Love Don't Need No Tyranny
Unshackling Love: Defying Tyranny in Tanita Tikaram's Melody
Lyrics
Love don't need no tyranny
Love does not require oppression or control
Love to bring you down
Love seeks to lower your spirits
When I'm older and forgiven
Referring to a future time when the speaker is older and forgiven
All forgiveness - must be living
Emphasizing that forgiveness is a dynamic and ongoing process
Love don't need no tyranny
Love does not require oppression or control (repeated)
Want to bring me down
Love seeks to bring the speaker down
When I'm older and forgiven
Referring to a future time when the speaker is older and forgiven (repeated)
All is easy - all forgiven
Everything is easy, and all is forgiven
Can't be forced to stop this living - now
The speaker cannot be compelled to cease living at this moment
And what about your very second wind
Asking about the listener's resilience and ability to persevere
And what about the new beginning
Asking about the possibility of a fresh start
And what about the way you stare
Questioning the intensity of the listener's gaze
And want it
Expressing desire
Way you stare and feel
Describing the emotional impact of the listener's gaze
You want it
Confirming the listener's desire
Love don't need no tyranny
Love does not require oppression or control (repeated)
Love to bring you down
Love seeks to bring the listener down
When you're crying - it's not easy
Highlighting the difficulty of being found when crying
It's not easy to be found
Emphasizing the challenge of being discovered
Love don't need no tyranny
Love does not require oppression or control (repeated)
Love to bring you down
Love seeks to bring the listener down (repeated)
When I'm laughing - always laughing
Describing laughter, possibly masking inner feelings
Keeping you in, keeping me in
Keeping both the speaker and the listener in
Keeping going
Continuing to persevere
And what about? The all time mover
Asking about a perpetual mover or motivator
And what about? The all time shiver
Asking about a continuous shivering or emotional response
And what about?
Unfinished line, possibly suggesting an unspoken question
I do believe you -when I need you
Expressing belief in someone when needed
I must believe you
Reiterating the necessity to believe in that person
Love don't need no tyranny
Love does not require oppression or control (repeated)
Love to bring you down
Love seeks to bring the listener down (repeated)
When I'm sure - and not so sure
When the speaker is sure and unsure, requiring assurance
Needs assurance
Expressing the need for reassurance and the taste of assurance
Taste assurance
Love does not require oppression or control (repeated)
Love don't need no tyranny
Love seeks to bring the listener down (repeated)
Love to bring you down
When the listener is running, always running
Whe you're running - always running
Running to prevent the face from turning
Just to keep your face from turning
Continuously trying to maintain composure
Always turning
Always turning, possibly alluding to a constant cycle
Comment