In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
This love
This love is a strange love
In that it can lift a love
This love
This love
I think I'm gonna fall again
And ever when you held the hand
And turn 'em in your fingers, love
This love
Now rehearsed we stay, love
Doesn't know it is love
This love
This love
Doesn't have to feel love
Doesn't care to be love
It doesn't mean a thing
This love
This love loves love
It's a strange love, strange love
This love
This love
This love is a strange love, strange love
I'm gonna fall again love
Doesn't mean a thing
Think I'm gonna fall again
This Love
This love is a strange love
In that it can lift a love
This love
This love
I think I'm gonna fall again
And ever when you held the hand
And turn 'em in your fingers, love
This love
Now rehearsed we stay, love
Doesn't know it is love
This love
This love
Doesn't have to feel love
Doesn't care to be love
It doesn't mean a thing
This love
This love loves love
It's a strange love, strange love
This love
This love
This love is a strange love, strange love
I'm gonna fall again love
Doesn't mean a thing
Think I'm gonna fall again
This Love
Lyrics submitted by Nelly
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From listening to the song I didn't think it would actually have interesting lyrics but it does. Too bad though, once I started reading I was thinking of maybe sending them to my bf but when it said this love doesn't mean a thing, I decided against that idea!
this song is so beautiful. I love how expressive and emotional it is.
I play this song, loud, alot, and drift away. The film Cruel Intentions features the film (which isnt my taste) but the whole soundtrack, inc This Love, is brilliant..
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great song. thanx for the interpretations :) when on cruel intentions does it appear?
I've seen cruel intentions again since posting that last message. i don't think it suited the scene, or the movie. although the song and the movie are both great
"And turn 'em in your fingers, love" This line has some alternatives, such as "It didn't mean a thing, love", listen to the song- you can't tell, it's vague, but it could bring a whole new meaning to the song.
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this song is soooo relaxing and so lovely... and also very depressing...