Careless Love
Careless Love's Bittersweet Symphony: A Soul's Tale of Heartbreak
Lyrics
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Expressing the emotional weight of love, describing it as careless and potentially harmful.
You've fly through my head like wine
Comparing the intensity of love to the effects of wine, suggesting a strong impact on the speaker's thoughts.
You've wrecked the life of a many poor girl
Attributing the ruin of many poor girls' lives to the reckless nature of love.
And you nearly spoiled this life of mine
Personalizing the impact of love, indicating that it has come close to spoiling the speaker's own life.
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Reiterating the theme of careless love and highlighting its captivating and desiring nature.
In your clutches of desire
Describing love as having a grip of desire, acknowledging its ability to make the speaker break true vows.
You've made me break a many true vow
Expressing regret for breaking promises due to the influence of love.
Then you set my very soul on fire
Indicating that love has ignited the speaker's soul with passion, possibly regrettable or destructive.
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Continuing to lament the impact of love on the speaker's happiness, suggesting a feeling of deprivation.
All my happiness bereft
Stating that love has taken away all happiness, emphasizing a sense of loss.
You've filled my heart with weary old blues
Conveying that love has replaced joy with weariness and blues in the speaker's heart.
Now I'm walkin', talkin' to myself
Describing a state of solitude and internal dialogue resulting from the influence of love.
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Repeating the theme of careless love, expressing trust in love that is now acknowledged as a mistake.
Trusted you now, it's too late
Reflecting on the irreversible consequences of trusting in love, realizing it's too late to change.
You've made me throw my old friend down
Blaming love for causing the speaker to abandon an old friend, expressing resentment and regret.
That's why I sing this song of hate
Stating that the song is a manifestation of hatred, directly attributing it to the negative influence of love.
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Repeating the theme of love causing distress, this time emphasizing the duration with "night and day."
Night and day, I weep and moan
Expressing continuous emotional pain, linking it to bringing the wrong man into the speaker's life.
You brought the wrong man into this life of mine
Indicating a sense of responsibility or guilt for the introduction of a problematic man into the speaker's life.
For my sins, till judgment I'll atone
Expressing a commitment to atone for sins related to love until facing judgment, suggesting a lasting impact.
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