Lyric discussion by MCRfanatic 

I wanna buy you everything except cologne Cause its poison

does anyone understand what he means by that? o_O

apart from that, i absolutely adore this song, like songliker said, it's the sort of song that make you feel good <3

He loves the smell of her, if she had cologne(perfume) then he can't smell how lovely she smells even without any on. :D

Cologne is poison. People with asthma (including moi) can have a reaction to it where they can't breathe and it can kill them if it's severe enough. But doubt that's what he means, so IDK. :)

@MCRfanatic I know you posted over 12 years ago. Maybe someone else has the question. Cologne is poison. It's filled with chemicals. The lyric is literal. No guessing. It can cause everything from asthma to cancer. He loves her too much to buy her a poison to put on her skin and then it sinks in past the skin. I'm not guessing. I know. Pat has talked about it before. Not that to me but we have had an exchange or two over music. If you love yourself enough not to cover yourself in chemicals then find alternatives. Natural ones for fragrance....

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