This Can't Be Love
Unveiling Sweet Serenity: Decoding the Emotion in Maxine Sullivan's 'This Can't Be Love'
Lyrics
This can't be love
This expresses doubt or disbelief that the emotion being experienced is love.
Because I feel so well
The speaker feels exceptionally good, suggesting a contradiction to the typical experience of love.
No sobs, no sorrows, no sighs
No indication of traditional love-related emotions like crying, sadness, or deep sighs.
This can't be love
The repetition of doubt in the emotion being love continues.
I get no dizzy spells
No feelings of dizziness, contradicting the notion of being in love.
My head is not in the skies
The speaker's head is not metaphorically in the clouds, challenging the idea of romantic intoxication.
My heart does not stand still
The heart is not described as standing still, suggesting a lack of typical love-induced nervousness.
Just hear it beat
An invitation to listen to the heartbeat, emphasizing its normalcy rather than erratic love-induced patterns.
This is too sweet to be love
The sweetness of the experience is acknowledged, but the doubt in it being love persists.
This can't be love
Reiteration of doubt regarding the nature of the emotion being felt.
Because I feel so well
The speaker feels well, contradicting the conventional idea of love causing emotional turmoil.
But still I love to look in your eyes
Despite the doubt, the speaker expresses a fondness for looking into the eyes of the person in question.
My heart does not stand still
Similar to line 9, the heart is described as not standing still, indicating normalcy.
Just hear it beat
A repetition of the invitation to hear the heartbeat, reinforcing its regular rhythm.
This is too sweet to, to be love
The sweetness of the experience is emphasized again, questioning the conventional association with love.
This can't be love
Reiteration of doubt in the nature of the emotion being experienced.
Because I feel so well
The speaker feels well, continuing the contradiction to the typical experience of love.
But still I love to look in your eyes
Despite the doubt, the speaker expresses a fondness for looking into the eyes of the person in question.
But still I love to look in your eyes
Repetition of the fondness for looking into the eyes, emphasizing a connection despite uncertainty about love.
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