Parallels between Sappho 31 (L-P) lines 5-8 (Ancient Text) and (Contemporary Song) by All Stars
ltc-admin, 2015-03-13 12:47
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“your tempting laugh, which sets my heart a-flutter in my breast. For when I see you even a moment, I can’t speak any longer” The feelings that both Sappho and ‘Allstars’ are talking about are those associated with infatuation. They both refer to “butterflies in the stomach” and being “tongue-tied” when confronted by their love.
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Tongue tied, Mesmerized
Ever since I kissed ya
(I, I, want ya. I, I, need ya.)
Inside, Hypnotized
How can I resist ya?
(I, I, want ya. I’m under your spell.)
Can’t kick the habit
Boy, I’ve got to have it
One look in those eyes
I get butterflies
(Sunshine, but I shut. Full of your touch)
I get my butterflies and I make so much you making me high
(don’t you love me. Got more than enough)
No one does it better than the two of us
Can’t sleep, in too deep
When I think about ya
(I, I, want ya. I, I, need ya)
Can’t you see its killing me
Just to be without ya
(I, I, want ya. I’m under your spell)
I’m so defenceless
Boy I lose my senses
One look in those eyes
I get butterflies
(Sunshine, but I shut. Full of your touch)
I get my butterflies and I make so much you making me high
(don’t you love me. Got more than enough)
No one does it better than the two of us
I get butterflies¡.(I can, I can, I, I can (times 2) )
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Butterflies