What Love Is

Unveiling the Dark Essence: Dead Boys' 'What Love Is' Meaning
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Lyrics

I don't need none of your bedroom bruised sweet box

Rejecting the idea of a physically marked or abused relationship.

I don't need none of your spoiled ass sweet talk

Rejecting insincere or manipulative sweet talk or flattery.

Write on your face with my pretty knife

Expressing a desire to leave a lasting impression, possibly with a sense of danger or violence.

I want to toy with your precious life

Expressing a desire to play with and control someone's life, suggesting a darker, possessive side.

I want you to know

Repetition for emphasis on the upcoming declaration.

I want you to know

Reaffirmation of the desire for the listener to understand a certain emotion or experience.

I want you to know

Continued emphasis on the forthcoming declaration.

I want you to know what love is

Explicitly stating the desire for the listener to understand the concept of love, possibly in a non-traditional or intense way.

I don't need none of your tender back seat love

Rejecting a physical, possibly casual, form of love in a car or similar setting.

And I don't need none of your two-bit machine love

Rejecting a superficial or cheap form of love associated with machinery or mechanics.

Write on your face with my pretty knife

Repetition of the desire to leave a lasting impression with a sense of danger or violence.

I want to toy with your precious life

Repetition of the desire to play with and control someone's life, reinforcing possessive tendencies.

I want you to know

Repetition for emphasis on the upcoming declaration.

I want you to know

Reaffirmation of the desire for the listener to understand a certain emotion or experience.

I want you to know

Continued emphasis on the forthcoming declaration.

I want you to know what love is

Explicitly stating the desire for the listener to understand the concept of love, possibly in a non-traditional or intense way.

I don't need none of your two-bit machine love

Rejecting a superficial or cheap form of love associated with machinery or mechanics (repeated from line 10).

And I don't need none of your spoiled ass sweet talk

Rejecting insincere or manipulative sweet talk or flattery (repeated from line 2).

Write on your face with my pretty knife

Repetition of the desire to leave a lasting impression with a sense of danger or violence (repeated from line 3).

I want to toy with your precious life

Repetition of the desire to play with and control someone's life, reinforcing possessive tendencies (repeated from line 4).

I want you to know

Repetition for emphasis on the upcoming declaration (repeated from line 13).

I want you to know

Reaffirmation of the desire for the listener to understand a certain emotion or experience (repeated from line 14).

I want you to know

Continued emphasis on the forthcoming declaration (repeated from line 15).

I want you to know what love is

Explicitly stating the desire for the listener to understand the concept of love, possibly in a non-traditional or intense way (repeated from line 16).

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