Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Love's Illusion: Embracing the Bittersweet Dance of Affection
Lyrics
They asked me how I knew
Reflecting on inquiries about recognizing true love.
My true love was true
Affirming the certainty of the authenticity of the speaker's love.
Oh, I of course replied
Responding confidently to a question about love.
Something here inside cannot be denied
Emphasizing an undeniable internal feeling associated with love.
They said someday you'll find
Being told that, eventually, love may cloud one's judgment.
All who love are blind
Indicating a skepticism about the perceptiveness of those in love.
Oh, when your heart's on fire
Addressing the intensity of love and its impact on emotions.
You must realize
Advising to recognize the consequences when love becomes overwhelming.
Smoke gets in your eyes
Referring to the metaphorical "smoke" that arises when love is intense and passionate.
So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed
Dismissively reacting to doubts about the authenticity of the speaker's love.
To think they could doubt my love
Expressing confidence in the enduring nature of the speaker's love.
Yet today my love has flown away
Revealing the departure of the speaker's love.
I am without my love
Expressing the emotional state of being without the loved one.
Now laughing friends deride
Describing the mockery from friends and the difficulty in concealing tears.
Tears I can not hide
Highlighting the inability to hide emotional pain through tears.
Oh, so I smile and say
Putting on a facade of happiness while acknowledging inner sadness.
When a lovely flame dies
Reflecting on the aftermath of a once-joyful love turning into sorrow.
Smoke gets in your eyes
Reiterating the metaphor of "smoke" symbolizing the emotional aftermath of lost love.
Smoke gets in your eyes
Repeating the idea that emotional distress is symbolized by "smoke."
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