Love Me or Leave Me
Independent Blue: Embracing Love on My Own Terms
Lyrics
Love me or leave me or let me be lonely
Expresses a choice between being loved, left alone, or experiencing loneliness.
You won't believe me and I love you only
Asserts a commitment to the idea that the singer loves only the listener, even if the listener may not believe it.
I'd rather be lonely
States a preference for loneliness over being happy with someone else.
Than happy with somebody else
Reiterates the choice of loneliness rather than happiness with another person.
You might find the night time
Suggests that the night is suitable for romantic activities like kissing.
The right time for kissin'
Emphasizes the idea that night is a time for reminiscing, not for new romantic encounters.
But night time is my time for just reminiscin'
Expresses regret and the difficulty of forgetting someone while being with another.
Regrettin' instead of forgettin' with somebody else
Further explores the challenge of regretting instead of forgetting when involved with someone else.
There'll be no one unless
States that there won't be anyone else unless it's the person being addressed.
That someone is you
Expresses a desire for exclusivity with the listener.
I intend to be independently blue
Declares an intention to embrace a state of independent sadness or melancholy.
I want your love, but I don't want to borrow
Expresses a desire for love but with a reluctance to borrow it.
To have it today and you give back tomorrow
Reflects a hesitation to invest in a love that might be temporary or taken away.
For my love is your love
Reaffirms that the singer's love is exclusively reserved for the listener.
There's no love for nobody else
Confirms that there is no love for anyone else.
There'll be no one unless
Repeats the idea that there won't be anyone else unless it's the addressed person.
That someone is you
Reiterates the desire for exclusivity and commitment with the listener.
I intend to be independently blue
Restates the intention to embrace a state of independent sadness or melancholy.
I want your love, but I don't want to borrow
Repeats the desire for love without wanting to borrow it.
To have it today and you give back tomorrow
Reiterates the hesitation to invest in a love that may be temporary or taken away.
For my love is your love
Affirms that the singer's love belongs to the listener exclusively.
There's no love for nobody else
Reaffirms that there is no love for anyone else.
Nobody else, nobody else
Emphasizes the exclusivity of the singer's love, with a repetition for emphasis.
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