Bryan Ferry

Slave To Love

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Tell her I'll be waiting
In the usual place
With the tired and weary
And there's no escape

To need a woman
You've got to know
How the strong get weak
And the rich get poor

(Slave to love)
Oh
Slave to love

You're running with me
You don't touch the ground
We're the restless hearted
Not the chained and bound

The sky is burning
A sea of flame
Though your world is changing
I will be the same

(Slave to love)
Oh
Slave to love

(Slave to love)
(Na na na na)
Oh
(Slave to love)
(Na na na na)

(can you help me me me me me)
Oh
(can you help me me me me me)

The storm is breaking
Or so it seems
We're too young to reason
Too grown up to dream

And the spring is turning
Your face to mine
I can hear your laughter
I can see you smile

(Slave to love)
(Na na na na)
Oh
(Na na na na)
Slave to love
And I can't escape
I'm a slave to love
(Na na na na)
[Repeat 4x to fade]

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riotact On Sep 15, 2008

Is Your Love Strong Enough

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2008-09-15 07:56:34

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by EdwardSung

11y ago

This song is for anyone who's ever surrendered to the kind of all-consuming infatuation that renders you utterly helpless before the object of your love. The kind of love that turns the strongest heart into so much melting wax. Whether your beloved returns your affections or not, whether their path in life follows your own, none of that matters. All you can do is stand faithfully in your devotion and wait.

Yes, it's a sad and pathetic condition to find yourself in, but to even feel that level of passion is rare in life (especially as you grow older). It's a sweet agony.

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by martina100 7y ago

@EdwardSung <3

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