In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Hayes became famous as a recording artist in his own right, scoring with critically and commercially successful albums such as Hot Buttered Soul and Black Moses. Hayes is best known today for composing the score to the 1971 blaxploitation film Shaft. That film's "Theme from Shaft" was one of the best-selling singles in Stax Records history, and Hayes became the first African-American to win an Oscar for a non-acting category when "Theme from Shaft" won the 1972 Academy Award for Best Song.
Isaac Hayes may be known to today's youngest generation as the voice of the character "Chef", the ladies' man/school cook, on the animated sitcom South Park from 1997 until his resignation from the show in March 2006. While Hayes' departure was tagged to a controversial South Park episode on Scientology that had supposedly offended him, Hayes rarely declared anything about the departure in first person.
Let Me Love You
Isaac Hayes Lyrics
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Let me feel, let me lose control
Let me taste, let me savor
What I've been so hungry for, my only flavor
Let me roar from so much pleasure
Just let me soar to heights no one can measure
With all my heart, all my mind
Let me love you, let me love you
Please let me love you
Let me live with you please, please let me stay
Let me wake up beside you everyday
Let me treat you with kindness and [Incomprehensible] respect
Let me eradicate for your vocabulary
The words 'Abuse' and 'Neglect'
Let me bathe you at the end of your workday
And when dinner is over and the dishes are put away
Let me remove every stitch and every thread
I'll start with your feet, your toes on your head
Let me traverse your peaks and valleys
Your bright boulevards and your dark valleys
Let me play in your lush meadows
Your glistening stream, in and out of the shadows
Let me give you the ride of your life
Even if it involves the whole night
You see, with all my heart, all my mind
All my body and all my soul
Let me love you, let me love you
Let me love you, please let me love you
Isaac Hayes's Let Me Love You is a soulful love song that is filled with deep emotions and a desire for intimacy. The lyrics are an earnest plea to the singer's love interest to allow him to love her fully and completely. The opening lines, "Just let me touch, let me hold/Let me feel, let me lose control/Let me taste, let me savor/What I've been so hungry for, my only flavor" expresses the singer's yearning to experience the physical pleasure of being close to his lover. He wants to taste and savor every moment of intimacy, experiencing the deepest pleasure.
The following lines, "Let me roar from so much pleasure/ Just let me soar to heights no one can measure/ With all my heart, all my mind/ All my body, and all my soul/ Let me love you, let me love you/ Please let me love you," reveal the yearning for a deep emotional connection with his lover. The singer wants to share every aspect of himself with his lover and build a profound emotional bond that transcends physical pleasure. The line “Let me roar from so much pleasure” depicts that the singer wants to experience an intense pleasure with his love interest while allowing himself to be vulnerable.
The rest of the lyrics, from wanting to live and wake up beside his lover every day to removing every stitch of her clothes and traversing her peaks and valleys, showcase the singer's desire to be connected to his lover at every level, providing her with kindness, respect, and pleasure.
Overall, this song is a passionate plea for love and intimacy and speaks to the desire for human connection at a deep level.
Line by Line Meaning
Just let me touch, let me hold
Allow me to touch you and to hold you, to feel your presence and your warmth.
Let me feel, let me lose control
I want to feel all of you, to lose my senses under your spell and surrender to the passion that consumes us both.
Let me taste, let me savor
I crave to taste the sweetness of your lips and to savor the essence of your being.
What I've been so hungry for, my only flavor
You are the only thing that can quench my hunger, the only flavor that satisfies my appetite for love.
Let me roar from so much pleasure
I want to roar with ecstasy, to express the overwhelming pleasure that I feel when I am with you.
Just let me soar to heights no one can measure
Let me soar to the greatest heights of passion and intimacy that no one can measure or comprehend.
With all my heart, all my mind
I am not holding back anything, with all my heart and my mind, I am giving myself entirely to you.
All my body and all my soul
Every part of me, my body and soul, is aching to be with you, to love you and cherish you.
Let me love you, let me love you
Allow me to love you with all that I have and all that I am, to give you the love that you deserve and desire.
Please let me love you
Please do not deny me the chance to love you, to be with you and share everything that life has to offer.
Let me live with you please, please let me stay
I want to be with you all the time, to live with you and stay by your side every single day that I am alive.
Let me wake up beside you everyday
I long to wake up every day beside you, to open my eyes and see your beautiful face next to mine.
Let me treat you with kindness and [Incomprehensible] respect
I promise to treat you with kindness, respect, and adoration, to cherish you and honor you in every possible way.
Let me eradicate for your vocabulary
I want to eliminate from your vocabulary the words 'abuse' and 'neglect', and replace them with love, care, and tenderness.
Let me bathe you at the end of your workday
Let me take care of you after a long day at work, to wash away the stress and worries of the day and make you feel refreshed and rejuvenated.
And when dinner is over and the dishes are put away
After we have enjoyed a delicious meal together and the chores are done, let me take care of you and pamper you in every way.
Let me remove every stitch and every thread
Let me undress you slowly and delicately, removing every stitch and thread, and revealing the beauty of your body to me.
I'll start with your feet, your toes on your head
I will take my time and start with your feet, caressing every inch of your body up to your head, enjoying every moment of it.
Let me traverse your peaks and valleys
Let me explore every inch of you, every curve and contour of your body, from the peaks to the valleys that make you unique.
Your bright boulevards and your dark valleys
I want to embrace both the bright and the dark sides of you, the good and the bad, the happy and the sad, the beauty and the flaws.
Let me play in your lush meadows
Let me indulge in the pleasure of your body, your softness, your warmth, your tenderness, and your passion.
Your glistening stream, in and out of the shadows
Let me explore the depths of your desires and fantasies, to dive into the glistening stream of your love, and to journey in and out of the shadows of your soul.
Let me give you the ride of your life
I want to give you the most pleasurable experience of your life, to make you feel the joy and ecstasy that only pure love can bring.
Even if it involves the whole night
I am willing to spend the whole night making love to you, to devote every ounce of my being to our passion and intimacy.
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