Pleasure and Pain
Navigating Love's Contradictions: Pleasure and Pain by Joey Tempest
Lyrics
I hate it when you wonder... so sensual and free.
I dislike it when you ponder, expressing sensuality and freedom.
And I hate it when you're psychic... With the things I cannot see.
I dislike it when you possess psychic abilities, revealing things hidden from my view.
I hate it when you lead on... Like you know which way to go.
I dislike it when you pretend to lead confidently, as if you know the right direction.
And I hate it when you stumble... And you never touch the floor.
I dislike it when you make mistakes, yet somehow never seem to hit the ground.
A pathological liar... I am fallin' again.
Describing oneself as a habitual liar, falling into desire again.
With a flood of desire... I walk the line
Experiencing intense desire while navigating a fine line.
Between pleasure and pain.
Walking the tightrope between pleasure and pain.
I hate it when you're lyin'... So close to me at night.
Disliking falsehood when you're physically close during the night.
And I hate it when you whisper... Sweet words into my mouth.
Disliking sweet whispered words spoken into the mouth.
Yeah the woman be the reason... A woman be the light.
Acknowledging that women can be both the cause and the light in one's life.
A woman be the color... If faith would be my sight.
Attributing color to women, suggesting they define one's perception if faith were one's vision.
I'm a man of contradiction... With a heart so restrained.
Identifying oneself as a man filled with contradictions, constrained by a guarded heart.
So afraid of commitment... I walk the line
Fearing commitment and navigating the fine line between pleasure and pain.
Between pleasure and pain.
Continuing to walk the tightrope between pleasure and pain.
It may take one lifetime... Or it may take one day.
Contemplating the time it might take, whether a lifetime or a day, to find the courage not to leave.
For me to find the courage... Not to walk away.
Expressing the need for courage to sustain a relationship.
If this is all that matters... If this is all we know.
Pondering if the current situation is all that matters, questioning the significance of what is known.
If enlightenment is our journey... It will never, ever let us go...
Considering the journey of enlightenment and its unbreakable nature.
(Never let us go)
(Reiterating) The certainty that enlightenment will never let go.
I hate it when you want me... Passion in your eyes.
Expressing dislike when you desire with passion reflected in your eyes.
I struggle and I reason...
Struggling and reasoning when you want the speaker.
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