Love is a Losing Game
Fernanda Takai's Melancholic Reflection: Love's Losing Game
Lyrics
For you I was the flame
Referring to the speaker being a passionate, intense presence in the other person's life.
Love is a losing game
Love is depicted as an endeavor that doesn't result in success, where one often ends up on the losing side.
Five story fire as you came
Describing the intensity of the encounter with the person, using the metaphor of a five-story fire.
Love is losing game
Reiterating that love is ultimately a game where loss is inevitable.
One I wished, I never played
Expressing regret for engaging in the game of love.
Oh, what a mess we made
Reflecting on the chaotic and unfortunate situation that resulted from their romantic involvement.
And now the final frame
Referring to the current state or ending of the relationship as seen in the final moments or scene.
Love is a losing game
Reasserting the idea that love often leads to loss.
Played out by the band
Comparing the experience of love to a performance, possibly by a musical band, indicating that love has been played out.
Love is a losing hand
Stating that in the game of love, one is often dealt a losing hand, leading to failure.
More than I could stand
Expressing that the challenges or difficulties faced in love were overwhelming.
Love is a losing hand
Reiterating that love can result in a losing hand or a losing outcome.
Self-professed profound
Describing oneself as having deep insights or knowledge, possibly about love.
Till the chips were down
Until faced with a difficult situation, possibly a reference to facing hardship in love.
Know you're a gambling man
Acknowledging the person they are involved with as someone who takes risks or chances, particularly in love.
Love is a losing hand
Reiterating that love often ends up as a losing or unsuccessful endeavor.
Though I battled blind
Despite efforts made without full understanding, love is seen as a predetermined outcome, resigned to a certain fate.
Love is a fate resigned
Acceptance that love leads to an outcome of resignation, implying a sense of giving in or acceptance of what cannot be changed.
Memories mar my mind
Recalling how memories of love's challenges or failures persist in the mind.
Love is a fate resigned
Reiterating the idea that love leads to a resigned or predetermined fate.
Over futile odds
Highlighting the senselessness or hopelessness of the odds against the success of love.
And laughed at by the gods
Feeling as if fate mocks or ridicules their efforts in love.
And now the final frame
Similar to line 7, emphasizing the ending or conclusion of the relationship.
Love is a losing game
Repeating the idea that love tends to lead to loss or failure.
And now the final frame
Restating the idea of the final moments or concluding stage of the relationship.
Love is a losing game
Reiterating the central theme that love often results in failure or loss.
Love is a losing game
Final confirmation that the theme of the song revolves around the concept of love being a losing game.
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