Love Not War
Resolving Love's Battle: Joe Cocker's 'Love Not War' Message
Lyrics
Just 24 hours ago the sound my heart made as it broke
Expressing the recent emotional pain, comparing the sound of a breaking heart.
Echoed across the room and cut right through the words you spoke.
Describing the impact of the heartbreak, emphasizing the piercing effect of words spoken.
I don't wanna fight till 3 a.m. wake up red eyed and start again
Expressing a desire to avoid prolonged conflicts and emotional exhaustion.
My tears won't solve a thing
Acknowledging that tears won't resolve the issues at hand.
Do you ever know what your fighting for?
Pondering the purpose or motivation behind the conflicts.
Baby cause I can't take it any more
Conveying the inability to endure further strife.
Lets make love not war
Advocating for choosing love over conflict.
We can get it back like it used to be
Expressing a desire to restore the relationship to its previous state.
Lay down your arms baby come to me
Inviting the partner to reconcile and come back together.
Let's make love not war
Reiterating the call for choosing love over war.
If love is oxygen we're cutting off the air supply
Comparing love to oxygen and highlighting the detrimental effect of cutting it off.
You sting and I can't breathe
Expressing the suffocating feeling caused by emotional pain.
I need to know, the reason why
Seeking an explanation for the partner's actions.
If I've been hard to handle I'm the first to apologise
Apologizing if the speaker has been difficult, acknowledging responsibility.
Cuz baby this goes both ways
Emphasizing that understanding and resolution should be mutual.
Do you even know what you're fighting for
Repeating the question about the purpose or motivation behind the conflicts.
Baby cause I can't take it any more
Expressing the inability to endure further strife, echoing line 7.
Lets make love not war
Renewing the plea to choose love over war.
We can get it back like it used to be
Reiterating the desire to restore the relationship to its previous state, echoing line 9.
Lay down your arms baby come to me
Inviting the partner to reconcile and come back together, echoing line 10.
Let's make love not war
Repeating the call for choosing love over war, echoing line 11.
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