What Your Soul Sings

This is a song about loving yourself. The lyrics are pretty straight-forward. With that said, I can't vibe with it. It sounds... off. And this is not a 'massive' attack on the lyrics, as they don't sound terrible, but I'm struggling to find them comforting even though that's what they should be. I don't know if it's because of my prefrences, me being a grumpy young lad, or if I associate darker things with love, not having experienced the unconditional type of love and finding myself to have been emotionally manipulated to love my caregiver despite them not really caring for me emotionally other than saying empty love you's, with that being the sole tip of the iceberg.

Whatever it is, it's leading me to interpret many lines of the song negatively. For example, I'm not really sure if I want to listen to my soul. Why should I listen to 'My life has no real purpose. I don't recognize myself. I was never truly loved. The world is a rather dark place.' Same goes for other lines, such as 'lovingly rearrange the things that make you blue.' I love the pain. I don't understand why, but I love when I'm in emotional pain. So it shouldn't surprise you when I say that I don't want to listen to myself and rely on myself. Because it's not me, or rather what I want the 'me' to be. But there really is not another option. I don't just get to fall asleep and wake up in a different body with a different brain.

This is not the song for me.

This is one of my favorite Massive Attack songs :D It's about loving yourself. Listen to your heart and love yourself.

Not sure, but I think the chorus is kinda off... here are my thoughts on it:

And when you do You'll find the one you love is you You'll find you Love you

This song is very beautiful to me and is severely unappreciated. The words ethereal, tender, haunting and universal come to mind whenever I listen to this - so I guess to me the song emcompasses those themes.

I'm pretty sure you're right about the chorus. The song is totally about loving yourself.

CORRECT LYRICS:

Don't be afraid Open your mouth and say say what your soul sings to you

your mind can never change unless you ask it to Lovingly re-arrange the thoughts that make you blue the things that bring you down can only do harm to you so make your choice joy the joy belongs to you

And when you do you'll find the one you love is you you'll find you love you

Don't be ashamed to open your heart and pray say what your soul sings to you

So no longer pretend that you can't feel it near that tikkle in your head that tingle in your ear Oh ask it anything it loves you dear it's your most precious king If only you can hear

And when you do you'll find the one you need is you you'll find you love you

The lyrics posted above by donniedarko28 are still incorrect. Corrections have been submitted through the Report Thread, so the lyrics should now read correctly.

Love this song. Love the meaning, you don't see it often.

i love the line Say what your soul sings to you i feel that lyric is the heart of this song, do what makes you feel happy, don't be ashamed of who you are, never compromise yourself for others true poetry =)

These are the correct lyrics:

Don't be afraid Open your mouth and say Say what your soul sings to you

Your mind can never change Unless you ask it to Lovingly re-arrange The thoughts that make you blue The things that bring you down Only do harm to you And so make your choice joy The joy belongs to you

And when you do You'll find the one you love is you You'll find you Love you

Don't be ashamed, no To open your heart and pray Say what your soul sings to you

So no longer pretend That you can't feel it near That tickle on your hand That tingle in your ear Oh, ask it anything Because it loves you dear It's your most precious king If only you could hear

And when you do You'll find the one you need is you You'll find you Love you