Old Love
Cameron Bruce Lyrics
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When I'm lying in my bed
There's too much confusion
Running around through my head
And it makes me so angry
To know that the flame still burns
Why can't I get over?
Old love
Leave me alone
Old love
Go on home
I can see your face
But I know that it ain't real
It's just an illusion
Caused by how I used to feel
And it makes me so angry
To know the flame will always burn
I will never get over
I know that I'll never learn
Old love
Leave me alone
Old love
Go on home
Old love
Just leave me alone
Old love
Go on home
The lyrics of Cameron Bruce's song "Old Love" are about a person who is struggling to move on from an old love. The first verse is about how the person still feels the presence of their old love even when they are lying in bed. They feel confused and frustrated about not being able to let go of their old flame. The person acknowledges that the fire of their old love is still burning, which angers them.
In the chorus, the person is addressing their old love directly, asking them to go away and leave them alone. The second verse describes how the person still sees their old love's face, but knows that it is only an illusion caused by their past feelings. They are once again angry about the fact that they will never be able to move on from their old love and accept that they will never learn. The chorus repeats as an expression of their frustration and a plea for their old love to leave them alone.
Overall, the song portrays the struggles of moving on from a deep-rooted love and the pain and frustration that come with it. The lyrics are simple yet effective in conveying the emotions of the person and the conflict they are facing in their heart and mind.
Line by Line Meaning
I can feel your body
I still have physical memories of our relationship.
When I'm lying in my bed
The memories come back to me when I'm alone in my room.
There's too much confusion
I'm very mixed up about how I feel about you.
Running around through my head
I can't stop thinking about you, but my thoughts are jumbled and disorganized.
And it makes me so angry
I'm frustrated and upset that I can't move on from you.
To know that the flame still burns
I hate that I still have feelings for you even though we're not together anymore.
Why can't I get over?
I'm struggling to move on from our relationship and I don't know why.
And when will I ever learn?
I keep repeating the same mistakes and getting hurt, but I don't know how to break the cycle.
Old love
My feelings for you are a thing of the past.
Leave me alone
I don't want to think about you or our relationship anymore.
Go on home
Go back to wherever you came from, I don't want you in my life anymore.
I can see your face
Your image is still fresh in my mind.
But I know that it ain't real
I understand that you're not actually here with me, it's just my memory of you.
It's just an illusion
The image of you that I see is not real, it's just a trick of my mind.
Caused by how I used to feel
My emotions are creating a false image of you based on how I used to feel when we were together.
Just leave me alone
I don't want any reminders of our relationship or my feelings for you.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Robert Cray, Eric Clapton
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