Wicked Game
Love's Wicked Game: Desire, Loss, and the Fire Within
Lyrics
The world was on fire and no one could save me but you
The world was in chaos or turmoil, and despite the circumstances, only you could offer salvation.
It's strange what desire will make foolish people do
Desire has the power to make individuals act in irrational or unwise ways.
I never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you
The speaker never expected to encounter someone like the person being addressed.
I never dreamed I'd love somebody like you
The speaker never imagined loving someone similar to the person being addressed.
I don't want to fall in love
The speaker expresses reluctance or apprehension about falling in love.
No I don't want to fall in love with you
Reiterating the reluctance or resistance to falling in love specifically with the addressed person.
What a wicked game to play
Commenting on the cruel or deceitful nature of the game being played.
To make me feel this way
The game played has caused the speaker to experience certain emotions in an unexpected or intense manner.
What wicked thing to do
Describing the malicious or hurtful nature of the actions taken.
To let me dream of you
Allowing oneself to dream or fantasize about the addressed person despite the consequences.
What a wicked thing to say
Labeling the words spoken by the addressed person as deceitful or misleading.
You never felt this way
Implying that the addressed person never experienced similar emotions.
What a wicked thing to do
Highlighting the deceptive or hurtful nature of the actions causing the speaker to dream of the addressed person.
To make me dream of you
Reiterating the impact of actions causing the speaker to dream about the addressed person.
And I don't want to fall in love
Reiterating the reluctance or apprehension about falling in love.
No I don't want to fall in love with you
Reiterating the resistance to falling in love specifically with the addressed person.
I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you
Expressing surprise or disbelief at loving someone similar to the addressed person.
I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you
Expressing shock or dismay at losing someone similar to the addressed person.
No I don't want to fall in love
Reiterating the reluctance or apprehension about falling in love.
No I don't want to fall in love with you
Reiterating the resistance to falling in love specifically with the addressed person.
This world is only gonna break your heart
Commenting on the inevitable heartbreak present in this world, perhaps suggesting that relationships lead to pain.
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