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(It's Not War) Just The End Of Love Lyrics
to feel forgiveness, you gotta forgive
do you see the stars or the darkness begin?
you fight your war, i fight for my life
you pay your dues and i'll pay mine
it's not war - just the end of love
just like before but it's never enough
oh, it's never enough
you fight your war, i fight for my life
you pay your dues, and i never pay mine
to feel forgiveness you gotta forgive
it's lost on me, i believe in revenge
it's not war - just the end of love
you've got the looks, but i've got the scars
it's not war - just the end of love
to feel some tenderness, do you have to give up?
do you have to give up?
oh, do you have to give up?
it's not war - just the end of love (just the end of...)
just like before, but it's never enough
it's not war - just the end of love
you weathered the storm but sheltered the loss
but sheltered the loss
but sheltered the loss
do you see the stars or the darkness begin?
you fight your war, i fight for my life
you pay your dues and i'll pay mine
just like before but it's never enough
oh, it's never enough
you pay your dues, and i never pay mine
to feel forgiveness you gotta forgive
it's lost on me, i believe in revenge
you've got the looks, but i've got the scars
it's not war - just the end of love
to feel some tenderness, do you have to give up?
do you have to give up?
oh, do you have to give up?
just like before, but it's never enough
it's not war - just the end of love
you weathered the storm but sheltered the loss
but sheltered the loss
but sheltered the loss
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flushclubs On Aug 18, 2010
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'So, the opening track of the album, (It's Not War) Just The End Of Love, it was gonna be the title of the album but we thought it was a bit of a complicated one. Lyrically it's just a song of duality really, the idea that even at 41 it's the same kind of preoccupations that scarred us from the age of 16 to 22.' -Nicky Wire
To the person who marked this down: So do you disagree on the above meaning of this song? Yeah, of course, you would have a much better idea of what this is about wouldn't you, much better than the guy who actually wrote it.
To the person who marked this down: So do you disagree on the above meaning of this song? Yeah, of course, you would have a much better idea of what this is about wouldn't you, much better than the guy who actually wrote it.
It seemed to me they were talking about the media driven divide between Eastern and Western countries and how we are continuously reminded 'they're different from us' through the way in which reporting is localised. Regardless of whether countries are 'at war' or not, there's often a threatening angle in the way foreign countries are represented through how they practice religion or specifically with the Manics in mind, whether they're communist or not. for example.... "The End Of Love" is to me the end of tolerance. It's far more appealing in the media world to maintain the idea of a divide despite no actual waring. The US and Russia comes to mind... They stopped fighting years ago, but there's hardly ever a report on Russia that doesn't mention 'reds' or the 'cold war'.
Partly about relations between countries, partly about Richey
I always thought this was about their attitude towards the Labour Party? "You pay your dues...." They were regarded as a party for the people, particularly the trade unions. Now, although they don't hate them (it's not 'war'), they don't feel an affiliation with them anymore ('just the end of love'_
I think it's seen as 2 sides to the story. He thinks the way he is feeling is completely opposite to that of the woman. "it's not war - just the end of love" He sees that it's just the end but thinks the woman holds a bitter grudge, hence why he states it isn't war. For both of them to just move on...
"you fight your war, i fight for my life" Like here, he thinks she is so concerned about fighting a war with him over the breakup. Whereas he fights for his 'life' because of the heartbreak.
Love this song anyway, I have a good feeling about this album. The Manics are class.
You have to be wary of taking lyrics at face value with the Manics. Always look for underlying meanings that often hold political relevance. With this one, I think they weave a relationship motif that's meant to represent adversarial foreign policy. For instance in the video you see a Cold War era chess match depicted. I think the Cold War and it's legacy is one of the stories told here, along with holding relevance to other global conflicts (like say, Israel and Palestine, the United States and it's global adversaries, etc.). Not one of my favorites. I can't get over the...
You have to be wary of taking lyrics at face value with the Manics. Always look for underlying meanings that often hold political relevance. With this one, I think they weave a relationship motif that's meant to represent adversarial foreign policy. For instance in the video you see a Cold War era chess match depicted. I think the Cold War and it's legacy is one of the stories told here, along with holding relevance to other global conflicts (like say, Israel and Palestine, the United States and it's global adversaries, etc.). Not one of my favorites. I can't get over the "sitcom theme" feel of it.
Not since 'Stole the Sun' have they summed up rejection in love so well. Anyone can get over a breakup, but imagine such strong love, and how it makes you think in ways that may be self-defeatist. Thats love for you right there, rejection, something you can't have, twisting away at your guts. More rock n roll approach and similar meaning to Massive Attack's Unfinished sympathy for me.
With heavy emphasis on 'I fight for my life'. Being wounded when life is hard enough anyway - this is starting to sound like my autobiography so I'll leave it there, it's a great opener, a very 'In storms the manics after braving yet more of the storm, having a row, and thrashing out the latest bout of life misery, no gentle intro, lets just get on with the fight!!!!' And thats why I like em!
Not to detract from your analysis of the song, but "You Stole The Sun" was almost certainly about the band's hatred of touring - not a relationship ending. In that song the lyrics, "You have broken through my armor" the adoration from fans in a live arena is disarming and humbling to the band, but the line, "I gotta stop smiling, it gives the wrong impression, I love you all the same" is actually Nicky talking about posing for fan photos - he doesn't particularly enjoy it but tolerates it. He acknowledges his love for the fans but he makes...
Not to detract from your analysis of the song, but "You Stole The Sun" was almost certainly about the band's hatred of touring - not a relationship ending. In that song the lyrics, "You have broken through my armor" the adoration from fans in a live arena is disarming and humbling to the band, but the line, "I gotta stop smiling, it gives the wrong impression, I love you all the same" is actually Nicky talking about posing for fan photos - he doesn't particularly enjoy it but tolerates it. He acknowledges his love for the fans but he makes it clear in that song he's faking his enjoyment of the process. "It's Not War..." also is very loosely related to anything like relationship issues. Wire's just using identifiable language to address bigger issues as he likes to do.
Actually lateleigh, You Stole the Sun is about Nicky's loss for Richey- hence the whole 'drinking water to stay thin, or is it to purify? I love you all the same' lyrics. Nicky himself said 'The lyrics deal with having the soul ripped out of you - being so fucked that you are past caring anymore - what will happen will happen.'
Actually lateleigh, You Stole the Sun is about Nicky's loss for Richey- hence the whole 'drinking water to stay thin, or is it to purify? I love you all the same' lyrics. Nicky himself said 'The lyrics deal with having the soul ripped out of you - being so fucked that you are past caring anymore - what will happen will happen.'