Careless Love
Careless Love: A Soul Set Aflame
Lyrics
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Expresses the speaker's feelings towards love, describing it as careless.
You've fly through my head like wine
Compares the impact of love to the intoxicating and head-spinning nature of wine.
You've wrecked the life of a many poor girl
Accuses love of causing harm to many unfortunate girls' lives.
And you nearly spoiled this life of mine
Suggests that love has come close to ruining the speaker's own life.
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Reiterates the theme of love being careless, emphasizing desire.
In your clutches of desire
Describes love's desire as a force that has led the speaker to break sincere vows.
You've made me break a many true vow
Indicates that love has ignited a passionate fire within the speaker's soul.
Then you set my very soul on fire
Highlights the consequences of love, suggesting the loss of happiness.
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Repeats the theme of love being careless and laments the loss of happiness.
All my happiness bereft
States that love has deprived the speaker of all joy.
You've filled my heart with weary old blues
Describes the impact of love on the speaker's heart, causing weariness and blues.
Now I'm walkin', talkin' to myself
Expresses the speaker's loneliness and distress, resorting to talking to oneself.
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Reiterates the speaker's feelings of betrayal by love and the late realization of trust issues.
Trusted you now, it's too late
Highlights the irreversible damage caused by love, leading to the abandonment of an old friend.
You've made me throw my old friend down
Suggests that the speaker harbors hatred due to the negative impact of love.
That's why I sing this song of hate
Confirms the speaker's regret and resentment for yielding to love.
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Repeats the theme of love being careless, emphasizing the ongoing emotional pain.
Night and day, I weep and moan
Describes the continuous suffering experienced day and night due to love.
You brought the wrong man into this life of mine
Blames love for bringing the wrong person into the speaker's life, suggesting a life of hardship.
For my sins, till judgment I'll atone
Expresses the speaker's acknowledgment of personal sins and the anticipation of judgment.
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