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I Can't Make You Love Me/Nick of Time Lyrics

Turn down the lights
Turn down the bed
Turn down these voices inside my head
Lay down with me
Tell me no lies
Just hold me close
Don't patronize me, don't patronize me

'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
You can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark in these final hours
I will lay down my heart if I feel the power
But you don't, no, you don't

'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
If you don't, no, you won't

I'll close my eyes, then I won't see
The love you don't feel when you're holding me
Morning will come and I'll do what's right
Just give till then to give up this fight
And I'll give up this fight

'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
I can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark in these final hours
I will lay down my heart if I feel the power
But you don't, no, you don't

I can't make you love me if you don't
If you don't
No, you know you won't

I found love darling
I found love darling
I found love darling, baby darling
I found love darling, yeah
I found love darling, darling, darling
Love in the nick of time

I found love darling, yeah
Love in the nick of time
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indieaddic On Nov 03, 2012
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So painful to listen...

Cover art for I Can't Make You Love Me/Nick of Time lyrics by Bon Iver

The song is essentially about couple, a pair of lovers. One is still madly in love with the other, while the other doesn't love them in return. The one still in love can see this and knows their love is coming to an end but holds on just for another small moment, knowing they will have to give up this fight, as love isn't worth it and isn't real, if the other person isn't in love as well.

So sad.

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Cover art for I Can't Make You Love Me/Nick of Time lyrics by Bon Iver

Just heard this on Jimmy Fallon, pretty epic stuff.

Cover art for I Can't Make You Love Me/Nick of Time lyrics by Bon Iver

That's "NICK of time"

Cover art for I Can't Make You Love Me/Nick of Time lyrics by Bon Iver

its a fantastic song i really enjoy this songs and most interesting of this song is lyrics of this song were very heart touching <a href="http://www.mazapoint.com/category/love-quotes">love facebook status</a>

Cover art for I Can't Make You Love Me/Nick of Time lyrics by Bon Iver

i love this song. but i also feel like it has something to do with his other song skinny love

Cover art for I Can't Make You Love Me/Nick of Time lyrics by Bon Iver

Kills me every time I hear it, and sadly this is exactly how I'm feeling right now so I can totally relate to the lyrics. Sometimes love just isn't enough when the other person's feelings have faded. The worst part is dealing with your own thoughts and emotions, wondering if you could have done more to make them stay.

Cover art for I Can't Make You Love Me/Nick of Time lyrics by Bon Iver

This song is about someone who is madly in love, uncontrollably. Despite this, the other person doesn't feel the same and is simply incapable. They are starting to realise this and they know all they can do is accept it because there is no use in fighting it. They don't want the other person to talk or move they just want to cherish the moment to remember them by, remember what it felt like to hold them because they know they will never get the chance to again. They know that love can't be forced because it wouldn't be fair on either of them. The morning will to and they just need until then to accept that it is over.

 
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