(2) Steve Lacy (July 23, 1934 – June 4, 2004), born Steven Norman Lackritz in New York City, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone. Coming to prominence in the 1950s as a progressive dixieland musician, Lacy went on to a long and prolific career. He worked extensively in experimental jazz and to a lesser extent in free improvisation, but Lacy's music was typically melodic and tightly structured. Lacy also became a highly distinctive composer, with compositions often built out of little more than a single questioning phrase, repeated several times.
After Lacy was diagnosed with cancer in August 2003, he continued playing and teaching until weeks before his death on June 4, 2004 at the age of 69.
Love Me or Leave Me
Steve Lacy Lyrics
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You won't believe me that I love you only
I'd rather be lonely than happy with somebody else
You might find the night time the right time for kissing
But night time is my time for just reminiscing
Regretting instead of forgetting with somebody else
There'll be no else unless that someone is you, you, you
I intend to be independently blue
I want your love but I don't want to borrow
I have it today and give back tomorrow
For my love is your love but there's no love for nobody else
The lyrics of Love Me or Leave Me by Steve Lacy speaks about a sense of independence in a romantic relationship. The song addresses someone the singer loves and is telling them to either love or leave them alone. The singer states that they would rather be lonely than be with someone else if they can't be in a relationship with their love interest. The singer also mentions that they prefer to reminisce at night rather than kiss someone else. The chorus emphasizes the importance of the love interest in the singer's life by saying there will be no one else unless it's them.
The lyrics suggest that the singer wants to have his independence in the relationship. This could mean that he wants to be able to make his own choices and decisions without restraint. The idea of borrowing love suggests that the singer doesn't want a relationship that is one-sided or unequal. It's clear from the lyrics that the singer wants his love interest to reciprocate his feelings. If the love interest can't meet the singer's expectations, then the singer is willing to be on his own.
Line by Line Meaning
Love me or leave me and let me be lonely
I want to be with you, but if you don't love me, please let me go and let me be alone.
You won't believe me that I love you only
I love you and no one else, but you may doubt my feelings.
I'd rather be lonely than happy with somebody else
I'm willing to be alone rather than being with someone I don't love.
You might find the night time the right time for kissing
You may think nighttime is the perfect time for romance.
But night time is my time for just reminiscing
However, I prefer nighttime to reminisce instead of being romantic.
Regretting instead of forgetting with somebody else
I would rather regret my past with you than forget it with someone else.
There'll be no else unless that someone is you, you, you
I won't be with anyone else except you.
I intend to be independently blue
I plan on being single and blue, without having to depend on anyone else.
I want your love but I don't want to borrow
I want your love, but not as a loan or a temporary fix.
I have it today and give back tomorrow
I have your love today and will return it tomorrow.
For my love is your love but there's no love for nobody else
My love is exclusively for you, with no room for anyone else.
Lyrics © DONALDSON PUBLISHING CO, TOBAGO MUSIC COMPANY, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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2023
@kiera-zl8mu
god dayum.
@unwantedtemptation
for the first time I am seeing the publisher leave track tag (maybe)
@charliemartin9170
song gives me goosebumps, weird feeling, can’t really describe it? melancholy? not it? happier than that. this mysterious aroma? slightly masculine? not aroused, but kinda? is there a special mood for it?
@Lb00gie90
I kno what u mean tho! Daaangg
@Bigblack42069
I feel a strange kind of nostalgia but not towards anything specific, just to childhood/early childhood
@gyatballs1738
na fr it sounds vintage