I'm a Fool to Want You
Yearning in Melody: Unrequited Love Echoes in 'I'm a Fool to Want You'
Lyrics
I'm a fool to want you
Expresses a sense of foolishness for desiring someone.
I'm a fool to want you
Reiterates the speaker's acknowledgment of their foolishness in wanting the person.
To want a love that can't be true
Describes the desire for a love that cannot be genuine or sincere.
A love that's there for others too
Refers to a love that is shared with others, suggesting infidelity or unfaithfulness.
I'm a fool to hold you
Repeats the admission of foolishness, this time in holding onto the person.
Such a fool to hold you
Emphasizes the speaker's foolishness in holding onto the person.
To seek a kiss not mine alone
Expresses the folly in seeking a kiss that is not exclusively for the speaker.
To share a kiss that devil has known
Suggests the shared intimacy has a darker side, alluding to a connection with a devil-like figure.
Time and time again I said I'd leave you
Highlights the speaker's repeated intention to leave the person.
Time and time again I went away
Reveals the speaker's inconsistency by consistently returning despite previous departures.
But then would come the time when I would need you
Explains the cyclical nature of the relationship, where the speaker needs the person again.
And once again these words I'd have to say
Acknowledges the inevitability of expressing the same words of love and need.
Take me back, I love you
Begs to be taken back and confesses love for the person.
It hit me, I need you
Admits the realization of needing the person, despite the acknowledgment that it's wrong.
I know it's wrong, it must be wrong
Acknowledges the perceived wrongness of the situation, creating internal conflict.
But right or wrong I can't get along
Expresses the difficulty of moving on, whether it's right or wrong to stay in the relationship.
Without you
Reiterates the essential nature of the person to the speaker's well-being.
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