Totem
Nigel Kennedy & Stephen Duffy Featuring Nigel Kennedy Lyrics
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I want to love you
Without ego without pride
I want to know you I want to know you
I want to know you
Outside inside without side
You make me want to die
Love is pulling me on
Passed the suitors you spurned
And the lovers you burned
You may think I'm old fashioned
But I'm not in your class
My voice steams up the windows
While yours can cut glass
Still you make me transcend.
I want to hold you I want to hold you
I want to hold you
Without holding you at bay
I want to hear you I want to hear you
I want to hear
Every single word you say
You make me want to cry.
No I'm not superstitious
But I can't help touching wood
With my head in my hands
And you doing no good
In the interests of courtship
I'll walk you back home
Through the streets here in heaven
When we're alone
You make me transcend.
No I'm not superstitious
But I can't help touching wood
With my head in my hands
And you doing no good
Is it all over nothing
Does that make you feel sad
It's not the standards of living
That make dying so bad
It's the fear of the end
You make me transcend.
The song "Totem" by Nigel Kennedy & Stephen Duffy Featuring Nigel Kennedy is a beautiful love song that seems to speak to the desire for pure, unadulterated love. The lyrics express the desire to love and know the person without any ego or pride involved in the process. The singer wants to hold, hear, and know the person inside and out, without any barriers. The person they are speaking to seems to have a pull or a hold on them, and they are caught in their slipstream. The lyrics express a willingness to walk the person home, even in heaven.
The chorus of the song expresses the effect the person has on the singer. They make them want to love them, cry, and transcend. The second verse talks about the singer's voice steaming up the windows while the person they love can cut glass with theirs. Despite this, their love for each other transcends these differences.
The final verse speaks about dying and the fear of the end. The person they love makes them transcend this fear with their love. Overall, the song expresses a desire for pure, unconditional love and a willingness to transcend barriers for that love.
Line by Line Meaning
I want to love you I want to love you
The singer expresses his desire for his loved one.
I want to love you Without ego without pride
The singer wants to love his partner selflessly without any pride or ego.
I want to know you I want to know you
The singer expresses his desire to know his partner deeply.
I want to know you Outside inside without side
The singer wants to know his partner completely, without any barriers.
You make me want to die Now I'm caught in your slipstream
The singer is so in love with his partner that he feels swept away and overwhelmed.
Love is pulling me on Passed the suitors you spurned And the lovers you burned
The singer is willing to love his partner despite the pain she has gone through in her past relationships.
You may think I'm old fashioned But I'm not in your class My voice steams up the windows While yours can cut glass Still you make me transcend.
The singer feels inferior to his partner, but her presence still makes him feel uplifted and transcendent.
I want to hold you I want to hold you
The singer expresses his desire to hold his partner.
I want to hold you Without holding you at bay
The singer wants to hold his partner without pushing her away or creating any distance between them.
I want to hear you I want to hear you
The singer expresses his desire to listen to his partner carefully.
I want to hear Every single word you say
The singer wants to listen to every word his partner says to fully understand her.
You make me want to cry. No I'm not superstitious But I can't help touching wood With my head in my hands And you doing no good
The singer feels emotional thinking about his partner and can't help but touch wood for good luck.
In the interests of courtship I'll walk you back home Through the streets here in heaven When we're alone You make me transcend.
The singer wants to walk his partner back home romantically and feels transcendent around her.
Is it all over nothing Does that make you feel sad It's not the standards of living That make dying so bad It's the fear of the end You make me transcend.
The singer contemplates the meaning of life and death, realizing that it's the fear of death that makes it bad, and his partner helps him transcend that fear.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: STEPHEN DUFFY
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