you the sweet invention of a lover's dream
Am I making believe I see in you
a man too perfect to be really true?
Do I want you because you're wonderful,
or are you wonderful because I want you?
Are you the sweet invention of a lover's dream
or are you really as wonderful as you seem?
In Hammerstein's song Because of You, the lyrics capture the feelings of someone who is experiencing the very intense emotions of being in love. The lyrics appear to question the reasons why the singer is in love with their partner, and it seems as though the person is having a hard time comprehending if their partner's beauty and wonderfulness are real, or if they are only seeing them through the lens of their own love.
The lyrics deal with the idea of whether love is blind or not. The lyrics suggest that the singer may be creating a version of their partner in their own mind that is larger than life, and may not be based in reality. It is almost as if they are questioning if the person they are in love with is really as beautiful and wonderful as they appear, or if they are only seeing them that way because of their own feelings.
Hammerstein's lyrics are deep and thought-provoking, and they encourage the listener to reflect on their own feelings of love and whether they are seeing their partner clearly or through a distorted lens.
Line by Line Meaning
Do I love you because you're beautiful,
Am I only attracted to you because you possess physical beauty or is it because I love you that I see you in this manner?
or are you beautiful because I love you?
Alternatively, could it be that my perception of your physical qualities is influenced by my love for you?
Am I making believe I see in you
Is it possible that my mind is fabricating qualities in you that do not exist?
a girl too lovely to be really true?
Could it be that I am perceiving you as an ideal person that is too perfect to be real?
Do I want you because you're wonderful,
Is it possible that I desire you solely because you have excellent qualities or does my desire stem from my feelings of love?
or are you wonderful because I want you?
Another perspective is that you may possess great qualities but my love for you has heightened my perception of those qualities.
Are you the sweet invention of a lover's dream
Is it possible that I am imaging an ideal person that does not exist for the sake of my romantic pursuits?
or are you really as beautiful as you seem?
Alternatively, could it be that the qualities I see in you are actually representative of your true self and not a figment of my imagination?
Am I making believe I see in you
Can it be that I have constructed an image of you in my mind that is not truly reflective of your true self?
a man too perfect to be really true?
Perhaps I am seeing you as a perfect being whose true self could not possibly live up to the image in my mind.
Do I want you because you're wonderful,
Could my desire for you merely be a result of the excellent qualities you possess or is it driven by my love for you?
or are you wonderful because I want you?
It is possible that your wonderful qualities have been amplified in my mind because of my love for you.
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Ryan Brown
Beautiful song, I’m very thankful for your channel and all the wonderful music you archive and share
The78Prof
Thanks for listening....glad that you're enjoying the presentation!
Wishing Moon 201167
🙌🕊️🕊️🙌Music Like This Is Absolute Gold..
I Particularly Like The Style Of Music Of This Time..
The Musical Introduction...
Then The Vocal's...
Thank You Very Much.
Russell Candy
Wonderful version!! I didn't know this song was that old. I thought it was new when Mr. Bennett recorded it. Thank you for posting!! I always thought Mr. Clinton's Orch was overlooked. His music is solid and very well done!! Thanks again!!!
The78Prof
Glad that you like it!
Russell Candy
By any chance do you have a copy of " I miss you so" by the Cat and the Fiddle? My copy got ruined in a flood. Love that record😥!!
The78Prof
Yes, it's posted to this channel: https://youtu.be/Muz7GCDx4Qs To search a YouTube channel's contents, go to the home page and look for the magnifying glass icon in the pull-down menu.
Russell Candy
@The78Prof Thank you Thank you!!!!!!!
Swingman 56
@Russell Candy I feel your pain. I lost about a 1/4 of my collection to the same type of disaster, about 30 years ago.😞
Warren Chambers
Best music known to man. I've been listening to this era for over 30yrs now, even bought XM just to have the 40s station always playin through out the house(except for every Christmas they turn it into dam holiday music for some odd reason, when there's already a holiday channel at that time)