It Takes a Muscle Lyrics

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Cover art for It Takes a Muscle lyrics by M.I.A.

Such a good cover. I think I like it better than the original (Spectral Display, if anyone's wondering). Based on the original lyrics I think the current ones posted are correct except I THINK it's "the fear got in me, it got in me deep". Not sure.

As to meaning it's pretty straightforward. "It takes a muscle to fall in love" is a very clever phrase. The heart is made up of cardiac muscle tissue, so the singer is saying "it takes a heart to fall in love." Since the lyrics are also about heartbreak, it has a double meaning of "it takes strength to fall in love." Sometimes love hurts you immensely, but you have to be strong and get through it. I think that's the message behind the song. It hits home.

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