I think "This Love" is about this guy and this girl who both want a meaningful relationship w/ each other, but they both won't admit it. The guy gives off a vibe that all he wants is sex because he thinks that's what the girl wants ("Kept playing love like it was just a game PRETENDING TO FEEL THE SAME") and the girl just takes it and is probably afraid that if she even mentions committment, she'll scare the guy away. Their relationship is on-again/off-again and is only physical, but they both want it to be emotional as well...but they don't tell each other that. The guy is looking back on what happened, with the girlfriend leaving him again, and now he KNOWS that "her heart is breaking" (kinda giving a hint that he knows what's going on)...but the bridge of the song makes me think that the guy wants to fix the problem, but he thinks the girl thinks sex will solve the problem ("cuz I know that's what you want me to do"). It's like they're almost there w/ the guy knowing that he's hurt her somehow, but can't quite put his finger on it. That's what I think "This Love" is about.
I think "This Love" is about this guy and this girl who both want a meaningful relationship w/ each other, but they both won't admit it. The guy gives off a vibe that all he wants is sex because he thinks that's what the girl wants ("Kept playing love like it was just a game PRETENDING TO FEEL THE SAME") and the girl just takes it and is probably afraid that if she even mentions committment, she'll scare the guy away. Their relationship is on-again/off-again and is only physical, but they both want it to be emotional as well...but they don't tell each other that. The guy is looking back on what happened, with the girlfriend leaving him again, and now he KNOWS that "her heart is breaking" (kinda giving a hint that he knows what's going on)...but the bridge of the song makes me think that the guy wants to fix the problem, but he thinks the girl thinks sex will solve the problem ("cuz I know that's what you want me to do"). It's like they're almost there w/ the guy knowing that he's hurt her somehow, but can't quite put his finger on it. That's what I think "This Love" is about.