Eurythmics

Love Is A Stranger

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Love is a stranger in an open car
To tempt you in and drive you far away

And I want you
And I want you
And I want you so
It's an obsession

Love is a danger of a different kind
To take you away and leave you far behind
And love love love is a dangerous drug
You have to receive it and you still can't get enough of the stuff

It's savage and it's cruel and it shines like destruction
Comes in like the flood and it seems like religion
It's noble and it's brutal, it distorts and deranges
And it wrenches you up and you're left like a zombie

And I want you
And I want you
And I want you so
It's an obsession

It's gilt-edged, glamorous and sleek by design
You know it's jealous by nature
False and unkind
It's hard and restrained
And it's totally cool
It touches and it teases
As you stumble in the debris

And I want you
And I want you
And I want you so
It's an obsession

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weezerific:cutlery On Jan 05, 2002

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

I Saved The World Today

Here Comes The Rain Again

Would I Lie To You?

There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)

Love is a stranger in an open car
To tempt you in and drive you far away

And I want you
And I want you
And I want you so
It's an obsession

Love is a danger of a different kind
To take you away and leave you far behind
And love love love is a dangerous drug
You have to receive it and you still can't get enough of the stuff

And I want you
And I want you
And I want you so
It's an obsession

It's gilt-edged, glamorous and sleek by design
You know it's jealous by nature
False and unkind
It's hard and restrained
And it's totally cool
It touches and it teases
As you stumble in the debris

And I want you
And I want you
And I want you so
It's an obsession

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SpaceMenace

2022-03-28 16:21:15

weezerific:cutlery

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2002-01-05 01:20:21

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by Thimble101

14y ago

This is my favorite Eurythmics song personally to me love inst the simple romance novels or happy ever afters. There is a darker side, obsession, lust and desire. We say these elements are sex not love, but these elements are what makes love so exciting so thrilling true love needs obsession or else its comfort. "Love is a stranger in an OPEN car to tempt you in and drive you far away". and i want you.

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by force263 6y ago

@Thimble101 this happens so rarely I felt the need to comment. I agree with all you wrote, and You did it so economically!

by jvargas 2y ago

@Thimble101👍, great autopsy dissection. Loved It and Thank You. 'I Love the song, the way Annie sings it, the beat and overall meaning of Love with you're Loved one'. Mine passed on (March 2020) and 'Cry Love Her' so much😰

by GothicBlade

24y ago

Thats gilt-edged, not guilt edged... but this is an awesome song. I love the way her voice sounds in this one.

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by proteus

19y ago

This song is about what love is. As society progresses and women reach parity in the work force, there is less 'need' for her to remain married. We're no longer concerned about the survival of the human race, that's for sure. So, now we're left with.. just love which, in a romantic sense, is a fairly recent invention. Marriage is no longer about need or survival... they're not arranged. We rely on 'love' to keep us together. The end result, folks move to Splitsville before you know it. You can't own people based on emotion.

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by force263 7y ago

@proteus I don’t see anything in this song like what you wrote. Can’t most people keep their comments focused on what actually in the song?

by bkat004

20y ago

I think this song is about the danger of sex compared to love

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by force263 7y ago

@bkat004 not sure you commented on the correct song. What you wrote has nothing to do with THIS song.

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