I wasn't paying attention to the lyrics when I first heard it (maybe because the lyrics were pretty hard for me to hear in the first place). I thought "I'm not in love" really meant that he WAS in love, but he was denying it (maybe because he thought it embarrassing to be in love? It made sense at the time). Now, reading it, I think it has a different meaning. I think it's more about how you might find yourself liking a person, but you're not sure if you're really in love with them. It might seem kind of weird to some people who have never experienced a love relationship before, but given the right experiences, a person could understand that idea quite easily. David Byrne seems to write a lot about complicated and slightly odd experiences in human relationships and humanity in general.
Incidentally, when I first heard More Songs About Buildings And Food (the first Talking Heads album I ever listened to), I didn't particularly care for any of the songs save this one. Now Talking Heads are one of my favorite bands.
I wasn't paying attention to the lyrics when I first heard it (maybe because the lyrics were pretty hard for me to hear in the first place). I thought "I'm not in love" really meant that he WAS in love, but he was denying it (maybe because he thought it embarrassing to be in love? It made sense at the time). Now, reading it, I think it has a different meaning. I think it's more about how you might find yourself liking a person, but you're not sure if you're really in love with them. It might seem kind of weird to some people who have never experienced a love relationship before, but given the right experiences, a person could understand that idea quite easily. David Byrne seems to write a lot about complicated and slightly odd experiences in human relationships and humanity in general.
Incidentally, when I first heard More Songs About Buildings And Food (the first Talking Heads album I ever listened to), I didn't particularly care for any of the songs save this one. Now Talking Heads are one of my favorite bands.