I actually find this song pretty frightening - maybe it's because of the frantic-sounding musical background, or the fact that the song's lyrical speaker is so willing to do anything for the object of his affection, or that last stanza that abstractly suggests their relationship is abusive, apathetic, or otherwise unhealthy. The scariest line, to me, is "If love is really blind/I'd pluck out both my eyes for you" - a symbolic metaphor turned into something extreme, painful, and disturbing. The title of the song - "True Love" - it gives the impression that love is measured by how far you're willing to go for someone who may not even truly care about you. Which is true to an extent, but it shouldn't come with the willingness to hurt yourself for no reason, just because someone says you should. Frightening stuff, yes. But I enjoy it anyway.
I actually find this song pretty frightening - maybe it's because of the frantic-sounding musical background, or the fact that the song's lyrical speaker is so willing to do anything for the object of his affection, or that last stanza that abstractly suggests their relationship is abusive, apathetic, or otherwise unhealthy. The scariest line, to me, is "If love is really blind/I'd pluck out both my eyes for you" - a symbolic metaphor turned into something extreme, painful, and disturbing. The title of the song - "True Love" - it gives the impression that love is measured by how far you're willing to go for someone who may not even truly care about you. Which is true to an extent, but it shouldn't come with the willingness to hurt yourself for no reason, just because someone says you should. Frightening stuff, yes. But I enjoy it anyway.