A Fool Says
Love's Deceptive Harmony: Decoding Pete Townshend's 'A Fool Says'
Lyrics
A fool says love is like a melody
Love, according to a foolish perspective, is compared to a pleasant musical melody.
Or something like a symphony
Or it's likened to something as grand and harmonious as a symphony.
But this love is cacophony
However, this love is depicted as discordant and chaotic, like a cacophony.
Never changing key
It remains stagnant and doesn't evolve or change.
We, we can't fool our audience
We are unable to deceive the people observing us.
We put up such a poor pretense
We poorly fake our feelings, actions, or intentions.
Don't hide a shred of evidence
There's no effort to conceal any proof or indication.
We have no defense
We lack any means of defense against this.
A fool says
A foolish belief insists that love is infallible or incapable of error.
Love is foolproof
Repeated assertion that love is foolproof despite being foolish.
A fool says
Similar to line 11, emphasizing the belief in the infallibility of love.
Love is foolproof
Continued emphasis on the idea that love is without faults despite the folly.
A fool says
Reiteration of the previous lines, stressing the claim of love's infallibility.
We, we can't fool our audience
Similar to line 6, reiterating the inability to deceive those observing.
We put up such a poor pretense
Repeating the idea of inadequate pretense or false portrayal.
Don't hide a shred of evidence
Reemphasizing the lack of effort to hide any proof or indication.
We have no defense
Restating the absence of any means to defend against this exposure.
A fool says
Replication of the claim that love is flawless and incapable of error despite being foolish.
Love is foolproof
Reiteration of the assertion of love's infallibility, echoing previous lines.
A fool says
Repeating the claim of love being without faults despite the foolish perspective.
Love is foolproof
Continued emphasis on the idea of love being faultless despite the folly.
A fool says
Reiterating the belief in love's infallibility despite the foolishness of the claim.
Love is foolproof
Emphasizing the belief in love's flawlessness despite the foolishness of the assertion.
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