You know what they're writing about Baby you know what they're writing about It's a thing called love down through the ages Makes you wanna cry sometimes Makes you feel like you wanna lay down and die sometimes Makes you high sometimes But when you really get in it lifts you right up.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Love is intense and complex, causing pain but ultimately lifting you up.
- In plain terms
- Love makes you feel many strong emotions but it lifts you up.
- What can you take from it?
- Love’s intensity is worth the pain.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does love lift you?
- What pain comes with it?
Another view
Love can also destroy without boundaries.
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