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Eternal Love's Journey: TV On The Radio's Quartz UnveiledLyrics
How much do I love you?
Expressing the speaker's contemplation about the depth of their love for someone.
How hard must we try
Pondering the effort required in a relationship, questioning the level of commitment needed.
To set into motion
Reflecting on the necessity to initiate a profound and spiritual love.
A love divine?
Asking about the conditions for achieving a divine, transcendent love.
I should really give it up sometime
Considering the idea of giving up on something, possibly the relationship or a personal struggle.
Should've known by the way things started
Regretting not recognizing warning signs at the beginning of a situation.
But I should really give it up sometime
Reiterating the notion of considering giving up on a challenging situation or relationship.
And I should really give it up sometime
Reinforcing the internal struggle of deciding whether to persevere or let go.
Nor agree for the broken hearted
Choosing not to agree with or accept the pain associated with a broken heart.
Yeah, I should really give it up sometime
Acknowledging the difficulty of letting go but still contemplating giving up.
Hey, there it goes
Observing something disappearing or ending, possibly a relationship.
Into sun, steam, and marigolds
Describing a departure into uncertainty, using imagery of the sun, steam, and marigolds.
I am yours, you are mine
Affirming commitment in a relationship despite disagreements over a lifetime.
Through a lifetime of disagreements
Highlighting enduring disagreements throughout the speaker's life.
Take me high, take me low
Requesting to be taken to emotional extremes, highs, and lows in the relationship.
Take me nowhere my poor heart can't follow
Expressing a willingness to go anywhere emotionally, as long as the heart can follow.
Reckless hearts soon collide
Anticipating the collision of passionate and reckless hearts.
Break through a lifetime of stress and evil
Breaking through a lifetime of stress and negativity in the pursuit of love.
I should really give it up sometime
Reiterating the consideration of giving up on something, suggesting impermanence.
Should've known, couldn't last forever
Recognizing the finite nature of things, acknowledging that some things cannot last forever.
That I should really give it up sometime
Echoing the theme of contemplating giving up, emphasizing the transient nature of situations.
And I should really give it up sometime
Repeating the internal struggle, expressing a desire to give up at times.
All I wanted was to love you better
Desiring to love someone better but facing challenges and conflicts.
But I should really give it up sometime
Acknowledging the ongoing internal debate about persistence and surrender.
Oh, come and get lost, love
Inviting the idea of getting lost in love, possibly surrendering to emotions.
I wrestle the tide
Metaphorically wrestling with the tide, symbolizing the struggle in the relationship.
Oh, set into motion
Reiterating the need to initiate a profound and spiritual love.
Our love divine
Affirming the divine nature of their love, suggesting its spiritual significance.
How much do I love you?
Returning to the initial question about the depth of love, emphasizing its importance.
How hard must we try?
Reiterating the question about the effort required in maintaining a relationship.
How deep is the ocean?
Pondering the profoundness of emotions, using the ocean as a metaphor.
Rollin' down the way
Using the imagery of rolling down a way, possibly symbolizing the journey towards challenges or adversity.
Rollin' down the way into the fire
Continuing the metaphor of rolling into the fire, suggesting confronting difficulties head-on.
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