Lyrics
I'm not gonna fall in love with you
I am determined not to fall in love with you.
I'm not gonna give my heart to you
I won't give my heart to you.
For all I know, you'll come and take it
There's a fear that you might come and take my heart.
and break it down to little pieces
If you do, there's a concern you might break it into little pieces.
I'm not gonna fall in love with you
Reiteration of the determination not to fall in love.
I'm not gonna fall 'cause
I won't fall in love because...
It'll be so much cruel for me
It would be too cruel for the speaker.
And when you leave I would be in too deep
If you leave, the speaker would be emotionally overwhelmed.
So please not today
A plea to delay falling in love.
At least not today
A repetition of the request not to fall in love, at least not today.
I'm not gonna fall in love with you
Reaffirmation of the decision not to fall in love.
I'm not gonna give my heart to you
Restating the commitment not to give the heart.
But just this once, what if I let you
An exception is considered: what if the speaker lets the person in.
'Cause all we've done is skim the night through
Recalling shared experiences during the night.
Suppose I do fall in love with you
Entertaining the idea of falling in love despite earlier resolve.
Then what could we do but
Contemplating the possibilities if love were to happen.
Waltz all night in this perfect light
Imagining a scenario of dancing all night in perfect light.
A fantasy that's never obsolete
Describing this fantasy as timeless and never becoming outdated.
Just to think of it, I'd like to surrender it all to you
Expressing a willingness to surrender everything to the person.
My dearest one
Referring to the person as the dearest one.
So just for today make the music play
Requesting to make music play for today.
Stay
An appeal to stay in the current moment.
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