Jewel was enlisted to produce the score for the film "Drive". However, the director's lack of creative control on the film resulted in most of it being scrapped. Jewel ended up releasing the score as a 37-track album named "Themes for an Imaginary Film" under the name "Symmetry". In 2012, Chromatics released the album "Kill For Love" produced by Jewel.
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Tell Me
Johnny Jewel Lyrics
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I'm your baby
And you'll never leave me
Tell me
That you'll kiss me
Forever
Whisper
That you'll never leave me
Be mine
For always
I'll be yours forever
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Tell me
I'm your baby
And you'll never leave me
Tell me
That you'll kiss me
Forever
In Johnny Jewel's song "Tell Me," the lyrics convey a deep longing for love and reassurance. The opening lines express a desire for affirmation and security, a plea to be acknowledged as the listener's "baby" and a plea for them never to leave. The repetition of the phrase "tell me" emphasizes the need for verbal confirmation and reassurance.
The subsequent lines further emphasize the longing for love and commitment. The plea to be whispered to, to be told that the listener loves and will never leave, highlights a craving for emotional intimacy and a fear of abandonment. The repetition of the word "forever" underscores a desire for eternal love and unbreakable connection.
The repeated melodic motif in the chorus, with its dreamy and ethereal sound, adds a haunting quality to the lyrics. This tonal choice enhances the emotions evoked by the lyrics, giving them a sense of vulnerability and yearning.
Overall, the lyrics of "Tell Me" evoke a powerful longing for love, security, and assurance, capturing the universal desire and fear of vulnerability in romantic relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell me
Share with me
I'm your baby
I am your beloved
And you'll never leave me
And you promise to never abandon me
Tell me
Express to me
That you'll kiss me
That our affectionate moments will carry on
Forever
Eternally
Whisper
Softly utter
That you love me
That you deeply and genuinely care for me
That you'll never leave me
That you'll remain by my side indefinitely
Be mine
Choose to be exclusively mine
For always
Permanently
I'll be yours forever
I will belong to you eternally
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Vocalization to evoke emotional connection
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Continued vocalization to maintain emotional connection
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Further vocalization to enhance emotional expression
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Continued vocalization to intensify emotional expression
Writer(s): John Padgett
Contributed by Logan F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.