#mclennon

I must confess I’d only listened to his ‘Back to the Egg’ album once before today…. And hadn’t really focused on the lyrics then. But as I gave the album a much closer listen, BAM: I got McLennon’d from this in a big way (and from “Getting Closer”, to a lesser extent.)

Also: to me, Paul is addressing John as “Love” in this song. So he is asking or maybe even alerting/directing John to see the possibility of a not so distant future when they can be together without hiding their relationship. At first I thought the words “love awake” meant “the feeling of love being awoken”….. but yeah, now I see it as Paul telling John (Love… as in ‘My love’) to see the possibility of a public future together.

(Plus: anytime he or John use ‘now and then’ in a song, it is notable.)

👇 Anyway, here are the lyrics & music video. It very much reminds me of ‘Tug of War’ in its yearning for a public declaration of love + wanting to put an end to hiding a cherished relationship.

"Everyone fancies you a bit," John replied with a shrug.

Paul watched John wet his lips before his gaze rose to his eyes. This was his writing partner, his mate. Not the Beatle who took to the stage every night.

Somewhere in the back of his mind, Paul was aware that John's words weren't an invitation, but they had left a door ajar between the two of them.

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