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The Price of Love Lyrics
don't lay a finger I said,
but he held her with five kissed the crest of her lips and put his hand on her thigh one million in a week or the girl is gonna go I'd kill you in a second he laughed yeah I know I won eight hundred thousand on a game show but it's not enough to win her back as my tears hit the floor, he still said no come on man give me some slack I looked at the case, he said I'll show you her blood I screamed down the phone line: so is this the price of love? when I stare in your eyes I see the image of god well girl listen out for the phonecall and pray for a flood I called at a quarter past 9 and said I've done all I can he said you win some you lose some I feel bad for you man he slammed down the phone, took his coat from the bed she said what happens now, to your husband you're dead she said I love you, and pleaded for a hero to save you knew deep inside that he planned it this way I gave him my heart now he's left it to die and I know I can't go back he walks out the room, shouted see you around she begged, come on give me some slack you said, there's no hope but babe you can wait for that dove she screamed from the window, so is the price of love? said is this the price of love? said is this the price of love? so is this the price of love? so is this the price of love? so is this the price of love? so is this the price of love? so is this the price of love? so is this the price of love? so is this the price of love? |
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01-07-2009
don't lay a finger I said,
but he held her with five
kissed the crest of her lips and put his hand on her thigh
one million in a week
or the girl is gonna go
I'd kill you in a second
he laughed yeah I know
I won eight hundred thousand on a game show
but it's not enough to win her back
as my tears hit the floor, he still said no
come on man give me some slack
I looked at the case, he said I'll show you her blood
I screamed down the phone line: so is this the price of love?
when I stare in your eyes I see the image of god
well girl listen out for the phonecall and pray for a flood
I called at a quarter past 9 and said I've done all I can
he said you win some you lose some I feel bad for you man
he slammed down the phone, took his coat from the bed
she said what happens now, to your husband you're dead
she said I love you, and pleaded for a hero to save
you knew deep inside that he planned it this way
I gave him my heart now he's left it to die
and I know I can't go back
he walks out the room, shouted see you around
she begged, come on give me some slack
you said, there's no hope but babe you can wait for that door
she screamed from the window, so is the price of love?
said is this the price of love?
said is this the price of love?
so is this the price of love?
so is this the price of love?
so is this the price of love?
so is this the price of love?
so is this the price of love?
so is this the price of love?
so is this the price of love?
01-31-2009
"you said, there's no hope but babe you can wait for that dove"
obviously referencing the mention of floods.
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04-16-2009
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04-28-2009
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05-12-2009
But the comment of Blue Bit is also possible.
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05-17-2009
the wife left her husband, who truly loved her, and ran off with this other guy, who didnt really
he was only using her, but love blinded her and she couldnt see that he was trouble
however, "she knew deep inside that he planned it this way" tells us that even despite her doubts, she fell for him, ie. love is illogical and dangerous
EITHER they pretended it was a kidnapping, so they could get a million dollars, but the husband didnt come up with the money, so the new man leaves her,
OR he really kidnaps her and as her husband couldnt come up with the whole ransom he takes no pity and has something horrible happen to her trapped in that room
either way, he tells the husband she's dead out of revenge, or spite, so she can't go back to him
she realizes the mistake she made. the girl gets her just desserts
it shows that all is fair in love (and war), so theres a sense of irony in this sick form of justice
all this can just as easily be a metaphor for the same kind of situation in every day life
in the end of the story, all love has brought out is the worst in people, and fucked up peoples lives
and everyone has come to realize "the price of love"
baically it isnt worth it
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07-09-2009
I dont believe that its as obvious as a kidnapping with blackmail. I think the man she was in love with didnt give her enough love towards her like he didnt care, so she left him for someone else. Then once she was taken from him, he realised how much he did love her and wanted her back so was going to any lengths for her to get her back, thats where the line comes in, so is this the price of love?
09-13-2009
I intepreted it that it wasn't a ransom, more of a man fighting another for what he wants, with the woman attracted to the man who treats her worse. The man who is protecting her is the theoretical more desirous man, as he defends her "Don't lay a finger," shows this.
From my experience, give a single lady a choice of two men, the one who protects and the one that disrespects and the woman will normally go for the latter. It's more fun. Shown by the whole 'running away with money i.e. exciting' portrayal seen in this lyric.
The song shows that perhaps there is no set material Price of Love, as different people value love differently. The man who runs off with the money is material, he wants the money not her. Seen as the polar opposite as the man who wants her, quite happily gives away his winnings- money is not as important to him as love.
I think the image of "Hero" is definitely sarcastic and ironic, as he then shouts "Wait for the Dove". A hero is normally seen as the image of peace and the fact he tells her to wait shows he was in it for one thing only, and that is what he has ran off with.
I really rate this song, hence why I look into it quite deeply. I would definitely encourage reading into it as I have, as I believe the ransom is symbolic of the levels that some men will go to, in order to try and win back his true love, and how quickly men can also change to that of being opportunist, seen by the running off with money.
Also, could you say that the fact he raises 800k not 1mil as being symbolic of no one being perfect? Just a thought.
Sorry for the essay, hope I have done the lyrics justice!
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07-20-2009
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08-09-2009
It could also be "a hero" as a sort of planned Srockholm Syndrom thing, where she knows he's just going to walk out on her ("you secretly knew he planned it this way") but she still tris to make herself believe he loves her too, even though it's obvious he doesn't and she realizes this in the end.
Just throwing that possibility put there.
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09-20-2009
That's the actual story, I'm pretty sure that's right but maybe it's a metaphor for how much we're willing to give for our lovers but not necessarily in terms of money i.e we risk getting our hearts broken and doing things we hate to keep them happy.
This is just my little guess, I really love this song XD And the band of course
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