Can't Help Falling in Love with You
Embracing Destiny: Love Beyond Reason with Harry Connick, Jr.
Lyrics
Wise men say only fools rush in
Wise individuals advise that only fools rush into love impulsively
But I can't help falling in love with you
Despite the caution, the speaker confesses an inability to control falling in love with someone
Shall I stay
Contemplating whether to remain in the relationship
Would it be a sin
Questioning if staying in love would be considered morally wrong
If I can't help falling in love with you
Expressing the inevitability of falling in love despite potential consequences
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Using a metaphor, comparing the certainty of love to a river flowing towards the sea
Darling so it goes
Addressing the loved one with affection ("Darling") and acknowledging the natural course of love
Some things are meant to be
Suggesting that certain things, like love, are destined to happen
Take my hand, take my whole life too
Inviting the loved one to take the speaker's hand and entire life, indicating a commitment to the relationship
For I can't help falling in love with you
Reiterating the inability to resist falling in love with the person
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Repeating the river metaphor to emphasize the natural and inevitable nature of love
Darling so it goes
Reaffirming the acceptance of the natural progression of love
Some things are meant to be
Emphasizing the predestined nature of certain aspects of love
Take, take my hand, take my whole life too
Repeating the invitation for the loved one to take the speaker's hand and entire life
For I can't help falling in love with you
Reiterating the inability to help falling in love, expressing deep emotions
For I can't help falling in love with you
Concluding with a reaffirmation of the speaker's inability to resist falling in love
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