This is one of my favorite songs. It really isn't just the cheesy, over-the-top 80's love tune that so many make it out to be.
In fact, I really don't think it is a song that is necessarily about ROMANTIC love. Rather, it is a poem on how one should approach and live life. Only YOU can determine whether or not there will be love in your life. This is what she means when she says "I say love, it is a flower... and you... it's only seed." Only YOU have the power to fill your world with love. TRUE love, not romantic love. Romantic love, as beautiful as it is, is too often an illusion of Hollywood. True love is lasts forever, regardless if you receive any back.
Furthermore, it teaches us that just because there is suffering doesn't mean we should run from it. In fact, the five or six most powerful lines in the song are dedicated to making this point. It is suffering, hardship, and not getting what we want that ultimately teaches us how valuable life is and how deeply it should be appreciated. Instead of running from these things under the naive illusion that life is supposed to be perfect, it is better to accept them (not in a defeatist way, of course).
This is one of my favorite songs. It really isn't just the cheesy, over-the-top 80's love tune that so many make it out to be.
In fact, I really don't think it is a song that is necessarily about ROMANTIC love. Rather, it is a poem on how one should approach and live life. Only YOU can determine whether or not there will be love in your life. This is what she means when she says "I say love, it is a flower... and you... it's only seed." Only YOU have the power to fill your world with love. TRUE love, not romantic love. Romantic love, as beautiful as it is, is too often an illusion of Hollywood. True love is lasts forever, regardless if you receive any back.
Furthermore, it teaches us that just because there is suffering doesn't mean we should run from it. In fact, the five or six most powerful lines in the song are dedicated to making this point. It is suffering, hardship, and not getting what we want that ultimately teaches us how valuable life is and how deeply it should be appreciated. Instead of running from these things under the naive illusion that life is supposed to be perfect, it is better to accept them (not in a defeatist way, of course).
Anyway, thats my two cents.
@TheDesertFox nailed it????
@TheDesertFox nailed it????