King Saul fell on his sword when it all went wrong
And Joseph's brothers sold him down the river for a song
And Sonny Liston rubbed some Tiger Balm into his glove
Some things you do for money
And some you do for love, love, love

Raskolnikov felt sick, but he couldn't say why
When he saw his face reflected in his victim's twinkling eye
Some things you'll do for money and some you'll do for fun
But the things you do for love
Are gonna to come back to you one by one

Love, love is going to lead you by the hand
Into a white and soundless place
Now we see things as in a mirror dimly
Then we shall see each other face to face

And way out in Seattle, young Kurt Cobain
Snuck out to the greenhouse, put a bullet in his brain
Snakes in the grass beneath our feet, rain in the clouds above
Some moments last forever
But some flare out with love, love, love


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Love Love Love Lyrics as written by Clarence Fountain

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    This song is very meaningful to me and I actually wrote an essay on it. It basically boils down to the song being about fate, and about how even in the horrible things that happen there is a force of love in the world, whatever we believe that force to be. It also gives the hope that someday we'll understand what this force is and know why we went through those hard times on earth.

    The whole breakdown of the song and its meaning is posted at my blog here - musicforants.blogspot.com/2006/01/mountain-goats-love-love-love.html

    learn2kneelon January 09, 2006   Link

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