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Soul Mistake Lyrics
Promises are carved out of lust
With a fire in the heart
That burns with no regret
I vow to play the part
In this a meeting of the soul
My feelings are unknown
I learn with no regret
I'm getting what I get
Feel some pain though I'm miles away
And ring to let you know
Are you seeing someone
I'd better let you go
She said this was a lesson in love
She said this was a love to end all loves
This soul never listens to me
This soul has a lot to learn
Honesty eludes one and all
Like some gypsy's search for gold
He's dreaming all the time
But the gold is hard to find
Made a mistake with myself
My lover couldn't lie
She told me of the things
That made her cry inside
Having the dreams of some gypsy
With a fire in the heart
That burns with no regret
I vow to play the part
My feelings are unknown
I learn with no regret
I'm getting what I get
And ring to let you know
Are you seeing someone
I'd better let you go
She said this was a love to end all loves
This soul never listens to me
This soul has a lot to learn
Like some gypsy's search for gold
He's dreaming all the time
But the gold is hard to find
My lover couldn't lie
She told me of the things
That made her cry inside
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this song mesmerizes me :) ... i have an idea of what it could be about, but i have such a hard time translating INXS songs sometimes -- many of them could be about so many things. if my translation is correct, i view it as a man in a long distance relationship.
@x3mollyanne_o5 I agree. I'd never considered that. And I guess the lesson was that, while lust was the initial motive for a fling that had no future due to distance, and that distance possibly being seen as an easy-out when all was done, the fling turned out to be a 'love to end all loves' and herein lies the painful, eternal lesson. Thanks for that.
@x3mollyanne_o5 I agree. I'd never considered that. And I guess the lesson was that, while lust was the initial motive for a fling that had no future due to distance, and that distance possibly being seen as an easy-out when all was done, the fling turned out to be a 'love to end all loves' and herein lies the painful, eternal lesson. Thanks for that.
@x3mollyanne_o5 yeah I agree for sure. "This soul never listens to me" is about ignoring the red flags and just following your lustful desires even if deep down you know your heart is going to be broken in the end.
@x3mollyanne_o5 yeah I agree for sure. "This soul never listens to me" is about ignoring the red flags and just following your lustful desires even if deep down you know your heart is going to be broken in the end.
she said: this was a lesson in love she siad: this was a love to end all loves...
deconstructively, there is ambiguity. these lyrics could go either way. all i know is that this song can be very painful to listen to.