Beautiful
Joe Lyrics
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I would write you letters and pour you sweet wine
Oh beautiful why you so blue?
If you can only see the way I see you
Oh gravity weighing on my soul
Keeps bringing you round back to me
Like dirt to a stone
Might wake up in the morning
And she'll be gone from your reach
Oh beautiful, if you were mine
I would write you letters and pour you sweet wine
Oh beautiful, why you so blue?
If you can only see the way I see you
The song "Beautiful" by Joe expresses the singer's deeply rooted feelings for someone he finds beautiful, but unfortunately can't be with. The song starts with the singer expressing his intentions to shower her with sweet letters and wine if she were his. He wonders why she's so blue, probably hinting at some sadness in her life, but the singer reassures her that if she sees herself the way he sees her, she'll understand how beautiful she truly is.
The chorus of the song brings in the element of gravity, with the singer almost personifying it as something that keeps bringing her around to him, like dirt to a stone. He's aware that this force is what's keeping them together, and he begs for it to never go to sleep, or he might wake up to find her gone from his reach.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh beautiful, if you were mine
Expressing the desire to be with the person they find attractive
I would write you letters and pour you sweet wine
Saying they would express their affection with actions like writing letters and giving sweet wine
Oh beautiful why you so blue?
Asking why the person seems sad or down
If you can only see the way I see you
Expressing that they see the person in a positive light but the person may not recognize it
Oh gravity weighing on my soul
Talking about the heavy feeling they have, perhaps a sense of longing or sadness
Keeps bringing you round back to me
Suggesting that their feelings for the person keep recurring and they are constantly drawn to them
Like dirt to a stone
Using a simile to express how strongly they are drawn to the person
Oh gravity don't you ever go to sleep
Asking that their feelings for the person never fade or go away
Might wake up in the morning
Bringing attention to how suddenly things in their life could change
And she'll be gone from your reach
Expressing the fear that the person they long for may leave their life altogether
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: JOE BONAMASSA, JAMES HOUSE
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