True Love Is Not Nice
Embracing Love's Pain: Jonathan Richman's Unapologetic Ode to True Love
Lyrics
1 and a 2 and
Introduction of the counting rhythm, setting the tone for the lyrics.
Well it hurts from the bottom and it hurts down to your soul
Expressing deep emotional pain that reaches the core of one's being.
That's because true love is not nice
Stating that true love is not gentle or kind; it can be harsh and challenging.
And it brings up hurt from when you were 5 years old
Connecting the pain experienced to childhood, implying that true love brings up past hurts.
That's because true love is not nice, no
Reiterating that true love is not pleasant, emphasizing its challenging nature.
Oh, pain pain pain
Highlighting the association of love with pain, suggesting that pain is intrinsic to love.
Ain't that just love's name
Suggesting that pain is an integral part of love, and it is almost synonymous with love.
Love can bring up hurt from way down low
Indicating that love can evoke deep-seated hurts from the past.
It now be emphasized, true love is just not civilized
Emphasizing that true love lacks refinement or social grace, it's not civilized.
True love is not nice, no no
Repeating the assertion that true love is not nice, reinforcing its challenging nature.
Well you've been hurt before but now you're hurting so
Acknowledging past hurts and recognizing the current emotional pain.
True love is not nice
Reiterating that true love is not characterized by kindness or gentleness.
And if it's real love then man, hurt won't go
Suggesting that if love is genuine, the pain associated with it persists.
True love is not nice
Reaffirming that true love is not nice, emphasizing its challenging and painful nature.
Oh, pain pain pain. Rain rain rain
Linking pain with love, using the repetition of words to emphasize this connection.
That's why you felt love's arrow and said ow
Describing the physical and emotional impact of feeling love, expressed through the metaphor of an arrow.
Well you knew from your first flirt that love was here to hurt
Reflecting on the realization that love involves pain from the very beginning.
And that's because true love is not nice, no no
Reiterating that true love is not nice, underscoring the theme of love being challenging and not gentle.
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