I love this song. It's really beautiful in all of its aspects, be it the lyrics, the production, the vocals, the melody...
The final line being repeated over and over, "If you want my love", feels like a complete act of desperation. I always felt this song was a demonstration of neediness and lack of self-love, but that might be a reach. The speaker wants unfeasible and hyperbolic acts that could prove his loved one's love for him (like suffering or risking yourself, if you take it literally). But proving your love is not something that is necessary when you're secure about a relationship, which could show that the speaker is insecure. One doesn't need to constantly prove oneself to the other as a way of showing that he/she cares for him. It comes naturally. However, the speaker wants validation in the form of complete devotion.
That's just one interpretation though, I can see many lines meaning different things that could lead to whole other interpretations as we can find in here. And I love this.
I love this song. It's really beautiful in all of its aspects, be it the lyrics, the production, the vocals, the melody...
The final line being repeated over and over, "If you want my love", feels like a complete act of desperation. I always felt this song was a demonstration of neediness and lack of self-love, but that might be a reach. The speaker wants unfeasible and hyperbolic acts that could prove his loved one's love for him (like suffering or risking yourself, if you take it literally). But proving your love is not something that is necessary when you're secure about a relationship, which could show that the speaker is insecure. One doesn't need to constantly prove oneself to the other as a way of showing that he/she cares for him. It comes naturally. However, the speaker wants validation in the form of complete devotion.
That's just one interpretation though, I can see many lines meaning different things that could lead to whole other interpretations as we can find in here. And I love this.