Fever
will and joe Lyrics

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Never know how much I love you
Never know how much I care
When you put your arms around me
I get a fever that's so hard to bear

You give me fever when you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever in the morning

Fever all through the night.

Everybody's got the fever
that is something you all know
Fever isn't such a new thing
Fever started long ago

Sun lights up the daytime
Moon lights up the night
I light up when you call my name
And you know I'm gonna treat you right

You give me fever when you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever in the morning
Fever all through the night

Romeo loved Juliet
Juliet she felt the same
When he put his arms around her
He said 'Julie, baby, you're my flame

Thou giv-est fever when we 'kisseth'
Fever with the flaming youth
Fever I'm afire
Fever yea I burn for sooth'

Captain Smith and Pocahontas
Had a very mad affair
When her daddy tried to kill him
She said 'Daddy, o, don't you dare

He gives me fever with his kisses
Fever when he holds me tight
Fever, I'm his misses,
Oh daddy, won't you treat him right'

Now you've listened to my story
Here's the point that I have made
Cats were born to give chicks fever
Be it Fahrenheit or centigrade

They give you fever when you kiss them
Fever if you live and learn
Fever till you sizzle
What a lovely way to burn

What a lovely way to burn
What a lovely way to burn

Overall Meaning

“Fever” is a song about the intense passion and desire that love can bring, sung from the perspective of someone who feels this way about their partner. The lyrics express how the person never knew how much they loved and cared for their lover until they embraced them, and now the warmth and intensity of that moment makes their body run hot with fever. This fever seems to be present in every moment they spend together, regardless of the time of day, and is something that everyone experiences when they are truly in love. The second verse suggests that this has been true for centuries, as the sun and moon have always been present to light up the world, and lovers have always been ignited by each other's touch.

Line by Line Meaning

Never know how much I love you
I never truly understand the extent of my love for you

Never know how much I care
I never truly understand the extent of my care for you

When you put your arms around me
When you embrace me

I get a fever that's so hard to bear
I experience an intense feeling of passion that is almost too difficult to handle

You give me fever when you kiss me
Your kisses ignite feelings of passion and intensity within me

Fever when you hold me tight
I experience feverish emotions when held in your embrace

Fever in the morning
I feel the effects of feverish passion first thing in the morning

Fever all through the night.
I experience feverish passion throughout the entirety of the night

Everybody's got the fever
Everyone experiences feverish passion at some point

that is something you all know
This is a widely acknowledged fact

Fever isn't such a new thing
The notion of feverish passion is not a recent innovation

Fever started long ago
Feverish passion is an age-old concept

Sun lights up the daytime
The sun illuminates the daytime hours

Moon lights up the night
The moon illuminates the night sky

I light up when you call my name
I am filled with excitement and anticipation when you speak my name

And you know I'm gonna treat you right
You can rest assured that I will treat you appropriately

Romeo loved Juliet
Romeo had a deep affection for Juliet

Juliet she felt the same
Juliet reciprocated Romeo's feelings

When he put his arms around her
When Romeo embraced Juliet

He said 'Julie, baby, you're my flame
Romeo expressed his love for Juliet by calling her his flame

Thou giv-est fever when we 'kisseth'
The act of kissing Juliet ignites feverish passion within Romeo

Fever with the flaming youth
Feverish passion burns with the intensity of youthful love

Fever I'm afire
Romeo is consumed with feverish passion

Fever yea I burn for sooth'
Romeo burns with unbridled passion

Captain Smith and Pocahontas
Captain Smith and Pocahontas were involved in a romantic relationship

Had a very mad affair
Their relationship was characterized by wild emotion and desire

When her daddy tried to kill him
When Pocahontas' father attempted to kill Captain Smith

She said 'Daddy, o, don't you dare
Pocahontas implored her father not to harm Captain Smith

He gives me fever with his kisses
Captain Smith's kisses inflame feverish passion within Pocahontas

Fever when he holds me tight
Pocahontas experiences feverish passion when wrapped in Captain Smith's embrace

Fever, I'm his misses,
Pocahontas is consumed with passion as she yearns to be with Captain Smith

Oh daddy, won't you treat him right'
Pocahontas begs her father to treat Captain Smith with kindness

Now you've listened to my story
I have shared my tale with you

Here's the point that I have made
This is the conclusion I have drawn

Cats were born to give chicks fever
Cats are inherently passionate creatures who can stir up feverish emotion in others

Be it Fahrenheit or centigrade
Feverish passion can be measured in any system of temperature

They give you fever when you kiss them
When kissed by a cat, a person experiences feverish passion

Fever if you live and learn
Feverish passion is an inevitable part of living and growing

Fever till you sizzle
Feverish passion can become so intense that you sizzle

What a lovely way to burn
The experience of feverish passion is thrilling and beautiful

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, CARLIN AMERICA INC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell

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