Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: jazz
Song Meaning of “If I Tell You I Love You” by Melody Gardot
If I Tell You I Love You by Melody Gardot is a mellow, jazz-inspired ballad that speaks to the vulnerability of exploring love and saying the words out loud. The song expressed uncertainty that comes with making such a leap, particularly in the lines “If I tell you I love you/ Will that make it more real/ Than the way we’re feeling now?” This speaks to the band of insecurities that accompanies admitting feelings, explored further in “Oh please, don’t be so sure/ I can’t go to the depths of the promise for sure.” The listener can feel the sincerity of the emotion in Gardot’s singing, and while the lyrics express hesitation, ultimately she ends the song declaring “So if I tell you I love you/ Will you be stronger than before?” In this way, the song speaks to a willingness to take the risk of being vulnerable and face the possibility of heartache, in the hopes of perhaps also finding a strength in love.