Only You and I
Eternal Love's Dance: Unveiling the Psychedelic Furs' Poetic Journey
Lyrics
Yeah I fell in love
Expressing the experience of falling in love
Like all good dreamers do
Comparing the experience to that of dreamers, implying a romantic and idealistic view of love
Finally in anger
Releasing emotions, possibly frustration or resentment
I gave it all to you
Giving everything to the person the singer loves
I never shouted it
Not expressing love openly or loudly
Like we do in school
Contrasting the singer's behavior with typical expressions of love in school
And knee-jerk negativity
Reacting negatively without much thought
Just never got me through
Realizing negativity isn't helpful or effective
And ma she said so carefully
Parental advice about not having control over certain aspects of love
You don't get a vote
Not having a say or a decisive role in the matters of love
This is not a five and ten
Love is serious and not trivial
This is not a joke she said
Reiterating the seriousness of love, implying it's not to be taken lightly
It's only you and only I
Emphasizing the exclusivity between the singer and the person they love
Bang bang
Onomatopoeic expression, possibly representing a sudden ending or realization
Bye bye
Saying goodbye
Now I got a love
Finding a love that allows self-immersion
To lose myself inside
Not needing to hide behind a false identity or facade
I don't need to find a face
Reiteration of not expressing love openly or loudly
That I can hide behind
Similar to line 6, avoiding negative emotions
I never shouted it
Repeating the futility of knee-jerk negativity
Like we do in school
Parental guidance on lack of control in love matters
Bleed your negativity
Continued emphasis on the ineffectiveness of negativity
Just never got me through
Reiteration of parental advice on lack of control in love matters
But ma she said so carefully
Reemphasizing the lack of decisive power in love
You don't get a vote
Similar to line 10, emphasizing lack of control
This is not a five and ten
Love isn't trivial or insignificant
This is not a joke
Reiterating the seriousness of love
She said
Reiteration of the exclusive connection between the singer and their loved one
It's only you and only I
Onomatopoeic expression, possibly signaling a conclusion or realization
Bang bang
Saying goodbye
Bye bye
Encouragement to lose oneself in the experience of love
Lose yourself lose yourself
Repetition, reinforcing the idea of losing oneself in love
Lose yourself lose yourself
Repeating the call to lose oneself in love
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