Careless Love
Careless Love's Sorrow: A Tale of Heartbreak and Redemption
Lyrics
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Expressing a lament for the troubles caused by love, describing it as careless and unthinking.
You've fly through my head like wine
Love is compared to wine, suggesting its intoxicating and overwhelming nature in the speaker's thoughts.
You've wrecked the life of a many poor girl
Love is portrayed as destructive, having ruined the lives of many unfortunate girls.
And you nearly spoiled this life of mine
The speaker acknowledges that love has come close to ruining their own life.
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Repetition of the theme of careless love and its impact on the speaker.
In your clutches of desire
Describing love as a desire that ensnares and controls, suggesting a lack of control or restraint.
You've made me break a many true vow
Love has led the speaker to break promises and vows they had previously made.
Then you set my very soul on fire
Love has ignited a passionate and intense feeling within the speaker.
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Continued expression of the negative impact of love, leading to the deprivation of happiness.
All my happiness bereft
Love has taken away all joy from the speaker's life.
You've filled my heart with weary old blues
Love has brought weariness and blues to the speaker's heart.
Now I'm walkin', talkin' to myself
The speaker is now left alone, talking to themselves as a result of love's consequences.
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Reiteration of the theme of love being careless, highlighting a lack of consideration or concern.
Trusted you now, it's too late
The speaker trusted love, but it's now too late to undo the damage caused.
You've made me throw my old friend down
Love has caused the speaker to abandon or harm an old friend.
That's why I sing this song of hate
The speaker expresses hatred through song due to the actions of love.
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Repeated reference to love as careless, emphasizing the ongoing anguish caused by it.
Night and day, I weep and moan
The speaker experiences continuous sorrow, weeping and moaning day and night because of love.
You brought the wrong man into this life of mine
Love has brought the wrong person into the speaker's life, possibly leading to regret and hardship.
For my sins, till judgment I'll atone
The speaker anticipates facing judgment for their sins related to love.
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