Lyric discussion by robertgrumbles 

There's a lot of meanings to this song to me. This song can definitely take on a lot of meanings for different people.

  1. Most of the time you can love and hate the same person. Love is a powerful feeling and brings with it other powerful feelings. Many times you can love someone but hate the things they do or the things they do to you. Sometimes the feelings of love or hate can completely take over, as is the case at the beginning of the song where love has been on vacation.

  2. Love and hate is contageous. If someone has positive energy (like whoever got into the cab), that energy can spread to others and brighten their day. If there is negative energy (like there is in some poorer neighborhoods like the one described in the song) it is also contageous and spreads hate.

  3. This song is a metaphor for an actual relationship where one person (hate) is behaving recklessly without regard or feeling for the other person, but then recognizes the error of his ways and asks for forgivenness. The other person (love) forgives him unconditionally.

  4. Love is unconditional and hate can be beaton.

I could say sooo many things about these lyrics. But, I am just going to say to you Mr. Grumbles, that I completely agree with your thoughts.

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