The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I want love to roll me over slowly
Stick a knife inside me, and twist it all around
I want love to grab my fingers gently
Slam them in a doorway, put my face into the ground
I want love to murder my own mother and
Take her off to somewhere like hell or up above
I want love to change my friends to enemies
Change my friends to enemies and show me how it's all my fault
I won't let love disrupt, corrupt or interrupt me
I won't let love disrupt, corrupt or interrupt me
Yeah, I won't let love disrupt, corrupt, or interrupt me anymore
I want love to walk right up and bite me
Grab a hold of me and fight me leave me dying on the ground
And I want love to, split my mouth wide open and
Cover up my ears and never let me hear a sound
I want love to, forget that you offended me
Or how you have defended me when everybody tore me down
Yeah, I want love to change my friends to enemies
Change my friends to enemies and show me how it's all my fault
Yeah I won't let love disrupt, corrupt or interrupt me
I won't let love disrupt, corrupt or interrupt me
I won't let love disrupt, corrupt, or interrupt me anymore
Stick a knife inside me, and twist it all around
I want love to grab my fingers gently
Slam them in a doorway, put my face into the ground
I want love to murder my own mother and
Take her off to somewhere like hell or up above
I want love to change my friends to enemies
Change my friends to enemies and show me how it's all my fault
I won't let love disrupt, corrupt or interrupt me
I won't let love disrupt, corrupt or interrupt me
Yeah, I won't let love disrupt, corrupt, or interrupt me anymore
I want love to walk right up and bite me
Grab a hold of me and fight me leave me dying on the ground
And I want love to, split my mouth wide open and
Cover up my ears and never let me hear a sound
I want love to, forget that you offended me
Or how you have defended me when everybody tore me down
Yeah, I want love to change my friends to enemies
Change my friends to enemies and show me how it's all my fault
Yeah I won't let love disrupt, corrupt or interrupt me
I won't let love disrupt, corrupt or interrupt me
I won't let love disrupt, corrupt, or interrupt me anymore
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Real love is never meant to hurt you; that's an abusive relationship. If someone tells you they love you and then abuse you this way, their "love" is a lie and they're only trapping you in.
I don't know much about Jack White, but I think this song is supposed to be ironic, because after saying that he wants love to do such and such abusive thing to him, he says he won't let that kind of love disrupt, corrupt him, etc.
And the interesting thing is he later says he wants love to forget it offended him... same thing that goes on in an abusive relationship. The agressor comes back and says sorry, that it wasn't a big deal, and he/she still loves you...when it's really all a lie. Then White keeps saying that he won't let love disrupt, corrupt, interrupt him.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I'd like to really ask him what this means. Because other people say that this song represents how love is all consuming... but though love is all consuming, it's not abusive. That's not love, that's obsession.
So in conclusion, I think this song is using irony.
rec is right... this is a song IMO, about abusive relationships from alcohol or love addiction that twist your loyalties around and "change my friends to enemies and show me how its all my fault."<br /> In healthy love.. there would not be as much pain and confusion and the chorus recognizes this. I won't let love disrupt corrupt interrupt.. He is choosing to be away from situations that escalate... not blaming one party or another .. but recognizing that taking all the blame is skewed.<br /> Brilliant, Mr. White and a beautiful song about choosing a healthy mind over twisted fights with a loved one.... a sober anthem.