I'm Gonna Lock My Heart
Guarding Love: Carmen McRae's Resolute Heart
Lyrics
I'm gonna lock my heart
I am going to guard my emotions
And throw away the key
I will not allow access to my heart
I'm wise to all those tricks you played on me
I am aware of the deceitful actions you used against me
I'm gonna turn my back on love
I will reject love
Gonna snog the moon above
I will focus on solitary pursuits, represented by "snog the moon above"
Seal all my windows up with tin
I will close myself off from the outside world
So the love bug can't get in
I will protect myself from the emotional entanglements ("love bug")
I'm gonna park my romance right alone the curb
I will distance myself from romantic experiences
Hang a sign upon my heart
I will make it clear that my heart is not available for emotional involvement
"Please don't disturb"
A plea for privacy and avoidance of romantic disruptions
And if I never fall in love again
Expressing contentment with the possibility of never falling in love again
That's soon enough for me
Indifference to the prospect of not experiencing love
I'm gonna lock my heart
Reiteration of the decision to guard one's heart
And throw the key
Emphasizing the determination to keep the heart secured
And if I never fall in love again
Repeating the sentiment of being content without falling in love
That's soon enough for me
Reiterating the acceptance of not pursuing love
I!m gonna lock my heart
Reaffirming the decision to safeguard the heart
And throw away the key
Stressing the commitment to keeping the heart inaccessible
I'll never fall in love again
Declaring the intention to avoid love in the future
I'm gonna lock my heart
Repeating the determination to lock away emotions
And throw away the key
Underlining the finality of closing off the heart
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