I'm Thru With Love
Breaking Free: Unveiling the Heart's Resilience in Dinah Washington's 'I'm Thru With Love'
Lyrics
I'm thru with love,
I have ended my relationship with love.
I'll never fall again.
I am determined not to experience a romantic fall again.
Said I do to love,
I committed to love before, but now I reject it.
Don't ever call again.
I don't want love to contact me anymore.
For I must have you
I insist on having you or nobody in my life.
Or no one.
Emphasizing the exclusive desire for a specific person.
That's why I'm thru with love.
This reiterates the decision to be done with love.
I've locked my heart.
I have closed off my heart to prevent emotional vulnerability.
I keep my feelings there.
My emotions are deliberately kept locked away.
I have stopped my heart
Similar to line 9, emphasizing the intentional emotional shutdown.
Like an icy frigidaire.
Comparing the heart to a cold and unfeeling appliance.
For I need to care for no one.
I don't feel the need to care for anyone anymore.
That's why I'm thru with love.
Reiterating the decision to be finished with love.
Why did you leave me
Questioning the reasons for the departure of a loved one.
To think that you cared.
Expressing disbelief that the person ever cared.
You didn't need me.
The realization that the person did not require the speaker.
You have your share
Acknowledging the existence of others vying for the person's attention.
of slaves around you
Describing others as captivated by and devoted to the person.
To hound you and swear
They pursue and promise deep devotion.
Their deep devotion.
Reference to the emotional commitment of these individuals.
Emotion.
Mention of the emotional aspect of their devotion.
Did you good by the spring
Reflecting on past memories and the impact of the departure.
And all it meant to me
Recalling the significance of the spring and its meaning.
a good neighbor
Referring to being a good neighbor in the past.
The things that used to be.
Alluding to the loss of things that were meaningful.
For I must have you or no one.
Reiteration of the need for a specific person or none at all.
That's why I'm thru with love.
Restating the decision to be done with love.
That's why I'm thru with love.
Reaffirming the finality of the speaker's stance on love.
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