Love on the Brain
Passionate Desires: Love's Battle in 'Love on the Brain'
Lyrics
And you got me, let go
Expressing surrender and vulnerability in a relationship.
What you want from me? (What you want from me?)
Questioning the expectations and desires of the partner.
And I tried to buy your pretty heart, but the price too high
Attempts to win affection by offering something valuable but feeling the cost is too high.
Baby you got me like oh
Being captivated or affected strongly by the partner.
You love when I fall apart (fall apart)
Acknowledging that the partner enjoys witnessing emotional vulnerability.
So you can put me together
Suggesting a desire for the partner to help rebuild after emotional breakdowns.
And throw me against the wallBaby you got me like ah, woo, ah
Describing the intense, possibly painful, effect the partner has.
Don't you stop loving me (loving me)
Reiterating the plea for continuous love and commitment.
Don't quit loving me (loving me)
-Just start loving me (loving me)Oh, and baby I'm fist fighting with fire
-Just to get close to you
Expressing the challenges faced to be close to the partner.
Can we burn something, babe?
Suggesting a willingness to take risks and endure difficulties for the relationship.
And I run for miles just to get a taste
-Must be love on the brain
Implying that the intense feelings experienced must be love.
That's got me feeling this way (feeling this way)
-It beats me black and blue but it fucks me so good
Describing the conflicting nature of love—both painful and pleasurable.
And I can't get enough
-Must be love on the brain yeah
Affirming the persistent impact of love and the difficulty of being without the partner.
And it keeps cursing my name (cursing my name)
-No matter what I do, I'm no good without you
-And I can't get enough
-Must be love on the brainBaby, keep loving me
Emphasizing the simple need for the partner's love.
Just love me, yeah
-Just love me
-All you need to do is love me, yeah
-Got me like ah-ah-ah-ow
Expressing emotional impact, possibly a mix of pleasure and pain.
I'm tired of being played like a violin
Rejecting the role of being manipulated or mistreated.
What do I gotta do to get in your motherfuckin' heart?Baby like ah, woo, ah
-Don't you stop loving me (loving me)
Repeating the plea for unwavering love and commitment.
Don't quit loving me (loving me)
-Just start loving me (loving me)Oh, and babe I'm fist fighting with fire
-Just to get close to you
Reiterating the challenges faced to be close to the partner.
Can we burn something, babe?
-And I run for miles just to get a taste
Expressing the lengths gone to experience the relationship.
Must be love on the brain
Reinforcing the notion that the intense feelings are a result of love.
That's got me feeling this way (feeling this way)
-It beats me black and blue but it fucks me so good
-And I can't get enough
-Must be love on the brain, yeah
Stressing the persistent impact of love and the difficulty of being without the partner.
And it keeps cursing my name (cursing my name)
-No matter what I do
-I'm no good without you
-And I can't get enough
-Must be love on the brain
Final affirmation that love is the driving force behind the emotional experience.
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