Crazy to Love You
Embracing Madness for Love's Truth
Lyrics
Had to go crazy to love you
Had to experience madness to truly love you.
Had to go down to the pit
Had to descend into a difficult situation or emotional state.
Had to do time in the tower
Had to endure a period of confinement or hardship.
Begging my crazy to quit
Begging for my own insanity to cease or subside.
Had to go crazy to love you
Reiterating the necessity of going mad to love you.
You who were never the one
Referring to the person who was not the chosen one.
Whom I chased through the souvenir heartache
Describing the pursuit through the remnants of past heartaches.
Her braids and her blouse all undone
Depicting a disheveled and vulnerable state of the person.
Sometimes I’d head for the highway
Occasionally choosing a path of freedom or escape.
I’m old and the mirrors don’t lie
Acknowledging age and the honest reflection in mirrors.
But crazy has places to hide in
Madness provides hiding places deeper than any farewell.
That are deeper than any goodbye
Referring to the profound hiding spots within madness.
Had to go crazy to love you
Reaffirming the necessity of madness in the journey of love.
Had to let everything fall
Had to let go of everything for the sake of love.
Had to be people I hated
Had to embody the characteristics of people I despised.
Had to be no one at all
Had to become a non-entity, devoid of identity.
I’m tired of choosing desire
Expressing weariness of constantly choosing desire.
I been saved by a blessed fatigue
Being rescued by a welcome exhaustion.
The gates of commitment unwired
Describing freedom from commitments, unburdened by expectations.
And nobody trying to leave
No one is attempting to leave, indicating a stable situation.
Sometimes I’d head for the highway
Repeating the theme of occasionally choosing the path of freedom.
I’m old and the mirrors don’t lie
Reiterating the impact of age on self-perception.
But crazy has places to hide in
Madness still provides deep hiding places despite age.
That are deeper than any goodbye
Similar to lines 13 and 14, emphasizing the depth in madness.
Had to go crazy to love you
Had to undergo madness to truly love you.
You who were never the one
Repeating the mention of someone who was not the chosen one.
Whom I chased through the souvenir heartache
Reiterating the pursuit through the remnants of past heartaches.
Her braids and her blouse all undone
Describing the disheveled state of the person, echoing line 9.
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