Please Forgive Me...Just One Song Today

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There is no denying Bryan Adams can write/co-write/sing a great love song. And the ballads..."Heaven," "Everything I Do," "Do I Have To Say The Words," all beautiful, each an anthem to love.

Today we are going to taste one in particular, my favorite ballad by Bryan Adams..."Please Forgive Me."

In an interview with Carl Wiser on Songfacts, Adams said this about the song:

"We needed a song for the greatest hits album, which was entitled "So Far So Good." Mutt Lange came up with the idea for the song and we wrote it while working in France in 1993. it was the first time we had recorded with a whole band in the studio, some of the musicians I'd never worked with before like David Paich on piano. Before this band session, we had recorded the album "Waking Up The Neighbours" instrument by instrument. It was good to be back with a band.

Yes it was one of the first songs I agreed to use a modulation in as I never liked modulations in songs unless you were modulating from verse to chorus like I did on "One Night Love Affair." I don't do the modulation in "Please Forgive Me" when I sing it live."

Take a listen and read the lyrics...

"Please Forgive Me", the song starts by looking back...
"It still feels like our first night togetherFeels like the first kissIt's getting better babyNo one can better thisStill holding onYou're still the oneFirst time our eyes metSame feeling I getOnly feels much strongerI want to love you longerYou still turn the fire on"
A strong chorus starting with reassurance and moving into the real guts of the message."So if you're feeling lonely, don'tYou're the only one I'll ever wantI only want to make it goodSo if I love you, a little more than I shouldPlease forgive me, I know not what I doPlease forgive me, I can't stop loving youDon't deny me, this pain I'm going throughPlease forgive me, if I need you like I doPlease believe me, every word I say is truePlease forgive me, I can't stop loving you"
Second verse starts with re-enforcing the feelings..

"Still feels like our best times are togetherFeels like the first touchWe're still getting closer babyCan't get close enoughStill holding onYou're still number one"
And here's where it gets real...

"I remember the smell of your skinI remember everythingI remember all your movesI remember you yeahI remember the nights, you know I still do"
I remember the smell of your skin...just the thought of a man thinking back and whispering that line to a woman, well it just knocks my socks off. Seven words with incredible impact.
"So if you're feeling lonely, don'tYou're the only one I'll ever wantI only want to make it goodSo if I love you a little more than I should
Please forgive me, I know not what I doPlease forgive me, I can't stop loving youDon't deny me, this pain I'm going throughPlease forgive me, if I need you like I doPlease believe me, every word I say is truePlease forgive me, I can't stop loving you"
Strength...

"The one thing I'm sure ofIs the way we make loveThe one thing I depend onIs for us to stay strongWith every word and every breath I'm prayingThat's why I'm saying,


Please forgive me, I know not what I doPlease forgive me, I can't stop loving youDon't deny me, this pain I'm going throughPlease forgive me, if I need you like I doBabe believe it, every word I say is truePlease forgive me, if I can't stop loving youNo, believe me, I don't know what I doPlease forgive me, I can't stop loving you"

Please forgive me, I can't stop loving you...It's hard to find fault in that line, in that feeling, or in the song. Beautifully written, beautifully sung.