Love Is A Stranger

Eurythmics

Love is a stranger in an open car
To tempt you in and drive you far away

Love is a stranger in an open car
To tempt you in and drive you far away

And I want you
And I want you
And I want you so
It's an obsession

And I want you
And I want you
And I want you so
It's an obsession

Love is a danger of a different kind
To take you away and leave you far behind
And love love love is a dangerous drug
You have to receive it and you still can't get enough of the stuff

It's savage and it's cruel and it shines like destruction
Comes in like the flood and it seems like religion
It's noble and it's brutal, it distorts and deranges
And it wrenches you up and you're left like a zombie

And I want you
And I want you
And I want you so
It's an obsession

It's guilt edged, glamorous and sleek by design
You know it's jealous by nature
False and unkind
It's hard and restrained
And it's totally cool
It touches and it teases
As you stumble in the debris

And I want you
And I want you
And I want you so
It's an obsession

And I want you
And I want you
And I want you so
It's an obsession

And I want you
And I want you
And I want you so
It's an obsession

And I want you
And I want you
And I want you so
It's an obsession


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Love Is a Stranger Lyrics as written by David Allan Stewart Annie Lennox

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    General Comment

    This is my favorite Eurythmics song personally to me love inst the simple romance novels or happy ever afters. There is a darker side, obsession, lust and desire. We say these elements are sex not love, but these elements are what makes love so exciting so thrilling true love needs obsession or else its comfort. "Love is a stranger in an OPEN car to tempt you in and drive you far away". and i want you.

    Thimble101on April 23, 2012   Link
  • +1
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    Thats gilt-edged, not guilt edged... but this is an awesome song. I love the way her voice sounds in this one.

    GothicBladeon September 22, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This song is about what love is. As society progresses and women reach parity in the work force, there is less 'need' for her to remain married. We're no longer concerned about the survival of the human race, that's for sure. So, now we're left with.. just love which, in a romantic sense, is a fairly recent invention. Marriage is no longer about need or survival... they're not arranged. We rely on 'love' to keep us together. The end result, folks move to Splitsville before you know it. You can't own people based on emotion.

    proteuson February 12, 2007   Link
  • -1
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    I think this song is about the danger of sex compared to love

    bkat004on February 25, 2006   Link

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