To love somebody

Lyrics

[Style: Aotearoa Reggae, Island R&B, Lovers Rock, 95 BPM, Skank Guitar, Deep Dub Bassline, Crisp Horns, Smooth Harmony, Catchy Island Pop, Mashup Collab] [Intro] (Deep, heavy bass drum drops: Boom-tap, boom-tap) (Skank guitar chords: Chuku-chuku, chuku-chuku) [Male Voice - Son & Water] (Smooth, spoken ad-lib) Yeah... Son & Water alongside the queen Irie Love... [Female Voice - Irie Love] (Melodic run) Ooh-yeah, yeah-yeah... true love vibrations, let it play... [Horn Section] (Uplifting, catchy horn hook) [Verse 1 - Male Voice: Son & Water] (Smooth, soulful, laid-back reggae flow) There’s a light... a certain kind of light, That never shone on me, no it never did, yeah. I want my life to be... lived with you, Lived with you, girl, every single day. [Verse 2 - Female Voice: Irie Love] (Sweet, powerful Island R&B tone) There’s a way... everybody said, To do each and every little thing, But what does it bring... if I ain’t got you? Tell me, what does it mean if I ain’t got you, baby? [Chorus - Duet: Son & Water & Irie Love] (Explosive energy, rich vocal harmonies, maximum catchiness) [Both] You don’t know what it’s like... [Male Voice] No, you don’t know! [Both] You don’t know what it’s like... [Female Voice] To love somebody... [Both] To love somebody... the way I love you! [Post-Chorus - Horns & Percussion Break] (Chippy brass line pushes the rhythm forward) [Male Voice] Yeah, a roots reality! [Verse 3 - Duet: Alternating Lines] [Male Voice] It’s the same... I see your face again. [Female Voice] I know my frame of mind, baby. [Male Voice] You ain’t got to be so blind... [Female Voice] Am I so blind... blind to believe? [Both] Oh, we gotta open up our eyes! [Verse 4 - Male Voice: Son & Water] (Deep, passionate delivery) I’m a man... can’t you see? This is exactly what I am. I live and I breathe for you, But what good does it do, if I ain’t got you? (No good at all!) [Chorus - Duet: Son & Water & Irie Love] (Full energy anthem style, backing vocals stacking high) [Both] You don’t know what it’s like... [Male Voice] No, you don’t know! [Both] You don’t know what it’s like... [Female Voice] To love somebody... [Both] To love somebody... the way I love you! [Bridge - Female Voice: Irie Love] (Rhythm strips back to just bass, drums, and heavy echo) You don't know... (No, you don't know...) The way that I love you, baby... From the valleys to the ocean shore, yeah... [Guitar Solo] (Warm, melodic, skanking reggae guitar solo over a heavy dub bassline) [Outro Chorus - Duet] (Ad-libs flying, crowd-pleaser finale) [Both] You don’t know what it’s like... [Male Voice] To love somebody... [Female Voice] To love somebody... [Both] The way I love you! [Male Voice] Son & Water... [Female Voice] Irie Love... [Both] One love, rockin' it forever. [Fade out with dynamic horn section and echo delays]