I agree with many here that his is a great song, and on SO many levels..
Musically and lyrically it is beautiful and rich and sensual.
As for the meaning, this song is true art, as a musical mirror of the listeners own experience and sexuality.
To a teen, it can be a celebration of the beauty and intensity of love/sex
Later in life it can be apologetic for longing for a loss from a careless transgression.
Or even as one is older still, a song that encompasses the intensity and complexity of a loving, sexual relationship with all the beauty and baggage that goes with it..
so, here goes, One way to see it....
verse 1, clearly the singer is recalling and longing for the experience with "lovee" in the situation, the description of the sexual intensity and sensual pleasure surrounding the experience makes it very strong imagery..
Pre-chorus. If I could change anything/everything, if i was all powerful, I would tell you how great our future is, and have you believe we were great/supposed to be together/meant for each other/perfect and... forget transgressions/breakup/can't manage to take out the trash.. etc... If I could control the universe, I would be back there with you..
Chorus:
come on get higher : come on feel better, this is how, be with me
Loosen my lips : Kiss me you fool.. you know you want to
Faith and desire : reminding her that she once believed in him and wanted him
Swing of your hips : back to the point of the whole bit, come on baby lets do it..
Pull me down hard: Take back what you know you want..
Drown me in Love: This is the key. Love is all powerful, all encompassing, it can lift you up or take you over, or both and for better or worse. Being so intense is what humans all seek, but when it's that strong, you loose control....
From here it can go so many directions...
Loudest thing in my head: could be all the wonderful things said, or all the blame and shame when the cheater is caught...
Violent, Sweet Words that you Said: could be truth to power or down and dirty sexy talk, but all in the passion of love where one has little control...
Bridge..
I miss the pull of your heart: Missing the love and intimate connection shared, the intensity and bonding of the act
I taste the sparks on your tongue: The electricity of new/old/intense connection
I see Angels and Devils: The duality of being intensely in love, what one longs for but can mean the loss of self and/or the entrapment of ones self in a less than desirable situation....
And of course, the beauty of the ecstasy and sharing it... nothing like it..
Rest of the song pretty much just wraps it up, love/sex/lust is at the same moment the one thing that can go so wrong, yet always be all right in the moment, the perfect moment, when everything does seem to be right with the world. Until you sober up, then you have to untangle whatever mess you just made.....
Just kidding..
I agree with many here that his is a great song, and on SO many levels.. Musically and lyrically it is beautiful and rich and sensual.
As for the meaning, this song is true art, as a musical mirror of the listeners own experience and sexuality.
To a teen, it can be a celebration of the beauty and intensity of love/sex
Later in life it can be apologetic for longing for a loss from a careless transgression.
Or even as one is older still, a song that encompasses the intensity and complexity of a loving, sexual relationship with all the beauty and baggage that goes with it..
so, here goes, One way to see it....
verse 1, clearly the singer is recalling and longing for the experience with "lovee" in the situation, the description of the sexual intensity and sensual pleasure surrounding the experience makes it very strong imagery..
Pre-chorus. If I could change anything/everything, if i was all powerful, I would tell you how great our future is, and have you believe we were great/supposed to be together/meant for each other/perfect and... forget transgressions/breakup/can't manage to take out the trash.. etc... If I could control the universe, I would be back there with you..
Chorus: come on get higher : come on feel better, this is how, be with me Loosen my lips : Kiss me you fool.. you know you want to Faith and desire : reminding her that she once believed in him and wanted him Swing of your hips : back to the point of the whole bit, come on baby lets do it.. Pull me down hard: Take back what you know you want.. Drown me in Love: This is the key. Love is all powerful, all encompassing, it can lift you up or take you over, or both and for better or worse. Being so intense is what humans all seek, but when it's that strong, you loose control....
From here it can go so many directions... Loudest thing in my head: could be all the wonderful things said, or all the blame and shame when the cheater is caught... Violent, Sweet Words that you Said: could be truth to power or down and dirty sexy talk, but all in the passion of love where one has little control...
Bridge.. I miss the pull of your heart: Missing the love and intimate connection shared, the intensity and bonding of the act I taste the sparks on your tongue: The electricity of new/old/intense connection I see Angels and Devils: The duality of being intensely in love, what one longs for but can mean the loss of self and/or the entrapment of ones self in a less than desirable situation....
And of course, the beauty of the ecstasy and sharing it... nothing like it..
Rest of the song pretty much just wraps it up, love/sex/lust is at the same moment the one thing that can go so wrong, yet always be all right in the moment, the perfect moment, when everything does seem to be right with the world. Until you sober up, then you have to untangle whatever mess you just made..... Just kidding..