This can't be love
Cole Natalie Lyrics


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This can't be love, because I feel so well,
No sobs, no sorrows, no sighs.
This can't be love; I get no dizzy spells,
My head is not in the skies.

My heart does not stand still, just hear it beat.
This is too sweet to be love.
This can't be love, because I feel so well,
But still I love to look in your eyes.

My heart does not stand still, just hear it beat.
This is too sweet to be love.

This can't be love, because I feel so well,




But still I love to look in your eyes.
Still I love to look in your eyes.

Overall Meaning

In Cole Porter's "This Can't Be Love," the singer is struggling to reconcile their feelings with society's preconceptions of love. The repetition of the phrase "this can't be love" highlights the singer's disbelief and confusion with their own emotions. They claim to feel "so well" and describe an absence of typical symptoms associated with love like "sobs, sorrows, [and] sighs" or "dizzy spells" and being "sky-high”. The singer further reinforces their disbelief by pointing out that their heart is beating just fine and that this feeling is just "too sweet to be love." Despite their protests, the singer admits to loving to look in the eyes of the person they are with, indicating that perhaps they are falling in love after all.


Line by Line Meaning

This can't be love, because I feel so well,
I can't believe this is love because I feel amazing and there's no sense of sadness or worry.


No sobs, no sorrows, no sighs.
I'm not experiencing any feelings of crying, pain, or sadness, which doesn't seem like love.


This can't be love; I get no dizzy spells,
I'm not feeling lightheaded, which is unexpected in a feeling like love.


My head is not in the skies.
I'm feeling grounded and present, which doesn't feel like the intense emotions associated with love.


My heart does not stand still, just hear it beat.
Even though I'm not feeling any extreme emotions, my heart is still beating quickly and with excitement.


This is too sweet to be love.
The feeling I have is incredibly sweet, but it doesn't seem like the intensity of love.


But still I love to look in your eyes.
While the feeling I have might not be love, I still adore looking into the eyes of the person I'm with.


This can't be love, because I feel so well,
Despite all of these signs, I still can't believe that what I'm feeling is love.


But still I love to look in your eyes.
Even if it isn't love, I still love being with this person and looking into their eyes.




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Written by: LORENZ HART, RICHARD RODGERS

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