Something
(George Harrison)
Something in the way she moves
Attracts me like no other lover
Something in the way she woos me

I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe her now

Somewhere in her smile she knows
That I don't need no other lover
Something in her style that shows me

Don't want to leave her now
You know I believe her now

You're asking me will my love grow
I don't know, I don't know
You stick around now it may show
I don't know, I don't know

Something in the way she knows
And all I have to do is think of her
Something in the things she shows me

Don't want to leave her now
You know I believe her now
What happens when a simple approach is taken to write about
something that is very complex?  The answer is "Something" by
George Harrison.  Anyone who has ever been on love knows that
there are things about those feelings that just can't be explained.  
There's just "something" about that person that you react to and
connect with.  George took that whole idea and wrote about that
"something".  It's not something that can be described exactly or in
detail, and he doesn't try to.  Instead, he just refers to it by writing lines
about the things she does to cause the feelings to get stronger.  
"Something in the way she moves", "Something in her smile she
knows", "Something in her style that show me", etc.  It's a very unique
approach to take because it uses a certain level of vagueness.  But
within the descriptions, there are a lot of ways for the listener to relate.
 
For example, it doesn't specifically say what it is about the way she
moves, or what it is about her style, etc.  But that's the beauty of why
these lyrics work.  There doesn't have to be a detailed explanation, it's
just something about the way that person, smiles, moves, etc.  My
favorite lines are "Something in the way she knows, and all I have to
do is think of her".  Even the thought of that person does something,
still not easy to be explained, but it describes that feeling perfectly.  
You may not know what it is exactly that causes that reaction by the
thought, but you know it's there, and it's something!  "You're asking
me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know".  This is his way of
saying that he really doesn't know what's happening or what's going
to happen, it's beyond all of that.  Once again, he only knows that
"something" is making him feel the way he does, and that gets to the
heart of love, relationships, and great songs.
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