I Know What Love Isn't
Unveiling Love's Enigma: A Journey through Jens Lekman's Melodic Reflections
Lyrics
Hey Renee do you still have your Holden?
Asking Renee about her Holden, possibly suggesting a nostalgic or sentimental connection to a car.
That old clunker’s golden
Describing the old car as valuable or special ('golden').
How about we take it for a spin, up and down Lichen
Suggesting a casual outing, proposing a drive up and down Lichen.
Listen to music and look at girls
Expressing a desire to listen to music and observe girls during the drive.
I want to know if we have the same taste
Expressing curiosity about shared preferences, possibly referring to attraction or taste in women.
Do you like blondes or brunettes?
Posing a question about preferences in hair color ('blondes or brunettes').
The cocoon or the coquette?
Presenting a choice between two archetypal female figures: the cocoon (reserved) or the coquette (flirtatious).
Don’t pull over just yet
Suggesting to continue the drive without stopping.
Look to the left, there’s a 9.5 down the street
Noticing an attractive person with a rating of 9.5 on the left side of the street.
And to my right, a perfect 10 sitting in the driver’s seat
Observing a perfect 10 in the driver's seat on the right side of the street.
I don’t know what love is,
Expressing uncertainty about the concept of love.
But I know what it isn’t
Stating a certainty about what love is not.
I don’t know what love is,
Reiterating the uncertainty about the concept of love.
But I know what it isn’t
Reiterating a certainty about what love is not.
So let's get married
Proposing marriage with a serious tone, but with a pragmatic motive related to citizenship.
I’m serious
Emphasizing the seriousness of the marriage proposal.
But only for the citizenship
Clarifying the proposal's purpose, which is for citizenship rather than romantic love.
I’ve always liked the idea of it
Expressing a liking for the idea of a relationship without hidden intentions.
A relationship doesn’t lie about its intentions and shit
Highlighting the honesty of a relationship about its intentions.
How it doesn’t apologize or anthologize
Reflecting on the straightforward nature of a relationship, contrasting it with apologies and anthologies.
All the rules and ideas we fill our heads with
Commenting on the rules and ideas that people fill their heads with in relationships.
Hey do you want to go see a band?
Suggesting a casual invitation to see a band together.
No I hate bands
Declining the invitation due to a dislike of bands.
It’s always packed with men spooning their girlfriends
Explaining the aversion to bands and the crowded, intimate atmosphere.
Clutching their hands as if they let go
Observing couples in the crowd, highlighting physical closeness.
Their feet would lift from the ground and descend
Imagining a symbolic scenario where letting go would result in floating away.
I don’t know what love is,
Reiterating uncertainty about the concept of love.
But I know what it isn’t
Reiterating a certainty about what love is not.
I don’t know what love is,
Reiterating uncertainty about the concept of love.
But I know what it isn’t
Reiterating a certainty about what love is not.
I know what love isn’t
Affirming a clear understanding of what love is not.
I know what love isn’t
Repeating the assertion of knowing what love is not.
I know what love isn’t
-I know what love isn’t
Concluding with a final affirmation of understanding what love is not.
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