So the love that he's singing to is the feeling of love, personified.
Love of mine, when you're born
I tell myself that you'll never die
(When he falls in love, he tells himself that it will last forever.)
And I throw my arms
Around the girl who finds you,
(He attaches himself to the girl he falls in love with.)
'Cause the world is rosier
Through your eyes
(Because love makes things better.)
I don't suppose you caught her name?
(It doesn't matter who the girl is; the love is what's important.)
Nevermind; I'll just name her
After you, love of mine
And fashion her into
Your sweet, long-legged icon,
(More of the "It doesn't matter who she is" stuff. She's going to fit his idea of what love is.)
Making our prayers holier
(More of "Love makes things better.")
Satisfied, love, that she gave us to each other—
The only thing she's done for me
That you could never do
(He couldn't love without someone to love, which is where the girl comes in.)
For it she'll always be remembered
After she discovers I don't love her
Half as much as you
(But ultimately, the girl still isn't that important. Love is.)
Love of mine, when she goes,
Why can't you stay here with me?
(When she breaks up with him, he would still like to be in love.)
Love of mine, when you die
I tell myself that you never lived
(When she leaves, he tells himself he never really loved her at all.)
Even as I curse the girl
Who says she'll find someone worthier
Of the gift—
(But he still acknowledges (and hates) her. And she's told him that she'll find someone worthy of her love.)
Someone who wants to share it with her,
Far away from those who take it to have and to hoard
(She wants to love someone who will love her back, not just revel in the feeling of love.)
And now I'm stuck here trying to not remember;
For all these pretty words
It wasn't her, but love that I adored
It's my love I adore
Love of mine, when you're born
I tell myself that you'll never die
That's exactly how I interpreted. You nailed it. Such a beautiful song. True genius in song writing takes those lines you wrote (which in untalented, uncreative emo bands, would have been the lyrics themselves) and turn them into beautiful lyrical paradises that make you really think about the song to grasp it's meaning.
That's exactly how I interpreted. You nailed it. Such a beautiful song. True genius in song writing takes those lines you wrote (which in untalented, uncreative emo bands, would have been the lyrics themselves) and turn them into beautiful lyrical paradises that make you really think about the song to grasp it's meaning.
So the love that he's singing to is the feeling of love, personified.
Love of mine, when you're born I tell myself that you'll never die (When he falls in love, he tells himself that it will last forever.)
And I throw my arms Around the girl who finds you, (He attaches himself to the girl he falls in love with.)
'Cause the world is rosier Through your eyes (Because love makes things better.)
I don't suppose you caught her name? (It doesn't matter who the girl is; the love is what's important.)
Nevermind; I'll just name her After you, love of mine And fashion her into Your sweet, long-legged icon, (More of the "It doesn't matter who she is" stuff. She's going to fit his idea of what love is.)
Making our prayers holier (More of "Love makes things better.")
Satisfied, love, that she gave us to each other— The only thing she's done for me That you could never do (He couldn't love without someone to love, which is where the girl comes in.)
For it she'll always be remembered After she discovers I don't love her Half as much as you (But ultimately, the girl still isn't that important. Love is.)
Love of mine, when she goes, Why can't you stay here with me? (When she breaks up with him, he would still like to be in love.)
Love of mine, when you die I tell myself that you never lived (When she leaves, he tells himself he never really loved her at all.)
Even as I curse the girl Who says she'll find someone worthier Of the gift— (But he still acknowledges (and hates) her. And she's told him that she'll find someone worthy of her love.)
Someone who wants to share it with her, Far away from those who take it to have and to hoard (She wants to love someone who will love her back, not just revel in the feeling of love.)
And now I'm stuck here trying to not remember; For all these pretty words It wasn't her, but love that I adored It's my love I adore
Love of mine, when you're born I tell myself that you'll never die
That's exactly how I interpreted. You nailed it. Such a beautiful song. True genius in song writing takes those lines you wrote (which in untalented, uncreative emo bands, would have been the lyrics themselves) and turn them into beautiful lyrical paradises that make you really think about the song to grasp it's meaning.
That's exactly how I interpreted. You nailed it. Such a beautiful song. True genius in song writing takes those lines you wrote (which in untalented, uncreative emo bands, would have been the lyrics themselves) and turn them into beautiful lyrical paradises that make you really think about the song to grasp it's meaning.
I also think it's crucial to add that the last lines repeat the first, meaning he doesn't learn his lesson and begins this process all over again.
I also think it's crucial to add that the last lines repeat the first, meaning he doesn't learn his lesson and begins this process all over again.
@thadcar As does Man when he becomes over-impassioned With anything.
@thadcar As does Man when he becomes over-impassioned With anything.