All I can see is black and white
And white and pink with blades of blue
That lay between the words I think
On a page I was meaning to send her
You I couldn't tell if it bring my heart
The way I wanted when I started
Writing this letter to you

If I could you know I would
Just hold your hand and you'd understand
I'm the man who loves you

All I can be is a busy sea of
Spinning wheels and hands that feel
For stones to throw and feet that run but
They come back home, make no difference
Ever known, make no difference
Ever known to me

If I could you know I would
Just hold your hand and you'd understand
I'm the man who loves you

All I can see is black and white
And white and pink with blades of blue
That lay between the words I think
On a page I was meaning to send her
You I couldn't tell if it bring my heart
The way I wanted when I started
Writing this letter to you

If I could you know I would
Just hold your hand and you'd understand
If I could you know I would
Just hold your hand and you'd understand
If I could you know I would
Just hold your hand and you'd understand
I'm the man who loves you
I'm the man who loves you


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    To me, this song is about a couple that's had a nasty fight. One of them left. And now the narrator is trying to write a letter of apology, reconciliation and sweet, sweet love, but it's pretty much amazingly hard for him to get what he feels down in writing.

    So he just wishes he could hold her hand and, yes, you've got it, make her understand, that he's the man who loves her, thus making it all nice. On ice. Allright.

    At least, that's how I hear it.

    kemekongkaon April 13, 2005   Link

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