You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk
Love's Inebriated Confession: Pet Shop Boys' Melodic Revelations
Lyrics
What a performance tonight
Reflecting on a noteworthy performance tonight.
Should I react or turn off the light?
Contemplating whether to respond or avoid the situation.
Looks like you're picking a fight
Observing confrontational behavior, possibly initiating a fight.
In a blurring of wrong and right
Describing a blurred distinction between right and wrong.
But how your mood changes
Noting the significant shifts in mood.
You're a devil, now an angel
Highlighting the contrast in behavior, from devilish to angelic.
Suddenly subtle and solemn and silent as a monk
Depicting sudden changes to subtlety and solemn silence.
You only tell me you love me
Pointing out the inconsistency in expressing love.
When you're drunk
Emphasizing that declarations of love occur only when intoxicated.
It's better than nothing
Acknowledging that the current situation is better than nothing.
I suppose
Expressing a resigned acceptance of the circumstances.
Some doors have opened,
Highlighting the opening and closing of doors in life.
Others closed
Recognizing that some things remain hidden from view.
But I couldn't see you exposed
Unable to witness someone's vulnerability to certain horrors.
To the horrors behind some of those
Referring to undisclosed and potentially traumatic experiences.
Somebody said: listen
Quoting advice to pay attention and not miss important details.
Don't you know what
Posing a rhetorical question about awareness.
You're missing? You should be kissing him
Suggesting the importance of showing affection instead of criticism.
Instead of dissing him like a punk
Comparing negative behavior to that of a punk.
But you only tell me you love me
Reiterating that expressions of love are limited to moments of intoxication.
When you're drunk
But you only tell me you love me
-When you're drunk
-All of my friends keep asking me
Responding to inquiries about why goodbyes are not expressed.
Why, oh why
Pondering the reason behind avoiding farewells.
Do you not say goodbye?
Questioning the lack of effort in saying goodbye.
If you don't even try
Warning of potential failure if no attempt is made.
You'll be sunk
Anticipating a negative outcome.
?Cause you only tell me you love me
Reiterating that love is only expressed under the influence.
When you're drunk
What's the meaning
Questioning the sincerity of emotional expression.
When you speak with so much feeling?
Asking if emotions fade when sober.
Is it over when you're sober?
Contemplating the status of a relationship when not influenced by alcohol.
Am I junk?
Pondering if the speaker is considered insignificant when sober.
You only tell me you love me
Repeating the theme of love declarations tied to drunkenness.
When you're drunk
But you only tell me you love me
-When you're drunk
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