Venus
Oliver Lake Steel Quartet Lyrics

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Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
Venus, if you will
Please send a little girl for me to thrill
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
A girl with all the charms of you

Venus, make her fair

A lovely girl with sunlight in her hair
And take the brightest stars up in the skies
And place them in her eyes for me

Venus, goddess of love that you are
Surely the things I ask
Can't be too great a task

Venus, if you do
I promise that I always will be true
I'll give her all the love I have to give
As long as we both shall live

Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
Make my wish come true

Overall Meaning

The song "Venus" by Oliver Lake Steel Quartet is a track that invokes the Roman goddess of love to make a wish for a girl to come into the singer's life. The song opens with a plea to Venus, asking her to send a girl for the singer to thrill. The singer describes the ideal girl, one who wants his kisses and his arms, with all the charms of Venus. He asks Venus to make her fair, with sunlight in her hair and the brightest stars in her eyes.

The second verse again addresses Venus, goddess of love, telling her that surely these things can't be too great a task for her to accomplish. He promises that if Venus grants his wish, he will always be true to her, giving the girl all the love he has to give for as long as they both shall live. The song ends with a repeat of the opening plea to Venus to make his wish come true.

Overall, the song portrays love as something that can be summoned and granted by a higher power, in this case, Venus. It also embodies the idea of the perfect love, as the singer describes an ideal girl with all the traits and charms that he seeks.

Line by Line Meaning

Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
A plea to the goddess of love to hear the singer's wish

Venus, if you will
A polite address to the deity, asking if they are willing to help

Please send a little girl for me to thrill
Requesting for a young woman to bring happiness and joy to the singer's life

A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
Desiring a woman who reciprocates the singer's romantic affections

A girl with all the charms of you
Wishing for a woman with the same level of appeal and beauty as the goddess of love

Venus, make her fair
A request to ensure the young woman is endowed with physical beauty

A lovely girl with sunlight in her hair
Describing the ideal woman as someone with beautiful, radiant hair

And take the brightest stars up in the skies
Asking the goddess of love to choose the brightest stars in the sky for the woman's eyes

And place them in her eyes for me
Asking to give the young woman beautiful, starry eyes as a feature of her beauty

Venus, goddess of love that you are
Acknowledging the deity's domain and title as the goddess of love

Surely the things I ask can't be too great a task
Asserting the simplicity of the request as they believe it is not too difficult for the deity

Venus, if you do
Requesting for confirmation from the goddess of love

I promise that I always will be true
Making a pledge to remain loyal and faithful to the young woman

I'll give her all the love I have to give
Determined to shower the woman with all the love the singer can provide

As long as we both shall live
Committing to loving the young woman for the rest of their lives

Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
Repeating the opening plea to emphasize its importance and urgency

Make my wish come true
Restating the wish and pleading with the goddess of love to fulfill it

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Edward Marshall

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