Unchained Melody
U2 Lyrics


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Oh, oh my love
Oh, my darling
I've hungered for your touch
A long and lonely time

And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine?

I need your love
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love to me

Lonely rivers flow
To the sea, to the sea
To the open arms of the sea

Lonely rivers sigh
Wait for me, wait for me
I'll be coming home
Wait for me

Oh, oh my love
Oh, my darling
I've hungered for your touch
A long and lonely time

And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine?

I need your love
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love to me (it to me)
God speed your love to me

(I need your love)
(I need your love)
(I need your love)
(I need your love)
(I need your love)
(I need your love)
(I need your love)
(I need your love)
(I need your love)
(I need your love)
(I need your love)




(I need your love)
(I need your love)

Overall Meaning

In U2's rendition of "Unchained Melody," the lyrics express a deep yearning for love and connection. Bono's textured vocals add a layer of emotion to each verse, enhancing the lyrics' message. The repetitive song structure emphasizes the desire for a loved one's presence and touch. The opening lines, "Oh, oh my love, Oh, my darling, I've hungered for your touch, A long and lonely time," set the tone for the rest of the song.


The verses' repetition with the chorus highlights the persistence of the heart's desire for the lover's return - "And time goes by so slowly and time can do so much, Are you still mine? I need your love." The singer yearns for the loved one's touch and expresses how time feels like an eternity without them. The imagery of the "lonely rivers" flowing to the sea highlights the singer's yearning and how they themselves feel like a lonely river waiting to reach the open arms of the sea- metaphorically, the loved one's embrace.


Overall, the song's interpretation revolves around the nostalgia and longing for a loved one's touch and presence. Despite the time that has passed, the singer's love has only grown stronger, making the desire more potent.


Line by Line Meaning

Oh, oh my love
Expression of affection towards a loved one.


Oh, my darling
Another expression of affection towards a loved one.


I've hungered for your touch
Longing for physical intimacy with the loved one.


A long and lonely time
Feeling isolated and alone without the presence of the loved one.


And time goes by so slowly
Time seems to pass by slowly without the loved one around.


And time can do so much
Time has the power to change and impact a relationship.


Are you still mine?
Questioning whether the loved one still belongs to the singer.


I need your love
Expressing a strong desire for the love of the beloved.


God speed your love to me
Wishing for the beloved's love to come to the artist as soon as possible.


Lonely rivers flow
Metaphor for the feeling of loneliness and isolation.


To the sea, to the sea
The direction in which the lonely rivers flow.


To the open arms of the sea
Imagery of the sea embracing and comforting those who are lonely.


Lonely rivers sigh
Personification of the lonely rivers expressing sadness and longing.


Wait for me, wait for me
The singer's request for the loved one to wait for them.


I'll be coming home
Promise of the singer's return home to the loved one.


(I need your love)
Repetition of the artist's need for the love of the beloved.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, UNCHAINED MELODY PUB LLC
Written by: Alex North, Hyman Zaret

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on eleven o' clock tick tock

And girls can make children but not like this one...so will just have to walk around with a painted face then...

LMewdowlark


on One

Baby, baby, baby, I know I'm not alone
Baby, baby, baby, I know I'm not alone
Ha, ha, ha

Oh, it's not a hill it's a mountain
As you start out the climb
You see, for me, I've been shouting
Let's shout into the darkness, squeeze out sparks of light
You know we're gonna go crazy, you know we'll go crazy
You know we'll go crazy, if we don't go crazy tonight

Oh, slowly
Oh
Hold me slow

Again, these are the wrong lyrics. They are not the lyrics for 'One' but a different song. I pasted the correct lyrics in my other comment.

LMewdowlark


on One

There's a part of me in chaos that's quiet
And there's a part of you that wants me to riot
Everybody needs to cry or needs to spit
Every sweet-tooth needs just a little hit
Every beauty needs to go out with an idiot
How can you stand next to the truth and not see it?
Oh, change of heart comes slow

It's not a hill, it's a mountain
As you start out the climb
Do you believe me or are you doubting?
We're gonna make it all the way to the light
But I know I'll go crazy if I don't go crazy tonight

Every generation gets a chance to change the world
Pity the nation that won't listen to you boys and girls
Is the sweetest melody the one we haven't heard?
Is it true that perfect love drives out all fear?
The right to be ridiculous is something I hold dear
Oh, but change of heart comes slow

It's not a hill, it's a mountain
As you start out the climb
You see, for me, I've been shouting
But we're gonna make it all the way to the light
But I know I'll go crazy if I don't go crazy tonight

Is it getting better
Or do you feel the same?
Will it make it easier on you now
You got someone to blame?
You say, one love, one life
When it's one need in the night
One love, we get to share it
Leaves you, baby, if you don't care for it
Did I disappoint you
Or leave a bad taste in your mouth?
You act like you never had love
And you want me to go without
Well, it's too late tonight
To drag the past out into the light
We're one, but we're not the same
We get to carry each other, carry each other
One
Have you come here for forgiveness?
Have you come to raise the dead?
Have you come here to play Jesus?
To the lepers in your head
Did I ask too much? More than a lot
You gave me nothing, now it's all I got
We're one but we're not the same
Well, we hurt each other then we do it again
You say love is a temple, love a higher law
Love is a temple, love the higher law
You ask me to enter but then you make me crawl
And I can't be holdin' on to what you got
When all you got is hurt
One love, one blood
One life, you got to do what you should
One life with each other
Sisters, brothers
One life but we're not the same
We get to carry each other, carry each other
One
One

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