In honor of Whitney Houston's passing, I've decided to blog about this song. I listened to a lot of Whitney Houston music since I heard about her passing, but since this one had me in tears this morning, I figure it should be blogged about.
"I believe in you and me. I believe that we will be in love eternally. Well as far as I can see you will always be the one for me. Oh yes, you will. And I believe in dreams again. I believe that love will never end. And like the river finds the sea, I was lost, now I'm free, cuz I believe in you and me." The singer believes ("to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so") in her relationship and that the love that they share will be an eternal phenomenon. She has looked at their relationship and has weighed things in her mind, and it looks to her that they are in it for the long haul and that her current love is the one for all time. Because of this, she believe that dreams are possible and that real love is possible (and can last - a big thing). Just like a river find its way to the sea and be freed from the constraints of the land, so she finds herself free because she believes in the power and beauty that is the love they share.
"I will never leave your side. I will never hurt your pride. When all the chips are down, baby, I will always be around. Just to be right where you are, my love. You know I love you, boy. I will never leave you out. I will always let you in, boy, to places no one's ever been. Deep inside, can't you see that I believe in you and me?" She is assuring her love that she won't ever leave, she won't ever hurt his pride or degrade him, and that she will be faithful. She just wants to be wherever he is because of the love she has for him. For her, he is now an intricate part of her life, and she can't leave him out of anything going on with her. Their relationship has created trust and intimacy, so she happily opens up to him, sharing parts of herself and letting him into those most tender places within her. And she wants him to know that even in her very core, she believes in what they share.
"Maybe I'm a fool to feel the way I do, but I will play the fool forever just to be with you forever. I believe in miracles and love's a miracle. And yes, baby, you're my dream come true. I was lost, now I'm free, oh baby cuz i believe, i do believe, in you and me. See, I was lost, now I'm free, cuz I believe in you and me." As I reflect on the theme of being a fool for someone as I blogged about in this previous entry, I am reminded that we sometimes feel like fools for loving the people that we do. But the singer says that she is willing to be foolish forever in order to maintain what they have. Now, part of me questions how wise this decision is, but sometimes, love - the miracle that it is - doesn't look wise. That, of course, doesn't mean it's not exactly as it should be though. For her, this love is a dream come true, and she believes with all of who she is that in it, she has found her freedom.
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