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If I Was Lyrics

by Midge Ure

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If I Was Lyrics

If I was a better man Would fellow men take me to their hearts If I was a stronger man Carrying the weight of a popular demand Tell me would that alarm her I´d never harm her at all If I was a soldier Captive arms I´d lay before her If I was a sailor Seven oceans I´d sail to her If I was a wiser man Would other men reach out and touch me If I was a kinder man Dishing up love for a hungry world Tell me would that appease her I want to please her again If I was a painter I´d paint a world that couldn´t taint her If I was a leader On food of love from above I would feed her If I Was a poet All my love and burning words I would show it If I was her lover Her eyes in kisses I would cover Come here my baby Oh they can´t touch you now I´ll keep you save and warm I´ll never leave you at all Come here my baby Oh they won´t touch you Dishing up love for a hungry world Tell me would that appease you I want to please you again If I was a soldier Captive arms I´d lay before her If I was a sailor Seven oceans I´d sail to her If I was a painter I´d paint a world that couln´t taint her If I was a leader On food of love from above I would feed her If I was a poet All my love and burning words I would show it

Meaning of If I Was

“If I Was” explores a profound sense of inadequacy and desperate yearning for acceptance and love. Midge Ure’s voice conveys a heartbreaking vulnerability as he lists countless transformations – soldier, sailor, painter, leader, poet, lover – each one an attempt to fundamentally alter himself in the hope of winning back someone's affection. The repeated question “If I was” reveals a deep-seated belief that his true self is flawed and unacceptable, driving him to imagine idealized versions of himself solely focused on pleasing another person. Beneath the romantic imagery lies a poignant emotion of loneliness and a yearning for connection, suggesting a fear of rejection and a desire for validation. Ultimately, the song is a melancholic plea for understanding and acceptance, highlighting the struggle to reconcile one's own identity with the perceived desires of another.

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