Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
And this is love, this is love
The apple tree
That stood and watched our first kiss
The glue I bought
So you could mend my favorite dish
Oh, the broken vase
I once threw at you and missed
And this is love
A story of love
Your checkered handkerchief
The one I used when my kitten died
And birthday cakes
A box of tunes, a TV guide
Ah, catching cold
Trudging through the rain for a mile
To get some special gifts
For your sister and her child
And that little dream house
That sits up on that sunny hill
And all the dreams we had that
This house our kids would one day fill
And this is love, oh, and this is love
Don't you know, that this is love?
The story of love, glory of love
A birthday party for Lorraine
And drinking too much pink champagne
The hand that struck through jealousy
And broke the ties between you and me
A little heart that would not forget
And wondering how I'm gonna live
With nothing left but hurt and pain
Try and try and try again
And this is love, oh, and this is love
Don't you know that this is love?
The story of love
A snapshot pasted to my mind
Of all the things I've left behind
A book of poems, a favorite record
And how you used to cheat at checkers
The tree that spied on our first kiss
That old broken, broken dish
Whoa, all of these things I truly miss
But don't you know, don't you know
That this is love, oh, and this is love
Don't you know that this is love?
The story of love
Na, na, na
Too much bubbling pink champagne
Nothing left but hurt and pain
Maybe a poem and one or two records
Can't nobody beat you
When you're cheating at checkers
Na, na, na
The apple tree
That stood and watched our first kiss
The glue I bought
So you could mend my favorite dish
Oh, the broken vase
I once threw at you and missed
And this is love
A story of love
Your checkered handkerchief
The one I used when my kitten died
And birthday cakes
A box of tunes, a TV guide
Ah, catching cold
Trudging through the rain for a mile
To get some special gifts
For your sister and her child
And that little dream house
That sits up on that sunny hill
And all the dreams we had that
This house our kids would one day fill
And this is love, oh, and this is love
Don't you know, that this is love?
The story of love, glory of love
A birthday party for Lorraine
And drinking too much pink champagne
The hand that struck through jealousy
And broke the ties between you and me
A little heart that would not forget
And wondering how I'm gonna live
With nothing left but hurt and pain
Try and try and try again
And this is love, oh, and this is love
Don't you know that this is love?
The story of love
A snapshot pasted to my mind
Of all the things I've left behind
A book of poems, a favorite record
And how you used to cheat at checkers
The tree that spied on our first kiss
That old broken, broken dish
Whoa, all of these things I truly miss
But don't you know, don't you know
That this is love, oh, and this is love
Don't you know that this is love?
The story of love
Na, na, na
Too much bubbling pink champagne
Nothing left but hurt and pain
Maybe a poem and one or two records
Can't nobody beat you
When you're cheating at checkers
Na, na, na
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
And This Is Love Lyrics as written by Sylvia Moy Frederick Earl Long
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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