I don't know why nobody told you how to unfold your love I don't know how someone controlled you They bought and sold you.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker laments the lack of guidance on love and the control of others.
- In plain terms
- No one taught you love and someone else controlled you.
- What can you take from it?
- Lack of emotional education leaves people vulnerable to control.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who taught you about love?
- How do you resist control?
Another view
It may place blame on external forces rather than individual agency.
More from George Harrison
I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping While my guitar gently weeps.
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