Love It, Leave It
Love It, Leave It: A Heart's Warning Against Games of the Heart
Lyrics
Back and forth, playin on my heartstrings
Expressing a back-and-forth emotional struggle, likening it to playing on heartstrings like an old violin.
Like an old violin
Metaphorically comparing the emotional experience to playing an old violin, suggesting familiarity or repetition.
Been there, done that before
Referencing past experiences, implying a sense of reluctance or weariness about repeating them.
Ain't doingthisagain
Declaring a refusal to go through the same experience again.
I can seeanother storm cloud comin'
Anticipating a potential emotional storm or conflict.
Beyond this greatdivide
Describing a significant emotional distance or divide.
You’re up and down like a roller coaster
Portraying the emotional inconsistency of the other person, like a roller coaster ride.
I’m getting off this ride
Deciding to end the emotional ride, indicating a desire for stability.
‘Cause this ain't no game of cards
Emphasizing the seriousness of the situation, contrasting it with a mere game of cards.
So don’t gamble on my heart
Warning against taking risks with the speaker's heart.
If you don’t love it, leave it
Stating a condition: if the love isn't genuine, it's better to leave.
If you wanna be the man then be it
Encouraging the other person to take responsibility if they want to be in a committed relationship.
If you’re gonna say it, mean it or I’m gone
Insisting on sincerity in words, or the consequence is the speaker leaving.
The trick is how you treat it
Highlighting the importance of how the other person treats the relationship.
If you don’t want it, then I’ll keep it
Suggesting that if the other person doesn't appreciate the relationship, the speaker will.
It’s a shame that you can t see that you’re doing me wrong
Expressing disappointment that the other person may not realize their wrongdoing.
If you don’t love it, just leave it alone
Reiterating the advice to leave if there is no genuine love.
Here today, gone tomorrow
Describing the transient nature of the other person, implying a lack of commitment.
Disappear like the setting sun
Comparing the departure of the other person to the setting sun, emphasizing the finality of the departure.
You only want what you want when you want it
Highlighting the selfishness of the other person's desires and their selective approach to the relationship.
You’ll be gettin’ none
Indicating that the other person will not receive any fulfillment or satisfaction.
You better figure yourself out
Advising the other person to introspect and understand themselves for the sake of the relationship.
Cuz this heart won’t hang around
Declaring that the speaker's heart won't endure the emotional turmoil for long.
I guess I can’t help it if you’re too blind
Expressing helplessness at the other person's lack of awareness regarding the relationship's value.
To see what you got til it tells you goodbye
Suggesting that the other person might only realize the relationship's worth when it's too late.
If you don’t love it, leave it
Reiterating the condition: genuine love is necessary, or the other option is to leave.
If you think I won’t go, ya better believe it
Affirming the speaker's determination to leave if the conditions are not met.
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