Phil strikes again. This is my favorite Phil production, aside from probably "Be My Baby" ("Black Pearl" is really personal, too), and it has many virtues, not the least of which is being inspiration for "Heroes and Villains" by the Beach Boys. But we're here to talk about dirtier, more romantic things.
Would I die if you should ever go away?/.../Oh, I swear I'm going to get you/if it takes me all my life/I'll hope and pray and scream and scream/I'm gonna be your wife.
This is galloping, flooding, like waterfalls of femininity. In the chorus all they have to do is moan and say, "Do I love you? Yes I love you." It's like she's using masturbation as a love letter, being strong enough to make herself look so vulnerable to get this guy. That's what makes her so special, not him. She's showing herself off sexually not as a form of enticement, but to say, "I'm desperate for you." The song is a musical form of display. When we're really infatuated with someone don't we show off ourselves similarly? She only exists if he does. So they must exist together.
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