Not really intended to do so, probably, the song shows just how weird the english language can be at times.
So many words have multiple meanings, can be taken out of context, or mean practically anything yeu want them to.
In this case, "love", despite being considered a "universal concept"... well, let's face it, how do yeu DEFINE love?
This one goes through a large number of examples of how it can mean so many different things in different ways. This can cause miscommunication, confusion, or have one person saying one thing, and another agreeing to something completely different.
The 'actual' point of the song, is found in the line "Now you're asking me if I love you", and he's trying to explain that it's too broad a statement, and he's trying to narrow it down and explain exactly how he feels, by showing the specific ways it could mean almost anything, but how he specifically wants it to be understood as well.
Not really intended to do so, probably, the song shows just how weird the english language can be at times.
So many words have multiple meanings, can be taken out of context, or mean practically anything yeu want them to.
In this case, "love", despite being considered a "universal concept"... well, let's face it, how do yeu DEFINE love?
This one goes through a large number of examples of how it can mean so many different things in different ways. This can cause miscommunication, confusion, or have one person saying one thing, and another agreeing to something completely different.
The 'actual' point of the song, is found in the line "Now you're asking me if I love you", and he's trying to explain that it's too broad a statement, and he's trying to narrow it down and explain exactly how he feels, by showing the specific ways it could mean almost anything, but how he specifically wants it to be understood as well.