Careless Love
Tangled Tales of Love's Betrayal: A Careless Melody
Lyrics
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Expressing the singer's lamentation and frustration towards love, describing it as "careless."
You've fly through my head like wine
Love is compared to an intoxicating force that overwhelms the singer's thoughts.
You've wrecked the life of a many poor girl
Conveys the destructive impact of love, particularly on the lives of numerous unfortunate girls.
And you nearly spoiled this life of mine
Highlights the personal toll, with the singer feeling that their own life has been nearly ruined by love.
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Reiteration of the singer's frustration with love, emphasizing its careless and unpredictable nature.
In your clutches of desire
Describes love as having a grip of desire, suggesting a powerful and controlling influence.
You've made me break a many true vow
Acknowledges breaking vows under the influence of love, implying a loss of commitment.
Then you set my very soul on fire
Conveys the intense and passionate impact of love, setting the singer's soul on fire metaphorically.
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Repetition of the theme, expressing the singer's sense of loss and unhappiness due to love.
All my happiness bereft
Describes the depletion of happiness caused by love, emphasizing a sense of deprivation.
You've filled my heart with weary old blues
Highlights the emotional burden of love, filling the singer's heart with weariness and blues.
Now I'm walkin', talkin' to myself
Reflects the isolating impact of love, as the singer is reduced to talking to oneself in distress.
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Reiterates the theme of love's carelessness and the singer's vulnerability to its whims.
Trusted you now, it's too late
Expresses regret for trusting love too late, suggesting a realization of its destructive nature.
You've made me throw my old friend down
Describes the sacrifice of a friendship under the influence of love, regretting the consequences.
That's why I sing this song of hate
Declares the singer's resentment towards love, explaining the motivation for the song of hate.
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Reiteration of the singer's sorrowful state, mourning the impact of love both day and night.
Night and day, I weep and moan
Blames love for bringing the wrong person into the singer's life, suggesting regret and misfortune.
You brought the wrong man into this life of mine
Highlights the consequences of love, indicating the singer's acceptance of responsibility for their sins.
For my sins, till judgment I'll atone
Expresses the singer's expectation of facing judgment for the sins committed under the influence of love.
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