The Song Is You
Mark Jennett Lyrics
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A beautiful theme of every
Dream I ever knew.
Down deep in my heart I hear it play.
I feel it start, then melt away.
I hear music when I touch your hand,
A beautiful melody
Down deep in my heart, I hear it say,
Is this the day?
I alone have heard this lovely strain,
I alone have heard this glad refrain:
Must it be forever inside of me,
Why can't I let it go,
Why can't I let you know,
Why can't I let you know the song
My heart would sing?
That beautiful rhapsody
Of love and youth and spring,
The music is sweet,
The words are true
The song is you.
The song “The Song Is You” by Mark Jennett is a love song about the intense feelings of the singer towards the person they are in love with. The opening line, “I hear music when I look at you,” is a metaphor for the feeling of intense happiness and joy that the person brings to the singer’s life. This feeling is so strong that it is compared to the beauty and power of a melody that is able to make all their dreams come true. The second verse talks about the physical touch of the person’s hand, which creates a beautiful melody from a magical place that the singer has never experienced before. The song describes this melody as being so true and sweet, which makes the song even more touching.
The chorus of the song talks about how the singer is the only one who can hear the melody in their heart, and how they are unable to let go of it. The singer is asking why they can’t let the person know how they feel and what their heart would sing if it could sing. The song speaks of a beautiful rhapsody of love, youth and spring, which are all symbols of hope, new beginnings, and enthusiasm for life. The last line of the chorus, “The song is you,” is a representation of how the person is the only one who can create such a beautiful melody and how they are the song that the singer wants to sing forever.
Line by Line Meaning
I hear music when I look at you,
When I lay my eyes on you, my mind fills up with music, a beautiful melody that represents every dream I have ever had about love and joy.
A beautiful theme of every Dream I ever knew.
The melody that I hear when I look at you is reminiscent of every joyful dream I have ever had about love and life.
Down deep in my heart I hear it play.
My heart fills with an uncontainable feeling of joy and love that is perfectly represented by the melody that plays inside my head.
I feel it start, then melt away.
The feeling that I get from listening to the music that the sight of you conjures up starts intensely but fades away quickly.
I hear music when I touch your hand,
When I hold your hand, I feel a melody that symbolizes a magical land of love and beauty.
A beautiful melody From some enchanted land.
The melody that I sense when I touch your hand has a magical quality to it as it represents a land that is enchanted with love, happiness, and beauty.
Down deep in my heart, I hear it say, Is this the day?
Deep within, I sense that the music that I feel when I touch your hand is perhaps telling me that today is the day when my dreams of love and beauty could finally come true.
I alone have heard this lovely strain,
The magical and mystical melody that I hear when I see you or touch you is something that only I can hear and feel.
I alone have heard this glad refrain:
This melody represents the unique feelings of joy and love that I alone have in my heart and mind.
Must it be forever inside of me,
The melody and feelings that I have for you seem to be trapped inside me, and I wonder if they will ever be expressed to you.
Why can't I let it go, Why can't I let you know,
I struggle to express these feelings that I have for you and long to let you know the depth of love I have for you.
Why can't I let you know the song My heart would sing?
I wish to share with you the melody that represents my feelings of love for you, something that I hold very close to my heart.
That beautiful rhapsody Of love and youth and spring,
This melody inside me is composed of the most beautiful notes that represent love, youth, and the beauty of springtime.
The music is sweet, The words are true The song is you.
This melody that is constantly playing in my heart and mind, is sweet to hear, represents the truth of my deepest emotions, and is simply about you, my love.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JEROME KERN, OSCAR II HAMMERSTEIN
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