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The Art of War Lyrics
Am I the latest,
In your art of war?
Thought your hands could heal,
But they left me so.
You're so good, at what you think you do to me.
You're so good, at what you think you do to me.
There are songs, I'll never write,
Because of you, walking out of my life.
There are words, that don't belong,
Because of you, I'll never write another love song.
Was I the greatest, in your arsenal?
Or just the latest,
In your art of war?
Your art of war.
You're no good, at what you said you'd do to me.
You're no good, at what you said you'd do to me.
There are songs, (there are songs) I'll never write,
Because of you, walking out of my life.
There are words, (there are words) that don't belong, (ooh, ooh)
Because of you, I'll never write another love song.
(Never write another love song.)
There are songs, (there are songs) I'll never write,
Because of you, walking out of my life.
There are words, (there are words) that don't belong, (ooh, ooh)
Because of you, I'll never write another love song.
(Never write another love song.)
There are songs, I'll never write,
Because of you, walking out of my life.
There are words, that don't belong,
Because of you, I'll never write another love song.
Write another love song.
In your art of war?
Thought your hands could heal,
But they left me so.
You're so good, at what you think you do to me.
Because of you, walking out of my life.
There are words, that don't belong,
Because of you, I'll never write another love song.
Or just the latest,
In your art of war?
Your art of war.
You're no good, at what you said you'd do to me.
Because of you, walking out of my life.
There are words, (there are words) that don't belong, (ooh, ooh)
Because of you, I'll never write another love song.
(Never write another love song.)
Because of you, walking out of my life.
There are words, (there are words) that don't belong, (ooh, ooh)
Because of you, I'll never write another love song.
(Never write another love song.)
Because of you, walking out of my life.
There are words, that don't belong,
Because of you, I'll never write another love song.
Write another love song.
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"Because of you I'll never write another love song" somehow I doubt that. But as I thought about it the phrase could be read 2 ways. The way I doubt is that Steven will literally never write another love song but if you read it a little different like "I'll never write another love song BECAUSE of you" it works. Very creative lyric filled with dispair and hope at the same time. He'll write more love songs, but none because/due to/about her. I like it!
I totally agree
I totally agree
This song is heartbreaking but redeeming in the same sense- it's haunting all the while. Anyhow this is written as a person who is still in a relationship with someone who actively knows that he's the one being used. But passively accepting it, "The Art of War" the way I see it is things that she can use against him or things to make her stonger, but him saying "Was I the greatest" is almost like he's fully accepting it.
In my honest perspective, this song is so damn heart-wrenching as I said but only because I think of it as the idealist's acceptance to reality- because he built up so many aspirations about her like how he wrote songs that compared this to her, and how it just doesn't belong because it's reality and it's what he now accepts.
This song is almost like a man vs man vs self kind of song in a way...think about it
"But they left me sore"
I love how pretty much all of their songs have a lot of meaning and I can relate, but this has by far topped them all. This song describes the ugly truth to so many relationships in life, and facing that reality. It's like she told him she would help him and be there for him when he's broken and vulnerable, then as soon as she got him wrapped around her finger, did the very opposite. If you've ever been in that situation, you know if you're the broken one how devastating that can be...
This song is awesome the background music is the best.
"Relationships are tough, all of them; friendships, marriage, significant others, etc. They will always be tough, we are all imperfect humans on a never ending quest for love.
When one person in the relationship starts to play games, or get ahead of the other through guilt trips or any other number of mind games then the relationship will cease to progress. It is frustrating when people try to gain the upper hand, instead we should try humility and hold fast to unconditional love.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
The Book by Sun Tzu is an absolute must read (Art of War)
Your Arsenal is a Morrissey record." - Stephen Christian anberlinlyrics.tumblr.com June 2014