Careless Love
Careless Love: A Melancholic Tale of Heartache
Lyrics
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Expressing the theme of love and its careless nature
You've fly through my head like wine
Love is compared to wine, suggesting its intoxicating and overwhelming effect
You've wrecked the life of a many poor girl
Love has negatively impacted the lives of many unfortunate girls
And you nearly spoiled this life of mine
Personal experience of love almost ruining the speaker's life
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Reiteration of the theme of careless love
In your clutches of desire
Love is portrayed as a desire that ensnares and controls
You've made me break a many true vow
Breaking vows under the influence of love
Then you set my very soul on fire
Love ignites intense emotions and passion in the speaker
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Repetition of the theme, emphasizing the negative impact of love
All my happiness bereft
Love has taken away the speaker's happiness
You've filled my heart with weary old blues
Heartache and sadness caused by love
Now I'm walkin', talkin' to myself
The speaker is left in solitude, talking to oneself due to the pain caused by love
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Continuation of the theme of careless love
Trusted you now, it's too late
Expressing regret for trusting love, realizing it's too late
You've made me throw my old friend down
Love has led to the betrayal of a friend
That's why I sing this song of hate
The speaker resents love and expresses hatred through song
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Repetition of the theme with an emphasis on the day-to-day suffering caused by love
Night and day, I weep and moan
Night and day, the speaker experiences sorrow and mourning due to love
You brought the wrong man into this life of mine
Love brought the wrong person into the speaker's life, causing regret and repentance
For my sins, till judgment I'll atone
The speaker acknowledges the consequences of their sins and anticipates judgment
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