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We are young
Heartache to heartache we stand
No promises, no demands
Love is a battlefield
We are strong, no one can tell us we're wrong
Searchin' our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield
You're beggin' me to go then makin' me stay
Why do you hurt me so bad
It would help me to know
Do I stand in your way, or am I the best thing you've had
Believe me, believe me, I can't tell you why
But I'm trapped by your love and I'm chained to your side
We are young
Heartache to heartache we stand
No promises, no demands
Love is a battlefield
We are strong, no one can tell us we're wrong
Searchin' our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield
We're losing control
Will you turn me away or touch me deep inside
And before this gets old, will it still feel the same
There's no way this will die
But if we get much closer, I could lose control
And if your heart surrenders, you'll need me to hold
We are young
Heartache to heartache we stand
No promises, no demands
Love is a battlefield
We are strong, no one can tell us we're wrong
Searchin' our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield
We are young
Heartache to heartache we stand
No promises, no demands
Love is a battlefield
We are strong, no one can tell us we're wrong
Searchin' our hearts for so long
Heartache to heartache we stand
No promises, no demands
Love is a battlefield
We are strong, no one can tell us we're wrong
Searchin' our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield
You're beggin' me to go then makin' me stay
Why do you hurt me so bad
It would help me to know
Do I stand in your way, or am I the best thing you've had
Believe me, believe me, I can't tell you why
But I'm trapped by your love and I'm chained to your side
We are young
Heartache to heartache we stand
No promises, no demands
Love is a battlefield
We are strong, no one can tell us we're wrong
Searchin' our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield
We're losing control
Will you turn me away or touch me deep inside
And before this gets old, will it still feel the same
There's no way this will die
But if we get much closer, I could lose control
And if your heart surrenders, you'll need me to hold
We are young
Heartache to heartache we stand
No promises, no demands
Love is a battlefield
We are strong, no one can tell us we're wrong
Searchin' our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield
We are young
Heartache to heartache we stand
No promises, no demands
Love is a battlefield
We are strong, no one can tell us we're wrong
Searchin' our hearts for so long
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She's talking about the ups and downs of LOVE
She's not sure where she stands with this guy....he's hot/cold with her.....It's hurting her cause she really loves him.
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All of the things that she's saying could be hinting at not knowing if it was even right at first, with the lines "No one can tell us we're wrong/Searchin' our hearts for so long" though, she made the statement that she found it right, after searching.
Over and over again, she says "We are strong" and homosexuals have to be with all of the negativity aimed their way. "Heartache to heartache" can imply that the "casualties" of this metaphorical battlefield can relate to each other, and this can easily refer to any number of young people, but, it can also hint that aforementioned people can lean on each other for support.
I highly doubt that this was the artist's intent, but it's just another angle to look at this.
I don't really like any other Pat Benetar songs to be honest, but I really love this song.
I think it's about young love. About infactuation and lust.
"No promises"
To me it seems like, because they're young they're not bound to eachother.. They're not going to promise it's going to last forever because young love typically does.
"We are strong
No one can tell us we're wrong"
That kinda reminds me how parents/adults tell teenagers the young love doesn't last, but they're defying them.. Saying that they can overcome the odds and that they can last even though love is a battlefield.