This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Good morn or evening friends
Here's your friendly announcer
I have serious news to pass on to everybody
What I'm about to say
Could mean the world's disaster
Could change your joy and laughter to tears and pain
It's that
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Hate's goin' 'round
Breaking many hearts
Stop it please
Before it's gone too far, yeah
The force of evil plans
To make you its possession
And it will if we let it
Destroy everybody
We all must take
Precautionary measures
If love and please you treasure
Then you'll hear me when I say
Oh that
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Hate's goin' 'round
Breaking many hearts
Stop it please
Before it's gone too far
Gone too far
People you know that
Love's in need of love today
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Right away
You know that hate's
Hate's
Hate's goin' 'round
Hate's goin' 'round
Breaking many hearts
Breaking hearts
Stop stop it please
Before it's gone too far
Gone too far
It's up to you 'cause
Love's in need of love today
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Right away
You know that hate's
Hate's
Hate's goin' 'round
Hate's goin' 'round
Breaking hate's tried to break my heart many times
Breaking hearts
Don't, you've got to stop it please
Stop it please
Before before before
Gone too far
Love's in need of love today
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Right away
You know that hate's goin' around
Hate's goin'
Hate's going around
Hate's going around
'Round breaking hearts
And it tried to break up many hearts
You've got to, I've got to, they've got to
Stop it please
We've got to, they've got to, we've got to
Stop it before it's gone too far
Too far
Love's love's in need of love
Love's in need of love
Did you ever think that love would be in need of love today?
Today don't
Don't delay
Delay
Send yours in right away
Right away
Hate's hate's
Hate's goin' 'round
Bring it down a little love is very peaceful
So bring it down a little
Stop it please
Gone too far
Love's in need
Of love today
Don't delay
Right away away
Love's in need
Of love today
Don't delay
Right away away
Hate's goin' 'round
Breaking hearts
Well, please stop it
Mm, oh, L-O-V-E love, ooh, L-O-V-E love
Love's in need
Of love today
Don't delay
Right away
Just give the world love
Here's your friendly announcer
I have serious news to pass on to everybody
What I'm about to say
Could mean the world's disaster
Could change your joy and laughter to tears and pain
It's that
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Hate's goin' 'round
Breaking many hearts
Stop it please
Before it's gone too far, yeah
The force of evil plans
To make you its possession
And it will if we let it
Destroy everybody
We all must take
Precautionary measures
If love and please you treasure
Then you'll hear me when I say
Oh that
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Hate's goin' 'round
Breaking many hearts
Stop it please
Before it's gone too far
Gone too far
People you know that
Love's in need of love today
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Right away
You know that hate's
Hate's
Hate's goin' 'round
Hate's goin' 'round
Breaking many hearts
Breaking hearts
Stop stop it please
Before it's gone too far
Gone too far
It's up to you 'cause
Love's in need of love today
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Right away
You know that hate's
Hate's
Hate's goin' 'round
Hate's goin' 'round
Breaking hate's tried to break my heart many times
Breaking hearts
Don't, you've got to stop it please
Stop it please
Before before before
Gone too far
Love's in need of love today
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Right away
You know that hate's goin' around
Hate's goin'
Hate's going around
Hate's going around
'Round breaking hearts
And it tried to break up many hearts
You've got to, I've got to, they've got to
Stop it please
We've got to, they've got to, we've got to
Stop it before it's gone too far
Too far
Love's love's in need of love
Love's in need of love
Did you ever think that love would be in need of love today?
Today don't
Don't delay
Delay
Send yours in right away
Right away
Hate's hate's
Hate's goin' 'round
Bring it down a little love is very peaceful
So bring it down a little
Stop it please
Gone too far
Love's in need
Of love today
Don't delay
Right away away
Love's in need
Of love today
Don't delay
Right away away
Hate's goin' 'round
Breaking hearts
Well, please stop it
Mm, oh, L-O-V-E love, ooh, L-O-V-E love
Love's in need
Of love today
Don't delay
Right away
Just give the world love
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There's nothing cheesy about this song. It's an inspirational masterpiece, a call of the arms of love.
I agree that the lyrics are straightforward. But I have to disagree that they are cheesy. They are empowering! And this is one of the best songs ever.. definitely top 198. lol But, when he says "Love's in Need of Love Today" he's saying that people nowadays throw around the word "love" so much that it has become somewhat meaningless. He wants people to put a little love in love. And he wants the listeners to know that it's up to them to bring change into the world.
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I love this song...by Stevie..but more so, by George Michael. He covers it so well The lyrics Hate's goin' round Breaking many hearts Stop it please Before it's gone too far
The force of evil plans To make you its possession And it will if we let it Destroy ev-er-y-body
Its that so true? I love this song...and no its not "cheesy". Sometimes, we never really knew...what we had..until its gone. Gone "to far"...and lost. Getting it back..is 50 50..its either gone...or its a fight to get it back...some would say, it should be free. I dont believe in free love. Love is earned, respected..and built. It can be torn down..and rebuilt.
Hate, negative feelings, insecurities, fear and money come first in so many people's life when they prioritize. It may have happened that you actually tried to put love first but the other people didn't take you seriously, and kept it in the second, third or whatever position while going their own way. I think this song has a message of hope for those people: to change their way right now, without waiting someone else's actions. And maybe there will be also hope for the other category.
lyrics are kinda cheesy...but they're really straitforward...u really feel this song..."good morn or evenin friends" is the best line in the song, it's the perfect way to say "i'm talking to the entire world"