It can do just what you want
Summer tan, these little symptoms you got
Water cool these bones down, you're so hot
Waves can break these feelings like they're not

So, sweetly lover won't you let me know?
Like a circle round and round we go
Now we see what we're gonna regret
How did the water get so cold?

So, we soldier on, with burning feet we run
And here our bodies lay with our own road so far away
Water cool these bones down, it's so hot
Waves can break these feelings like they're not

So, sweetly lover won't you let me know?
Like a circle round and round we go
Now we see what we're gonna regret
How did the water get so cold?

Sweetly lover won't you let me know
Now we see what we're gonna forget
Never know what we're gonna regret

Like a circle round and round we go
Now we see what we're gonna regret
How did the water get so cold?


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Symptoms Lyrics as written by Keith William Hamilton Jeffery Darren Norman Sell

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    My Interpretation

    As the relationship progresses it seems like she's hinting she is unhappy with her 'little symptoms'. 'Sweetly lover won't you let me know Like a circle, round and round we go': He wants to know what's wrong, and he feels like they're just going in circles. So he wants to know are you happy, or aren't you. How did we get here?

    YourDinnerDateon April 02, 2014   Link
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    My Interpretation

    Great tune. :) My thoughts are that it could be about the progression of a relationship - where in the beginning it is a heated passionate thing and it's very hard to see anything outside of that. And how as you get to know each other, you slowly move out of the "Honeymoon Stage" and start to see the things that cool the relationship and take you down to a more realistic view of what you got. And perhaps it ends up working or it doesn't - depending on the communication between two people (sweet little lover won't you let me know?). Who knows - in the end, it is only the songwriter(s) you really know what it is about. Love it!

    KLR65on November 29, 2012   Link
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    General Comment

    I Believe That It Is About A Crush That The Artist Had That Was Leading Him To Believe That They Had A Good Relationship Going On Until He Finds Out That She Doesnt Like Him And Does Not Want To Be With Him And Leaves To Go Settle With Another Man .

    • Lol Its My Favorite Song , I Think I Got A Good Handle On That One
    Shirleyx3on July 20, 2013   Link
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    General Comment

    I view this song as a relationship between two people "Water cool this bikes down you're so hot" "Waves can break these feelings like there're not" The relationship is probably based on attraction that has no feelings involved " like a circle round and round we go" proves that they are in a relationship that is going no where. "How did the water get so cold?" They are realizing their attraction is not going to make the relationship last and they are starting to grow apart and lose interest

    alternative0on December 29, 2015   Link

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