Love Is the Drug
Bryan Ferry & The Bryan Ferry Orchestra Lyrics
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To wait for the bell to ring
T'ain't no big t'ing
The toll of the bell
Aggravated - spare for days
I troll downtown the red light place
Jump up bubble up - what's in store
Showing out, showing out, hit and run
Boys meet girl, where the beat goes on
Stitched up tight, can't shake free
Love is the drug, got a hook on me
Oh oh catch that buzz
Love is the drug I'm thinking of
Oh oh can't you see
Love is the drug for me
Late that night I park my car
Stake my place in the singles bar
Face to face, toe to toe
Heart to heart as we hit the floor
Lumber up limbo down
The locked embrace, the stumble round
I say go, she say yes
Dim the lights, you can guess the rest
Oh oh catch that buzz
Love is the drug I'm thinking of
Oh oh can't you see
Love is the drug got a hook in me
Oh oh catch that buzz
Love is the drug I'm thinking of
Oh oh can't you see
Love is the drug for me
Oh
Oh
Love is, love is, love is the drug
In Bryan Ferry's "Love Is the Drug," the singer highlights love's addictive nature. He describes waiting for love just as eagerly as waiting for the bell to ring. He sings about how love is the drug he needs to score, indicating that love is an addictive substance he can't get enough of. He finds himself continuously trolling the red light districts to find that love fix. Even though the aggressive fits spare him for days, the singer still goes back to the red light districts.
In the second stanza, the singer notes that love controls him. He is stitched up tight and cannot shake free of it. The boys meet the girls where the beat goes on, and love always finds a way to hook onto him. The love drug is buzzing in his system, and he can't seem to stop it. The last stanza finds him in the singles bar where he finally finds his love drug. He describes their locked embrace and how they stumble around together in a state of ecstasy. He asks her to dim the lights, and the song ends there, leaving us to guess what happens next.
Line by Line Meaning
T'ain't no big t'ing
It's not a big deal
To wait for the bell to ring
To wait for something to happen
The toll of the bell
The event signaling something has happened
Aggravated - spare for days
Anxious and restless for days
I troll downtown the red light place
I wander around the seedy part of town
Jump up bubble up - what's in store
Get excited and wonder what might happen
Love is the drug and I need to score
Love is addictive and I want to experience it
Showing out, showing out, hit and run
Exhibiting oneself, then quickly moving on
Boys meet girl, where the beat goes on
Standard love story
Stitched up tight, can't shake free
Caught in the grip of love and unable to let go
Love is the drug, got a hook on me
Love is irresistible and controlling
Oh oh catch that buzz
Get excited
Love is the drug I'm thinking of
Love is all I can think about
Oh oh can't you see
Don't you understand
Love is the drug for me
I am addicted to love
Late that night I park my car
Late at night, I park my car
Stake my place in the singles bar
I go to the bar alone
Face to face, toe to toe
Standing close together
Heart to heart as we hit the floor
We dance closely and intimately
Lumber up limbo down
Dancing and moving around
The locked embrace, the stumble round
Hugging and stumbling around
I say go, she say yes
I ask her to leave with me, and she agrees
Dim the lights, you can guess the rest
We become more intimate
Love is, love is, love is the drug
Love is addictive
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Andrew McKay, Bryan Ferry
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