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Your Love Alone Is Not Enough Lyrics

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Your Love Alone Is Not Enough Lyrics

Your love alone - is not enough not enough not enough When times get tough they get tough they get tough they get tough Trade all your heroes in for ghosts in for ghosts in for ghosts They're always the one's that love you most love you most love you most Your love alone - is not enough not enough not enough It's what you felt it's what you said what you said what you said You said the sky would fall on you fall on you fall on you Through all the pain your eyes stayed Blue they stayed Blue Baby Blue But your love alone won't save the world You knew the secret of the universe Despite it all you made it worse It left you lonely it left you cursed You stole the sun straight from my heart from my heart from heart With no excuses just fell apart fell apart fell apart No you won't make a mess of me mess of me mess of me For you're as blind as a man can be man can be man can be I could have seen for miles and miles I could have made you feel alive I could have placed us in exile I could have shown you how too cry Your love alone is not enough Your love alone is not enough

Meaning of Your Love Alone Is Not Enough

Your love alone – is not enough, not enough, not enough. The song’s a desperate plea against the inadequacy of simple affection when confronted with profound suffering and self-destruction. It depicts a relationship riddled with pain, where idealized heroes are replaced by haunting ghosts, mirroring the speaker's own vulnerability. Despite unwavering loyalty and genuine attempts to offer comfort – “the sky would fall on you,” eyes remaining blue – love isn’t enough to combat deep-seated loneliness and a destructive pattern. The artist, Manic Street Preachers, delivers a bleak assessment of human connection, suggesting that acknowledging the darkness within oneself and accepting responsibility is crucial; otherwise, even the most heartfelt devotion will ultimately fail. The repeated refrain underscores this fatalistic conclusion: your love alone won’t save the world, or perhaps, even you.

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Your Love Alone Is Not Enough Lyrics