In the Name of Love
Love's Dichotomy: Pleasure and Pain in Harry Belafonte's Melody
Lyrics
What burns and glows without flame?
Questioning something that has a radiant presence without visible manifestation.
What lives and grows without rain?
Reflecting on what thrives and flourishes independently of external nurturing.
What brings a smile that lasts for a little while
Pondering about a joy that is transient, fleeting, and momentary.
That makes me cry without shame?
Expressing the contradictory experience of feeling sorrow without inhibitions.
How can you please me then torture
Questioning the paradox of being pleased and simultaneously subjected to torment and teasing.
And tease me and do it in the name of love?
Highlighting the actions performed in the name of love that involve both pleasure and pain.
Don't you know how to be nice?
Challenging the lack of kindness and consideration in the context of the relationship.
You'd leave me without thinking twice
Accusing the partner of abandoning without hesitation or remorse.
Your wall has an oven when you want a little lovin'
Metaphorically referring to a barrier preventing intimacy when affection is desired.
And you go from fire to ice
Describing a shift from passionate warmth to emotional coldness.
How can you please me then torture
Reiterating the conflicting dynamics of pleasure and torment in the name of love.
And tease me and do it in the name of love?
Emphasizing the repetitive nature of actions performed in the pursuit of love.
I'm comin', I'm a goin', is it rainin' or snowin'?
Expressing confusion and uncertainty about the partner's emotional state.
I got no way of knowin' your mind
Acknowledging the inability to discern the partner's thoughts or intentions.
You make me rise and fall
Describing the fluctuating nature of emotions, experiencing both highs and lows.
You make me stumble and crawl
Illustrating the impact of the partner on stability and balance in life.
So baby, get with it, you might as well admit it
Encouraging honesty and admission of true feelings in the relationship.
Don't love your daddy at all
Suggesting a lack of genuine affection for the partner's parental figure.
Cause how can you please me then torture
Repeating the theme of pleasure and torment coexisting in the name of love.
And tease me and do it in the name of love?
Reiterating the contradictory actions carried out in the pursuit of love.
You make me rise and fall
Repeating the description of emotional fluctuations caused by the partner.
You make me stumble and crawl
Reiterating the impact of the partner on stability and balance in life.
So baby, get with it, you might as well admit it
Encouraging acknowledgment and acceptance of the partner's role in the relationship.
Don't love your daddy at all
Repeating the suggestion of a lack of genuine affection for the partner's parental figure.
Cause how can you please me then torture
Reiterating the paradoxical nature of actions done in the name of love.
And tease me and do it in the name of love?
Emphasizing the repetition of actions performed in the pursuit of love.
Do it in the name of love, do it in the name of love
Concluding with a repetition of the plea to perform actions in the name of love.
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