Love, You're a Whore

Actually:

“Was a bright, and sweet, and hot summer day The day I didn't love you anymore Some little cue wound up my poor heart which had stopped As I walked to the grocery store

All the people lingered although they didn't know And they smiled at me as I passed 'Cause they've been there before And they've come back again And they always go right back for more

Love, love, love You're a whore You're a whore You're a whore Love, love, love, love 'Cause we beat you and mistreat you But time after time You take us back And kiss us hard on the mouth

Oh, kiss us hard on the mouth Yeah, yeah, yeah Kiss us hard on the mouth Who-oh-ore Kiss us hard on the mouth Yeah, yeah, yeah Kiss us hard Hard on the mouth

Was a bright, and sweet, and hot summer day The day I didn't love you anymore Couldn't see your face Couldn't taste your taste Couldn't hallucinate your embrace All had vanished without a trace

Love, love, love You're a whore You're a whore You're a whore Love, love, love, love 'Cause we bruise you and abuse you But time after time You take us back And kiss us hard on the mouth

Oh, kiss us hard on the mouth Yeah, yeah, yeah Kiss us hard on the mouth Who-oh-ore Kiss us hard on the mouth Yeah, yeah, yeah Kiss us hard, hard on the mouth

Was a bright and sweet and hot summer day The day I didn't love you anymore Some little cue wound up my poor heart which had stopped As I walked to the grocery store

All the people lingered although they didn't know And they smiled at me as I passed 'Cause they've been there before And they've come back again And they always run right back for more

Love, love, love You're a whore You're a whore You're a whore Love, love, love, love 'Cause we cheat you and mistreat you And beat you and bruise you And use you and abuse you And cruise you and lose you But time after time You take us back into your bed and Kiss us Harder Hard on the mouth Kiss us harder Harder Hard on the mouth Kiss us hard, ha, hard, ha, harder on the mouth

Kiss us hard on the mouth Yeah, yeah, yeah Kiss us hard on the mouth Who-oh-ore Kiss us hard on the mouth Yeah, yeah, yeah

Kiss us hard Hard On the mouth”

Considering these lyrics, which, at least for me, add a little clarity, the song personifies love as a whore—beaten, mistreated, taken for granted, passed around, but, ultimately, ever forgiving and welcoming.

Regina brilliantly depicts becoming jaded to the point of un-love and, by describing not being in love, is able to invoke the notion that people in general have a very masochistic approach to love: what most everyone works so hard to obtain, becomes boring and confining after it is achieved and comfortable. So love turns into a vicious cycle of falling in and falling out—when we have it, we take it for granted; and when we don’t have it, we go to extreme lengths to get it. Despite this, love never seems to run out. It’s always there, willing to take the abuse, kissing us harder every time.