☝️ Key Points
- The song expresses a deep feeling of happiness and contentment, and having control over one's own life, embodied by the metaphor 'world on a string'.
- The singer feels like sitting on a rainbow, an image of extreme joy and satisfaction.
- The main source of his joy is the love he feels, emphasized by the repeated 'I'm in love'.
- He explains that his inner joy and happiness are so strong that they can remove negative aspects (symbolized by the rain) from his life.
- The singer emphasizes that life is beautiful as long as he maintains the feeling of control, and that it would be unwise to let go of his happiness or love.
Interpretation
The song 'I've Got the World on a String' by
Frank Sinatra is an expression of happiness and contentment. The song is a metaphorical expression of having control over one's own life and happiness, as shown in the line 'I've got the world on a string'. The singer feels so happy and fulfilled that he feels like he's sitting on a rainbow, which is another image of extreme joy and satisfaction. The line 'Got the string around my finger' means that he feels like he can control everything in life. The repeated 'I'm in love' shows that the main source of his joy and contentment is the love he feels. In the lines 'I've got a song that I sing, I can make the rain go, Any time I move my finger' the singer explains that his inner joy and happiness are so strong that they can make even negative aspects (symbolized by the rain) disappear. In the last lines 'Life's a wonderful thing, As long as I hold the string, I'd be a silly so-and-so, If I should ever let her go' the singer expresses that life is wonderful as long as he feels in control (holding the string) and that it would be foolish of him to ever let go of his happiness (in this case, his love).