Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: funk
Song Meaning of “I Know You Want To” by Luther Vandross
I Know You Want to is a soulful song about the emotions of longing for a special someone and the powerful effect they have on your heart. The song is sung from the perspective of someone who can’t forget the intensity of the connection they shared. From the poignant lyrics we can tell the narrator has not been able to fully get over this person and continues to be haunted by their love.
The verses express the deep emotion of longing sparked by thinking of the one they love,
“I know you want to, you want to feel the same way again
Your heartache is a hold of me, I can’t break away our love remains”
The chorus speaks of how this powerful love won’t let go and how it returns to them, even when they try to push it away.
“It’s like shadows on the wall, I’m haunted by it all
The memory of what we had, I still feel it coming back”
This connection refuses to be forgotten, it catches up to them no matter where they go and no matter how much time passes. Luther Vandross beautifully conveys the powerful emotions of longing for someone and being unable to let them go.