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Love is a flame that can't be tamed,
And though we are its willing pray, my darling,
We are not the ones to blame
Trust is a word all lovers know,
The glorious art of staining souls, my darling,
We are not the ones to blame
The more we have, the more we want,
And the more it hurts our heart, my baby,
It always ends up in tears
So keep on Pretending
Our heaven's worth the waiting
Keep on Pretending
It's all right
So keep on Pretending
It will be the end of our craving
Keep on Pretending
It's all right
When doubts arise the game begins
The one we will never win, my baby,
It always ends up in tears
So keep on Pretending
Our heaven's worth the waiting
Keep on Pretending
It's all right
So keep on Pretending
It will be the end of our craving
Keep on Pretending
It's all right (c'mon) c'mon
So keep on Pretending
Our heaven's worth the waiting
Keep on Pretending
It's all right
So keep on Pretending
It will be the end of our craving
Keep on Pretending
It's all right
Love is a flame that can't be tamed,
And though we are its willing pray, my darling,
We are not the ones to blame
And though we are its willing pray, my darling,
We are not the ones to blame
Trust is a word all lovers know,
The glorious art of staining souls, my darling,
We are not the ones to blame
The more we have, the more we want,
And the more it hurts our heart, my baby,
It always ends up in tears
So keep on Pretending
Our heaven's worth the waiting
Keep on Pretending
It's all right
So keep on Pretending
It will be the end of our craving
Keep on Pretending
It's all right
When doubts arise the game begins
The one we will never win, my baby,
It always ends up in tears
So keep on Pretending
Our heaven's worth the waiting
Keep on Pretending
It's all right
So keep on Pretending
It will be the end of our craving
Keep on Pretending
It's all right (c'mon) c'mon
So keep on Pretending
Our heaven's worth the waiting
Keep on Pretending
It's all right
So keep on Pretending
It will be the end of our craving
Keep on Pretending
It's all right
Love is a flame that can't be tamed,
And though we are its willing pray, my darling,
We are not the ones to blame
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and though we are its willing prey
My darling, we are not the ones to blame
makes me think of my first love
No matter what this song means--and it's so ambiguous it could mean a thousand different things equally--I honestly believe that this song is a masterpiece, and can only pray that the band'll make more with such craft in the future.
One thing that I love is that it is circular. The image Valo gives us in the beginning, he returns to for the finishing of the song. It recalls many writings in Ancient Greece that would use the same format, to emphasize the importance of the image for the meaning of the text.
The song is also amazing in its minimalism--it is just astounding that so much ambiguity (and yet solid meaning) could be gathered from so few lines, in repetition.
When I read these lyrics I often feel like I'm reading cryptic wisdom from some ancient religious text... gosh it's so good!!
I've heard him claim that this is just a cute little pop ditty, and I've heard him claim that this is about not having to pretend to be something you're not when you're with your friends.
What this song seems to be about is giving in to your desires, because it is irrational not to. Specifically, this seems aimed at premarital sex. If one person is waiting for marriage and doing everything but intercourse ("the more we have, the more we want") then it becomes painful to wait ("and the more it hurts our hearts"). And the speaker wonders, why bother squashing your desires and waiting for marriage ("keep on pretending our heaven's worth the waiting"), when you can't know that this person will be right for you sexually just because you're married ("keep on pretending it will be the end of our craving")? It's a rather bitter song!
Good stuff.