I've Got You Under My Skin Lyrics
I've got you deep in the heart of me
So deep in my heart that you're really a part of me
I've got you under my skin
I said to myself this affair, it never will go so well
But why should I try to resist when baby, I know damn well
That I've got you under my skin
For the sake of having you near, in spite
Of a warning voice that comes in the night
It repeats, repeats in my ear
Use your mentality, wake up to reality
But each time I do, just the thought of you makes me stop just before I begin
Because I've got you under my skin
For the sake of having you near, in spite
Of a warning voice that comes in the night
It repeats, how it yells in my ear
Why not use your mentality, get up, wake up to reality
And each time I do, just the thought of you
Makes me stop just before I begin
Because I've got you under my skin
The idea that this is about some chick he's in love with is just the surface meaning. What this is really all about is drugs, and specifically, injected drugs such as heroin.
"I've got you under my skin". Does it have to be spelled out?
"I would sacrifice anything" - we know that addicts will stop at nothing to get their fix.
"wake up to reality" - under the influence of the drug, he is detached from reality.
"So deep in my heart that you're really a part of me" - the addict is so far gone that he identifies with the substance.
Just all so obvious, really.
I'm 16 years old, and I don't consider that young or old... or important information for anyone to know regarding my opinion on this song.
Most of the meanings I see are about Frank Sinatra. The song was not written by Frank Sinatra, it was written by Cole Porter (and, yes, he had his own demons to deal with). However, the song has been sung by many both male and female singers. I think a very important word is "affair". I think this is a torch song sung by someone in an intense affair with a partner who is committed elsewhere (to a family, a career) hence "little fool (singing to him/her self) you never can win". Wake up to the reality that you are never going to get the relationship your heart aches for.
well, frank sinatra was a huge alcoholic, wasn't he? i'm wondering if this has to do with his addiction to alcohol...lol. i mean, it works.
He doesn’t see how it makes any sense at all on paper or could work out, but it doesn’t matter. The love and desire he feels isn’t going to go away.
My favorite Frank Sinatra song :) So good
One of my favs too. Very good.
Ella Fitzgerald sings it best.
This one needs little interpretation. But it is still an excellent song. By the way, it's "sacrifice".
I think it's about that someone who you get so used to. You can't imagine living your life without them anymore, you're so used to loving them that you feel them "under your skin" - you simply can't be alone because they're so deep in your heart. You simply got love under your skin, and you carry it with you wherever you go.