Songfacts reports that Twain's first single in six years, Today Is Your Day debuted on the June 12, 2011 series finale of her reality television show, Why Not? With Shania Twain, and the tune was sent directly to radio stations nationwide, and made available to fans via iTunes.
Shania Twain (Eilleen Regina Edwards) was born August 28, 1965 to Sharon and Clarence Edwards. She grew up as Eilleen Twain in Timmins, Ontario, after her parents separated when she was two and her mother remarried to Jerry Twain, a full-blooded member of the Ojibwa First Nation. She is a Canadian singer and songwriter who has been very successful in the country and pop music genres, setting several sales records for female artists and for country artists. Additionally, she is the only female artist to have three albums certified Diamond by the RIAA. She is also the recipient of five Grammy awards.
I'm Jealous
Shania Twain Lyrics
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I'm jealous of the moon
If I were the wind I would make you fly
I'm jealous of that too, yeah, yeah, oh
I wish I were the sun shining on your face caressing like a lover
I would wrap you up in a warm embrace
We'd be holdin' one another
I'm jealous of the sun, oh, I'm jealous of the sun
Oh, I don't wanna share you with nothing else
I gotta have you to myself
Oh, I can't help it I'm so in love
I just can't get you close enough, no
When the sun's on your skin
I can't hold it in
And I know it's a sin
But I'm jealous of the sun
I wish I were the rain runnin' down your neck
And drippin' from your fingers
Then I could be the drops rollin' off your back
I'd love to let it linger
I'm jealous of the rain, oh, I'm jealous of the rain
Oh, I don't wanna share you with nothing else
I gotta have you to myself
I can't help it, I'm so in love
I just can't get you close enough, no
When it rains on your face
I almost can taste
Your beauty, your grace (so beautiful)
I'm jealous of the rain
Oh, yeah, yeah, jealous of the rain
When the wind's in your hair (I can feel it blowing)
The way it blows through the air, oh (it's so unfair)
It seems so unfair, yeah
When the moon's in your eyes (moon's in your eyes)
You seem to light up the skies
And I realize, I'm even jealous of the moon
In Shania Twain's song "I'm Jealous", the singer is expressing her jealousy towards the natural elements that surround her lover. She wishes she could be the moon or the wind because they catch his attention and make him fly. She also wishes she could be the sun, shining on his face and holding him in a warm embrace. The singer is so deeply in love that she cannot bear the thought of sharing him with anyone else, which is why she becomes jealous of the rain, the wind, and even the moon. Whenever she sees any of these natural elements touching and embracing her lover, it's as if they're taking him away from her, which is why she becomes jealous.
The song's lyrics effectively capture the feeling of possessiveness that one may feel when deep in love. The singer's jealousy is not directed towards a specific person, but rather the natural elements that exist in the world around her. She's essentially saying that she wants to be everything that touches and embraces her lover, so that nothing else can have him. The song has a melancholic feel to it, like the singer is pleading for something that she knows she can never have.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah, if I were the moon I could catch your eye
I envy the attention and affection you give to the moon
If I were the wind I would make you fly
I wish I could take you on a journey and experience the freedom you feel in the wind
I wish I were the sun shining on your face caressing like a lover
I want to provide you with warmth and affection like the sun does to your skin
I'm jealous of the sun, oh, I'm jealous of the sun
I'm envious of the way the sun can touch and hold you, and I wish I could do the same
Oh, I don't wanna share you with nothing else
I want to keep you all to myself and not share your love and attention with anyone else
When the sun's on your skin I can't hold it in
I get overwhelmed with jealousy when I see the sun touching and caressing your skin
And I know it's a sin But I'm jealous of the sun
I understand that my envy isn't rational or reasonable, but I still feel this way
I wish I were the rain runnin' down your neck
I want to be close to you and feel the sensation of rain on your skin
Then I could be the drops rollin' off your back
I want to be involved in your life and experience what you do
I'm jealous of the rain, oh, I'm jealous of the rain
I get envious even of natural phenomena like rain that get to be close to you
When it rains on your face I almost can taste Your beauty, your grace (so beautiful)
I find your beauty and elegance so attractive that I wish I could taste it, even just through rain droplets
When the wind's in your hair (I can feel it blowing) The way it blows through the air, oh (it's so unfair)
I wish I could experience the feeling of wind in your hair and breath in the same air you do
When the moon's in your eyes (moon's in your eyes) You seem to light up the skies And I realize, I'm even jealous of the moon
Your eyes sparkle like the moon and light up everything around you, and even the moon can get closer to you than I can
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Robert John Lange, Shania Twain
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