Lyric discussion by charito 

"We don't have to be stars exploding in the night Or electric eels under the covers We don't have to be anything quite so unreal Let's just be lovers"

he's saying he's done with idealizing love and lovemaking. maybe he's falling in love with her, maybe not, but right now he just wants to take her to bed and not have to think about it.

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