Like Someone In Love
Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics

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This change I feel puzzles me.
It's strange, a real mystery.
Maybe you see it.
If you do see it
What on earth can it be?

Lately I find myself out gazing at stars,
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
And feeling like someone in love.

Lately I find myself out gazing at stars,
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
And feeling like someone in love.

Overall Meaning

In Jimmy Van Heusen's song "Like Someone In Love," the singer expresses confusion over the changes they are feeling. The singer states that their recent feelings are peculiar and they cannot comprehend them. It seems that the singer is experiencing a shift in their emotional state that has left them mystified. They are unsure whether this change is perceivable to others, but they ask if their significant other sees something different about them. The singer yearns to know what could be causing this sudden transformation.

The second half of the song speaks more to the love the singer has for someone in particular. They explain how being around this person makes them feel elated to the point that it astounds them. The singer goes on to compare their feelings to those of someone who is in love, stating that they have been out gazing at the stars and hearing guitars. They also express how this person has left them feeling almost weightless, as though they are walking with wings. The singer concludes the song by admitting that they are "limp as a glove and feeling like someone in love" every time they look at their special someone.

Overall, the song "Like Someone In Love" captures the feeling of being suddenly swept up in the waves of love and infatuation. The singer is unsure of what is happening to them, but they are clearly enamored with the person who has ignited these new feelings within them.

Line by Line Meaning

This change I feel puzzles me.
I'm feeling something that's confusing me.

It's strange, a real mystery.
It's unusual and a true enigma.

Maybe you see it.
Perhaps you notice it.

If you do see it
If indeed you do see it

What on earth can it be?
What could this be?

Lately I find myself out gazing at stars,
Recently I'm staring at stars,

Hearing guitars like someone in love.
Listening to guitars, like someone in love.

Sometimes the things I do astound me,
Sometimes my actions surprise me,

Mostly whenever you're around me.
Especially when you're with me.

Lately I seem to walk as though I had wings,
I seem to be walking with wings,

Bump into things like someone in love.
Colliding with things, like someone in love.