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She'd do anything to sparkle in his eye.
She would suffer she would fight and compromise.
She's been wishing on the stars that shine so bright.
For answers to questions that will haunt her tonight
She must rinse this all away.
She can't hold him this way.
She must rinse this all away.
She can't love him this way.
How she'd be soothed how she'd be saved if he could see,
She needs to be held in his arms to be free.
But everything happens for reasons that she will never understand.
'Til she knows that the heart of a woman will never be found in the arms of a man.
She must rinse this all away.
She can't hold anybody this way.
She must rinse this all away.
She can't love him
And as she runs away she fears she won't be followed.
What could be worse than leaving something behind?
And as the depth of ocean slowly becomes shallow,
It's loneliness she finds.
If only he was mine.
She'd do anything to sparkle in his eye.
She would suffer she would fight and compromise.
She's been wishing on the stars that shine so bright.
For answers to questions that will haunt her tonight
She must rinse him.
She must rinse him.
She can't rinse him.
She can rinse him.
She can't, she won't, she must rinse him.
She can't, she won't, she must rinse him.
She must rinse this all away.
She can't hold him this way.
She must rinse this all away.
She can't love him this way.
She would suffer she would fight and compromise.
She's been wishing on the stars that shine so bright.
For answers to questions that will haunt her tonight
She can't hold him this way.
She must rinse this all away.
She can't love him this way.
She needs to be held in his arms to be free.
But everything happens for reasons that she will never understand.
'Til she knows that the heart of a woman will never be found in the arms of a man.
She can't hold anybody this way.
She must rinse this all away.
She can't love him
What could be worse than leaving something behind?
And as the depth of ocean slowly becomes shallow,
It's loneliness she finds.
If only he was mine.
She would suffer she would fight and compromise.
She's been wishing on the stars that shine so bright.
For answers to questions that will haunt her tonight
She must rinse him.
She can't rinse him.
She can rinse him.
She can't, she won't, she must rinse him.
She can't, she won't, she must rinse him.
She can't hold him this way.
She must rinse this all away.
She can't love him this way.
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Personally, I think this song is about wanting something you know you can't have. She's not in a relationship, but she desperately wants to be. But in the back of her mind, she knows nothing can never happen. Sadly, it's hard to let go. Everytime she holds him and loves him, she knows it's not real... even though she has such strong feelings for him
"She'd do anything to sparkle in his eye." Love it, Love it, Love it! She has great lyrics.
The song's meaning is so clear. It's about obsessive love. The girl is obsessed with this guy. You can catch that clearly in the first verse, particularly with the lines: "She'd do anything to sparkle in his eye. She would suffer; she would fight and compromise". She's desparate to have him. But, in the same token, she know's it's wrong. She knows what she feels isn't really love. So she tries to make herself stop, but she can't.
The bridge is one of my favorite parts because it's the turning point in the song. She's choosing to do the right thing and give him up. But she almost regrets it, because she knows that he's not going to chase her. And so she ends up all alone, still feeling the exact same way as she did before. She's still obsessed with him and it's tearing her apart.
Those are my thoughts. Take 'em or leave 'em.
Well... sorry guys, but Vanessa wrote this song about me and my freakish tendency to obsess over this guy - five years before I even met him! She's good like that.
But seriously, fairyinblacknwhite has got the song down. It's about obsession and coming to terms with the fact that a guy is not going to make you who you are, or happy with yourself. It's an unhealthy thing and getting over it is a cleansing process - rinse.
My favorite part is that "if she runs away, she fears she won't be followed," because for me that's the worst part of getting over this. There's a void that's gotta be filled there.
When she says "she can't hold anybody this way" instead of just "hold him this way", i think the girl the song's about feels like nobody would ever want her so she has to forget about the feelings she has. Another way i heard the song was, the girl is in a "friends with benefits" kind of thing,and shes in love with him but she knows he'll never feel the same way so she has to stop her feelings.
this song is so awesome. God the truth is just everywhere in this song. I can't pick out one truthful line, cause they ALL are.
This song is definitly my favorite on her album. Every line in this song is so powerful..im surprised that only one other person commented on this song. I love that part- "But everything happens for reasons that she will never understand. 'Til she knows that the heart of a woman will never be found in the arms of a man." ..GO VANESSA!!!
Maybe the most personal song on the album? (still thinking about this one)
This definitely sums up my life. Even more so with the line of ~'Til she knows that the heart of a woman will never be found in the arms of a/this man~. It depicts every emotion I have right now, to the guy that I've come to love even though I know I shouldn't, because he's gay.
the lyrics of this song are great, i agree with sierra my favorite part is one other person commented on this song. I love that part.. "But everything happens for reasons that she will never understand. 'Til she knows that the heart of a woman will never be found in the arms of a man." even thoughh the lyrics are good i think the piano in the background at times, like the beginning is just beautiful, she's an amazing performer!