Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Love's Illusion: Unveiling the Bittersweet Embrace
Lyrics
They asked me how I knew
Reflecting on how the speaker became aware of something.
My true love was true
Expressing confidence in the truthfulness of the speaker's love.
I of course replied
Confirming the sincerity of the previous statement.
Something here inside cannot be denied
Emphasizing an undeniable feeling within the speaker.
They said "someday you'll find all who love are blind"
Others suggest that love can be blinding, a warning to the speaker.
When your heart's on fire,
Describing intense emotions, particularly the passion of love.
You must realize, smoke gets in your eyes
Realization that the intensity of love can lead to emotional pain.
So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed
Dismissing the warnings with humor, not taking doubts seriously.
To think they could doubt my love
Expressing confidence in the strength of the speaker's love.
Yet today my love has flown away,
Acknowledging the departure of the speaker's love.
I am without my love
Expressing the speaker's emotional state of being without their love.
Now laughing friends deride
Describing how friends mock the speaker's pain.
Tears I cannot hide
Unable to conceal the tears caused by the loss of love.
So I smile and say
Putting on a facade of a smile despite inner sorrow.
When a lovely flame dies, smoke gets in your eyes
Expressing that when a beautiful love ends, pain ensues.
(Smoke gets in your eyes, smoke gets in your eyes)
Repetition of the idea that smoke gets in your eyes, reinforcing the metaphor.
Smoke gets in your eyes
Reiteration of the metaphor, emphasizing the impact of love on perception.
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