Better To Have Loved
Embracing Love's Bittersweet Wisdom
Lyrics
Better to have loved, better to have lost
Better to have experienced love, even if it ends in loss
Better to be lonely
It is preferable to be alone than to avoid love
Better to have left, better to have cried
It's better to have departed from a relationship and felt the pain of it
Better to have lost than never even tried
Experiencing loss after trying is superior to not trying at all
Love him right or wrong, love him most of all
Love someone regardless of right or wrong, especially cherish them
One day he'll be gone
Anticipation of the eventual absence of the loved one
Better to have loved, better to have lost
Reiterating the idea that experiencing love and loss is valuable
Then never to love at all
Emphasizing that it's better to have loved, even if it leads to loss
When your life is just a memory and your dreams are in the past
Describing a time when life is just memories and dreams are in the past
You can say you were the one, no regrets for what you've done
Claiming the identity of the one with no regrets for past actions
First you lost but in the end you won
Despite initial losses, eventual victory or fulfillment
Love him right or wrong, love him most of all
Reiteration of loving someone regardless of right or wrong
One day he'll be gone
Acknowledging the eventual departure of the loved one
Better to have loved, better to have lost
Stressing the value of having loved, even with the experience of loss
Then never to love at all
Repeating the idea that it's better to have loved than not loved at all
La, la, la, la, la
Expressing emotions with nonspecific vocalizations
La, la, la, la, la
-La, la, la, la, la, la
-La, la, la, la, la
-La, la, la, la, la
-La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
-Love him right or wrong, love him most of all
Repeat of the importance of loving someone, regardless of circumstances
One day he'll be gone
Anticipation of the eventual absence of the loved one
Better to have loved, better to have lost
Emphasizing the value of having loved, even if it leads to loss
Then never to love at all
Reiterating the idea that it's better to have loved than not loved at all
Better to have loved, better to have lost
Restating the importance of experiencing love, despite the possibility of loss
Then never to love at all
Final emphasis on the value of having loved, even with the risk of loss
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