I Love Paris
Coleman Hawkins His Orchestra Lyrics


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I'm thru with love,
I'll never fall again.
Said I do to love,
Don't ever call again.
For I must have you
Or no one.
That's why I'm thru with love.
I've locked my heart.
I keep my feelings there.
I have stopped my heart
Like an icy frigidaire.
For I need to care for no one.
That's why I'm thru with love.

Why did you leave me
To think that you cared.
You didn't need me.
You have your share
of slaves around you
To hound you and swear
Their deep devotion.
Emotion.

Did you good by the spring
And all it meant to me
a good neighbor
The things that used to be.
For I must have you or no one.




That's why I'm thru with love.
That's why I'm thru with love.

Overall Meaning

The song I Love Paris by Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra is known for its melancholic tune and for its lyrics of heartbreak and rejection. The first verse talks about the singer being done with love and stating that they will never fall in love again. They express their disgust for love and claim that they are 'thru' with it. The singer then goes on to say that they had said 'I do' to love but now want nothing to do with it and have locked their heart and feelings away, ending with the line "That's why I'm thru with love."


The second verse is a direct address to their former lover, questioning why they left the singer with the impression that they cared when in reality they did not. The singer claims that their former lover did not need them, as they had many other admirers who pledged their deep devotion. The final phrase of the verse, "That's why I'm thru with love," reaffirms the emotional distance the singer has created between themself and love.


The chorus repeats the final phrase of each verse, emphasizing the singer's disillusionment with love and their desire to have the person they love or no one at all. The song ends with the singer reminiscing about spring and everything they used to cherish, but now those things have lost their meaning because the person they loved is gone.


Line by Line Meaning

I'm thru with love,
I no longer trust or believe in love.


I'll never fall again.
I don't want to experience the pain that comes with falling in love again.


Said I do to love,
I committed fully to love in the past.


Don't ever call again.
I don't want anything to do with love anymore.


For I must have you
I need love from a specific person.


Or no one.
If I can't have that specific person's love, then I don't want love at all.


I've locked my heart.
I've closed myself off emotionally.


I keep my feelings there.
I don't express my emotions openly.


I have stopped my heart
I've become emotionally numb.


Like an icy frigidaire.
Like a freezing cold refrigerator, unable to generate warmth or feeling.


For I need to care for no one.
I don't want to be emotionally invested in anyone else.


Why did you leave me
I don't understand why you stopped loving me.


To think that you cared.
I believed that you really loved me.


You didn't need me.
You didn't love me as much as I thought you did.


You have your share
You have many people who are devoted to you.


of slaves around you
People who are always willing to please and serve you, like slaves.


To hound you and swear
To follow you around and make promises of love and devotion.


Their deep devotion.
Their strong feelings of love and loyalty towards you.


Emotion.
All the feelings of love and heartbreak that come with relationships.


Did you good by the spring
You were a positive influence on me in the past.


And all it meant to me
The memories of our relationship are still important to me.


a good neighbor
A good part of my life that I will always appreciate.


The things that used to be.
The memories of the past that I hold dear.


That's why I'm thru with love.
All of these experiences have led me to feel disillusioned with love and to avoid it altogether.




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: CHARLES TOBIAS, CLIFF FRIEND

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