All or Nothing at All
Love's Dilemma: All or Nothing at All
Lyrics
All or nothin' at all
All or nothing is the only option
Half a love never appealed to me
Partial or incomplete love is not appealing
If your heart, it never could yield to me
If your heart cannot fully commit to me
Then I'd rather, rather have nothin' at all
Prefer having nothing over incomplete love
I said all, nothin' at all
Reiteration of the preference for all or nothing
If it's love, there ain't no in-between
Love should be absolute, with no middle ground
Why begin then cry for somethin' that might have been
Reject the idea of starting something uncertain and regretting it
No I'd rather, rather have nothin' at all
Prefer having nothing over a love that is not whole
Hey, please don't bring your lips close to my cheek
Warning against close intimacy
Don't you smile or I'll be lost beyond recall
Avoiding emotional involvement to prevent irreversible consequences
The kiss in your eyes, the touch of your hand makes me weak
Describing the emotional impact of physical closeness
And my heart, it may grow very dizzy and fall
The vulnerability of the heart in the face of love
And if I fell under the spell of your call
The potential danger of succumbing to the allure of love
I would be, be caught in the undertow
The risk of being overwhelmed by emotions
Well, you see, I've got to say "No, no, no"
Asserting the need to say "No" to avoid emotional entanglement
All or nothin' at all
Reaffirmation of the preference for all or nothing
And if I fell, fell under the spell of your call
Reiteration of the danger of falling under the spell of love
Don't you know I would be caught in the undertow?
Emphasizing the entangling nature of love
So, you see, I just got to say "No, no"
Declaring the necessity of saying "No" to avoid emotional complications
All or nothin' at all
Final assertion of the preference for all or nothing
All or nothin' at all
Concluding the song with the theme of all or nothing
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