Like Someone in Love
Pat Kirby Lyrics
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Hearing guitars like someone in love.
Sometimes the things I do astound me,
Mostly whenever you're around me.
Lately I seem to walk as though I had wings,
Bump into things like someone in love.
Each time I look at you,
I'm limp as a glove,
The lyrics of Pat Kirby's "Like Someone In Love" convey the deep and overwhelming feeling of being in love. The singer portrays their actions, thoughts, and emotions with a vivid description of how they feel whenever their beloved is around them. The first stanza describes the feeling of being lost in the beauty of the night sky, hearing the sweet sounds of guitars, which intensifies with the presence of the loved one. The second stanza displays the singer's astonishment with their own self, how they seem to be clumsier and float around aimlessly as if they have wings. The final stanza beautifully and romantically portrays the singer's love for their beloved, how they feel weak as a glove and completely taken over by the love they feel.
The song beautifully captures the overwhelming feeling of being in love, and how it can evoke intense emotions and transform a person's actions and thoughts. The song portrays how love can make a person feel invincible, as if they have wings, to how love can make even the most coordinated person clumsier. The final stanza resonates with those who have truly ever been in love as it perfectly portrays the feeling of being completely taken over by the love for the beloved.
Line by Line Meaning
Lately, I find myself out gazing at stars,
Recently, I have been outside looking at stars,
Hearing guitars like someone in love.
When I hear guitars, it makes me feel like I am in love.
Sometimes the things I do astound me,
Occasionally, I am surprised by my behavior,
Mostly whenever you're around me.
This happens mostly when you are near me.
Lately I seem to walk as though I had wings,
Recently, I have been walking as if I had wings,
Bump into things like someone in love.
I unintentionally collide with objects like someone who is in love.
Each time I look at you,
Whenever I gaze upon you,
I'm limp as a glove,
I become weak and pliant,
And feeling like someone in love.
Feeling as if I am in love.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, MUSIC SALES CORPORATION
Written by: ALAN JAY LERNER, FREDERICK LOEWE
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