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Fulfilling your fantasy
Don't fight it come dance with me
We moving just like the sea
(And now we say)
Can I be your girl?
Can I rock your world?
Let me be your girl
I'm holding you close to me
I'm feeling your energy
Don't fight it come dance with me
We moving just like the sea
(And now we say)
Can I be your girl?
Can I rock your world?
Let me be your girl
I want to rock your world
Time keeps slipping away
Time keeps slipping away
The first verse of the song "I Can't Make You Love Me" by [unknown] describes the pain and frustration of unrequited love. The singer acknowledges that they cannot force someone to love them. They cannot make their own heart feel something that it doesn't. Despite wanting to give their heart and feel the power of love, the other person simply won't reciprocate those feelings. The song is about the hopeless feeling of wanting to be loved by someone who doesn't feel the same way.
The second verse, performed by Big Jess, takes a different approach to the theme of the song. He sings about the struggles and tragedies of his life that he cannot expect others to understand or relate to. He touches on topics of violence, protection, and poverty. However, he recognizes that he can't expect others to feel his pain or understand his stress. All he can do is try his best to make things better for himself.
The two different verses in the song explore different sides of the concept of love and understanding. One is helpless in their desire for another person's love, while the other recognizes the limitations of being understood by others. These two viewpoints come together to make "I Can't Make You Love Me" a powerful song about the complexity of human emotion.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't make you love me if you don't
The singer cannot force someone to love them if they do not have those feelings naturally.
You can't make your heart feel something it won't
It is impossible to force yourself to feel an emotion that you just do not have.
Here in the dark, in these final hours
The singer is expressing a sense of despair or grief that they are experiencing presently.
I would lay down my heart and I?ll feel the power
The singer is revealing their willingness to be vulnerable, and how this vulnerability can sometimes make them feel stronger or more powerful.
But you won't, no you won't
The person the singer is addressing will not return these feelings of love or vulnerability.
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Dana Anderson
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@GraveyardPoet
Rest in Peace, Damo Suzuki
(Jan. 16, 1950 - Feb. 9, 2024)
I was lucky to interview Damo in 2020 on Vinyl Writers, he preferred video chat so we could see each other's faces during our conversation. Future Days will always be my favorite Can album and was Damo's own personal favorite, an ambient, atmospheric, experimental, funky, groovy, psychedelic trip.
@molotovctail6972
NIce to hear you had a conversation with him. I didn't know it was his favourite. I thought both he and Jaki thought it was too symphonic - didn't he say he thought he'd joined a heavy rock band! Thanks Damo.
@ItaiMatos-dk4it
I discovered can more than 20 years ago, and still to this day tyey remain one of my most favourite band. Thanks guys, hope you're having a wild session in heaven.
@michaelr.landon1727
This is how I found out he just passed. Rest in Power. What a legend.
@thecapricorn11
my favorite CAN too
@aleksandarkoruga8654
RIP Damo 🖤
@user-bj3pt1sq9n
Love and respect to Damo Suzuki and this masterpiece of an album. An amazing and important contributor to the modern language of music, rock and/or otherwise, and the arts permanent and always mutating. A true warrior.
@TylerJamesLogsdon
when Thom Yorke said "Can - Future Days always, that's how you should start every morning," I took that seriously.
@adampeters7947
Good old Thom
@nachtstrom
My brother and me too! Many years...