Make You Mine
Stems The Lyrics
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Kiss and run all the time
Flyin' around like a bee
Hurtin' everything you see
I tried everything I know
To make you wanna love me so
The only thing you do
Is try to put the hurt on me
Can't you see what you're doin' to me
You fill my heart with misery
With every breath and step I take
I'm more in love with you
I can't go on like this
A little bit of love, not one kiss
I gotta have your love everyday
A love that's real that'll stay
I can't seem to make you mine
I can't seem to make you mine
I can't seem to make you mine
I can't seem to make you mine
Come back, baby, to me
End my misery
I give you love night and day
Don't ever ever go away
I can't seem to make you mine
I can't seem to make you mine
Come back baby, 'cause I'm all alone
Come back darlin', 'cause I need your love
Come back, 'cause I wanna love ya
Girl, I wanna love ya tonight
I can't seem to make you mine
I can't seem to make you mine
I can't seem to make you mine
I can't seem to make you mine
In this song, Stems The describes his failed attempts at making his love interest reciprocate his feelings. He mentions how she only kisses and runs, hurting everyone she comes across like a bee. He's tried everything he knows in order to make her love him, but she just tries to hurt him. Every breath and step he takes only increases his love for her, even though she's causing him misery.
He can't continue living like this, with only a little bit of love and not even one kiss. He needs her love every day, a love that's real and will stay. The repetition of the phrase "I can't seem to make you mine" emphasizes his frustration and helplessness towards the situation. He begs for her to come back to end his misery and promises to give her love every night and day if she does.
Overall, the lyrics convey the feeling of unrequited love and the struggles that come with it. Despite his efforts, the love interest remains distant and uninterested in him, which causes the singer to feel desperate and frustrated.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't seem to make you mine
Despite my efforts, I am not able to have a romantic relationship with you
Kiss and run all the time
You engage in flirtatious and short-lived interactions with people
Flyin' around like a bee
You move quickly from person to person, without staying committed to one
Hurtin' everything you see
Your actions have negative consequences on everyone you interact with
I tried everything I know
I have exhausted all of my attempts to win you over
To make you wanna love me so
To make you feel affectionate towards me
The only thing you do
Your single reaction in response to my attempts
Is try to put the hurt on me
You intentionally attempt to upset me
Can't you see what you're doin' to me
I feel a great deal of discomfort and pain because of your actions
You fill my heart with misery
I experience a great deal of sadness because of you
With every breath and step I take
My feelings of love for you intensify further
I'm more in love with you
My romantic feelings towards you are growing stronger
A little bit of love, not one kiss
I only ask for a small amount of affection from you, not just a momentary physical interaction
I gotta have your love everyday
I need a consistent and long-term emotional connection with you
A love that's real that'll stay
I desire a genuine and indefinite romance with you
Come back, baby, to me
Please return to me, my love
End my misery
Put an end to my suffering
I give you love night and day
I offer you affection at all times
Don't ever ever go away
Remain by my side forever
Come back baby, 'cause I'm all alone
I've been left feeling lonely because of your absence
Come back darlin', 'cause I need your love
I require the emotional fulfillment of your love
Come back, 'cause I wanna love ya
Allow me the opportunity to express my feelings of romantic love towards you
Girl, I wanna love ya tonight
I wish to express my romantic feelings towards you this evening
Lyrics © NEIL MUSIC/SKYVIEW MUSIC
Written by: S SAXON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@lotusdevi
I had this 45' single as a young teen !
@lat-roc9733
Just played it myself
@amethystdewilde762
I've just been transported in time...
ecstasy in action...
me dancing alone in the bedroom like a 17 yr old
@justinemcgovern7465
It's about his wife. Known them long time. Awesome live band.
@ELCHANTA66
The first time I heard this song was during (boreal) spring 1985. It was a big bang among the whole bullsh*t that had an airplay at the time... The bullsh*it still remains but after 30 years I still love this track
@mikekadas
Make You Mine - The Stems [Perth, West Australia, Australia] - 1985 - "Very good vocals, rock guitar HOOKS. Rock love ballad." - Terminal Cool-Anthology 83-86 (Get Hip)-2005.
@lunakruger8628
j'adore
@stephenlancaster7038
They sound like a band out of the 1960s
@joeglebus7181
I am from the 60's, they sure do. I just heard them on Sirius XM, it is 2023 and I thought they were a garage band I never heard from the 60's. Great rock n' roll!!!
@psychokaraoke2515
I find the first 30secs build up of this song so good that the rest of it struggles to equal it