I'm definitely a fan of Whitney Houston, as I'm sure I've made clear. I was listening to this song the other day, and it really resonated with me, so I figured I would blog about it....
"I know that when you look at me, there's so much that you just don't see. But if you would only take the time I know in my heart you'd find a girl who's scared sometimes, who isn't always strong. Can't you see the hurt in me? I feel so all alone." The singer seems to be talking to a desired friend/love, saying that she is aware that much of of her is beneath the surface. Given the context of the song within "The Bodyguard" movie, she is a singer and celebrity, so she can be seen as just that. Yet she, like everyone else, has more to her than meets the eye. While she doesn't want to let the world in on this fact, she has acknowledged that underneath the confident, glamorous exterior is a scared, vulnerable little girl who has been hurt and needs care. Because people tend to see her as her public persona, she at times feels isolated and alone, most likely because she's misunderstood and largely unable to let her true self show.
"I wanna run to you, I wanna run to you. Won't you hold me in your arms and keep me safe from harm? I wanna run to you but if I come to you, tell me, will you stay or will you run away?" She has now expressed a desire to run to this desired friend. She is opening up enough to be vulnerable with the person and admit her need for love and protection and even security in relationship. Yet, even in expressing her desire, she uses caution, asking if the response will be positive and if the person will be able to handle her needs or if the person will flee and not provide for her (whether running by leaving the relationship or creating space and leaving needs unmet within the relationship).
"Each day, each day I play the role of someone always in control, but at night I come home and turn the key. There's nobody there, no one cares for me. What's the sense of trying hard to find your dreams without someone to share it with? Tell me, what does it mean?" The singer talks about her need to wear a strong face because of her job and life. Yet when she gets home to a place where she can be herself, there is no one there to love and be with the real her. Like many people come to realize, she says that it seems almost pointless to seek to be famous and make all kinds of money and have all kinds of stuff but still be lonely or not be able to share that joy with someone significant.
"I need you here. I need you here to wipe away my tears, to kiss away my fears. If you only knew how much I wanna run to you..." Once again, she is being open in expressing her feelings and needs. She desires presence, emotional support, affection, consoling, availability, and more. Because it doesn't typically show on her face, she feels that her level of need and desire for this kind of love and support can't easily be seen, but she is letting it be known that it is real and deep in hopes that her friend/love will share in relationship with her and provide what she is asking for.
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