Tracy Chapman – For My Lover

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Two weeks in a Virginia jail
For my lover for my lover
Twenty thousand dollar bail
For my lover for my lover

And everybody thinks
That I'm the fool
But they don't get
Any love from you
The things we won't do for love
I'd climb a mountain if I had to
And risk my life so I could have you
You, you, you...

Everyday I'm psychoanalyzed
For my lover for my lover
They dope me up and I tell them lies
For my lover for my lover

I follow my heart
And leave my head to ponder
Deep in this love
No man can shake

I follow my heart
And leave my mind to wonder
Is this love worth
The sacrifices I make

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Track duration: 03:12

"For My Lover" as written by Tracy L Chapman

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    General Comment:this song makes me think of the L Word couple Tasha & Alice.
    Flag talkingheadon May 01, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:According to Wikipedia: "Some people view the song as being about an unhealthy relationship but when viewed with the knowledge of her sexual orientation and its legality at the time, it takes on a different possible context."
    Flag tangerinedreamson April 17, 2011   Link
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    Song Meaning:There is another way to look at this song and it's meaning. Many People who have had to fight the drug demon will refer to it as their "Lover." And will gladly spend "Two weeks in a Virginia jail" or " And risk my life so I could have you You, you, you..." Because anybody that has spent anytime in that world knows " Everyday I'm psychoanalyzed For my lover for my lover." And the rest of the world thinks
    "That I'me the fool,But they don't get Any love from you." Just another way of looking at things, but whatever the meaning is, it will always hold a special place for all of us who have been affected by this song and this woman's extraordinary talent.




    Flag LdyNimueon July 24, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I like this song. It has a Bonnie and Clyde feel to it.
    Flag phoenix18on March 13, 2010   Link
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    My Interpretation:Her lover is a criminal at large, and since the police couldn't catch him, they got the next best thing. But no matter how hard they try, she won't break and give them information.
    Flag AlcinoustheXIIthon February 22, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song feels truer than a lot of the other songs on the album, even if they're also fantastic. It's so raw and plaintive it seems like the emotions are completely real.
    Flag closetome543on January 25, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:definitely seems like this song is written for/about a gay/lesbian couple...
    Flag jingy23on November 27, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:All the sacrifices she made for her love, who, to her, is worth every one.

    $20,000 bail sounds a bit much for 2 weeks porridge!
    Flag limoon October 27, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:A relationship that nobody approves of...but to her it doesn't matter what anybody thinks because she'd do anything for the one she loves
    "I'd climb a mountain if I had to
    And risk my life so I could have you"
    Flag noliesjustloveXxXon July 03, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I love this song. It makes me think of a movie I saw as a kid, "Badlands." It starred Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek as young lovers on a murder spree. It also kinda reminds me of "Sugarland Express" with Goldie Hawn.

    I love the country, rural sound and feel to the song. The mentionings of Virginia add to that. It's also very sad. The narrator is totally in love, totally loyal to her lover, even though that mate is probably nothing but trouble. The narrator probably never got much love at all, so she holds steadfastly onto whatever love she can get, even if it is harmful to her.

    Maybe it's just me, but the use of the word "lover" makes me wonder if this is about a gay couple. I suppose that could just be my connotation of the word. I think it's somewhat sophisticated, and I don't imagine the narrator of the song being very sophisticated. Also, where I come from "lover" is/was often the term of choice to describe a gay person's special friend.
    Flag smellykellyjayon February 13, 2007   Link

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