I Used It All on You
Love's Depletion: Nat Stuckey's Poignant Reflection on Exhausted Affections
Lyrics
Lord there's just no love to give her I used it all on you
Expressing regret that there is no love left for someone else because it was all given to someone from the past.
She's an angel and she could fill any man's dream
Describing the current partner as an angel who fulfills the ideal dreams of any man.
I do nothing to deserve her yet she treats me like a king
Acknowledging that the narrator doesn't feel deserving of the current partner's love but is treated like royalty.
She worships me all she wants is my love too
Emphasizing the current partner's devotion and desire for the narrator's love.
But there's just no love to give her I used it all on you
Reiterating the theme that there is no love left for the current partner because it was given to someone from the past.
When she turns to me it breaks what's left of my heart
Expressing emotional pain when the current partner turns to the narrator, suggesting unresolved feelings from the past.
She's do anything if I'd love her but there's nowhere for her to start
Highlighting the willingness of the current partner to do anything for love, but there's a sense of hopelessness in starting a new love.
She holds me just the way I wanted you to
Drawing a parallel between the current partner's actions and the desired actions from someone in the past.
But there's just no love to give her I used it all on you
Reiterating the lack of love for the current partner due to its prior exhaustion on someone else.
Each time I try to love her I feel so ashamed
Expressing shame in attempting to love the current partner, possibly because of lingering feelings for someone else.
Cause there's no love only kindness and that's just not the same
Pointing out that there is kindness but not the same love, hinting at a distinction between the past and present relationships.
I've even learned to hate you but what good did it do
Indicating an attempt to overcome negative feelings towards the past person but without success.
For there's still no love to give her I used it all on you
Despite learning to hate the past person, there's still a void in the narrator's ability to love the current partner fully.
There's just no love to give her I used it all on you
Reaffirming that there is no love left for the current partner, as it was entirely given to someone in the past.
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