'cuz you won't hear it now,
and you won't hear it then,
"I love you", no.
the three words that begin
WHAT (not when) three words always end.
The song is about two people who are friends and clearly attracted to one another, but the singer is hesitant to get into a serious relationship because he's worried it will fail and he will lose his friend. In other words, getting into a serious relationship by saying the tree words "I love you", will inevitably fail and will end with the three words "I hate you" and he will end up without a relationship AND he will have a lost a friend - so he refuses to get serious.
In addition to this, I believe he is saying "Play for time, and you might understand" (not "plead" for time).
In addition to this, I believe he is saying "Play for time, and you might understand" (not "plead" for time).
The idea being, instead of having a very passionate relationship that will end sooner, he wants her to look at it from a time or duration standpoint. I.E. The relationship will last longer if they don't get serious. So she will understand his motives if she "plays for time" instead of playing for passion.
The idea being, instead of having a very passionate relationship that will end sooner, he wants her to look at it from a time or duration standpoint. I.E. The relationship will last longer if they don't get serious. So she will understand his motives if she "plays for time" instead of playing for passion.
The chorus is:
'cuz you won't hear it now, and you won't hear it then, "I love you", no. the three words that begin WHAT (not when) three words always end.
The song is about two people who are friends and clearly attracted to one another, but the singer is hesitant to get into a serious relationship because he's worried it will fail and he will lose his friend. In other words, getting into a serious relationship by saying the tree words "I love you", will inevitably fail and will end with the three words "I hate you" and he will end up without a relationship AND he will have a lost a friend - so he refuses to get serious.
In addition to this, I believe he is saying "Play for time, and you might understand" (not "plead" for time).
In addition to this, I believe he is saying "Play for time, and you might understand" (not "plead" for time).
The idea being, instead of having a very passionate relationship that will end sooner, he wants her to look at it from a time or duration standpoint. I.E. The relationship will last longer if they don't get serious. So she will understand his motives if she "plays for time" instead of playing for passion.
The idea being, instead of having a very passionate relationship that will end sooner, he wants her to look at it from a time or duration standpoint. I.E. The relationship will last longer if they don't get serious. So she will understand his motives if she "plays for time" instead of playing for passion.