We Need Jealousy
Embracing Passion's Thorn: Marc Almond's Melodic Ode to Love's Jealousy
Lyrics
Heaven help me
Expressing a plea for assistance or guidance from a higher power.
Lord above
Acknowledging a higher authority or divine presence.
You don't trust me
Noting a lack of trust from the other person.
But how I love
Despite the lack of trust, expressing deep love.
Your jealousy (jealousy)
Highlighting the partner's jealousy as a prominent emotion.
You're on the phone
Describing the partner's vigilance through phone calls.
Or at my door
Noting the partner's physical presence at the door.
You watch my home
Observing the partner's watchful eye over the home.
But I adore
Expressing admiration for the partner's jealousy.
Your jealousy (jealousy)
Reiterating appreciation for the partner's jealousy.
Oh your jealousy
Emphasizing the presence and significance of jealousy.
Oh I love your jealousy
Affirming love for the partner's jealousy.
Each night I lie awake for hours
Describing sleepless nights consumed by thoughts of the partner.
And thoughts of you my heart devours
Expressing intense emotions and thoughts devoured by jealousy.
With jealousy (jealousy)
Linking the thoughts to the overarching theme of jealousy.
Do you think of only me
Questioning the partner's thoughts and focus on the speaker.
Or could this suffering just be
Suggesting the possibility of suffering due to the speaker's jealousy.
My jealousy (jealousy)
Reflecting on personal feelings of jealousy.
Oh, oh my jealousy
Reiterating the emotional experience of jealousy.
Oh, oh I love your jealousy
Reaffirming love for the partner's jealousy.
We need jealousy
Declaring the necessity of jealousy in the relationship.
We believe in jealousy
Affirming a belief in the importance of jealousy.
I'm walking on a precipice
Describing the precarious nature of the love relationship.
A love too dangerous to miss
Characterizing love as dangerous but irresistible.
Called jealousy (jealousy)
Connecting the risky love to the theme of jealousy.
Always dancing on my toes
Describing a constant state of alertness or readiness.
To a tune everyone knows
Highlighting the familiarity of the situation.
Called jealousy (jealousy)
Reiterating the presence and impact of jealousy.
Oh oh called jealousy
Emphasizing the persistence of jealousy in the relationship.
I'm always living with a doubt
Expressing a constant doubt about the depth of love.
That love I feel is flat without
Indicating that love feels incomplete without jealousy.
The jealousy (jealousy)
Reiterating the central role of jealousy in the relationship.
Though possessive is the love we share
Acknowledging possessiveness as a component of shared love.
Our love sleeps soundly in the care
Noting the secure and protected state of love in jealousy.
Of jealousy (jealousy)
Emphasizing the positive aspect of love safeguarded by jealousy.
Oh oh of jealousy
Reiterating the enduring presence of jealousy.
Oh we need the jealousy
Stating the necessity of jealousy in relationships.
Oh we believe in jealousy
Affirming a belief in the importance and positive role of jealousy.
Oh we need the jealousy
Reiterating the essential role of jealousy in relationships.
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