This Love
Craig Armstrong f/Elizabeth Fraser Lyrics


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This love
This love is a strange love
A faded kind of mellow
This love

This love
I think I'm gonna fall again
And even when you held my hand
It didn't mean a thing, this love

This love
Now rehearsed we stay, love
Doesn't know it is love
This love

This love
It hasn't have to feel love
It hasn't need to be love
It hasn't mean a thing
This love

This love loves love
It's a strange love, strange love

This love
This love
This loves gonna be a strange love
Doesn't mean a single thing again
This love

This love
This love
It's a strange love, strange love
Doesn't mean a single thing again
This love

This love
I think I'm gonna fall again
It's a strange love, strange love
Doesn't mean a single thing again
This love

This, this love
This love
It's a strange love, strange love




Doesn't mean a thing
This love

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Craig Armstrong's "This Love" depict a complex and confusing type of love. The chorus repeats the phrase "This love" over and over again, creating a sense of ambiguity around what the love is or means. The first stanza suggests that this love is "a strange love" and "faded kind of mellow", indicating a sense of weariness or apathy toward the relationship. The second stanza mentions holding hands, but notes that it "didn't mean a thing", suggesting a lack of emotional connection or depth.


The third stanza references the fact that the love is "rehearsed", indicating that it may be a routine or habit rather than something genuine. The fourth and final stanza emphasizes the strange and meaningless nature of the love, repeating the phrase "doesn't mean a thing" and concluding with the assertion that "This love loves love". Overall, the lyrics suggest a type of love that is confusing, unfulfilling, and ultimately empty, yet still persistent and difficult to shake.


Line by Line Meaning

This love
The emotion of love


This love is a strange love
Love can be unpredictable and peculiar


A faded kind of mellow
Subdued and muted in intensity


This love
The emotion of love


I think I'm gonna fall again
I am about to experience love again


And even when you held my hand
Physical touch does not necessarily indicate love


It didn't mean a thing, this love
Love cannot be reduced to simply physical contact


Now rehearsed we stay, love
Our love has become routine and practiced


Doesn't know it is love
Our love may not even recognize itself


This love
The emotion of love


It hasn't have to feel love
Love can exist without a strong emotional connection


It hasn't need to be love
Love does not require anything specific to be considered valid


It hasn't mean a thing
Love can be meaningless or significant, depending on the circumstances


This love loves love
Love has a tendency to express itself through love itself


It's a strange love, strange love
Love can be mysterious and enigmatic


This love
The emotion of love


This love
The emotion of love


This loves gonna be a strange love
Love may not conform to any traditional or expected form


Doesn't mean a single thing again
Love may not always carry meaning with it


It's a strange love, strange love
Love can be bizarre and inexplicable


Doesn't mean a single thing again
Love may not always carry meaning with it


I think I'm gonna fall again
I am about to experience love again


It's a strange love, strange love
Love can be mysterious and enigmatic


Doesn't mean a single thing again
Love may not always carry meaning with it


This, this love
The emotion of love


This love
The emotion of love


It's a strange love, strange love
Love can be bizarre and inexplicable


Doesn't mean a thing
Love may not carry inherent meaning or significance


This love
The emotion of love




Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, EMI Music Publishing
Written by: CRAIG ARMSTRONG, JERRY BURNS

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Mal Bredova

Tahle láska
Tahle láska je neobyčejná láska
Uvadnula jemnost
Tahle láska

Tahle láska
Myslím, že znovu padnu
A někdy, když jsi mě držel za ruku
Nic to neznamená
tahle láska

Tahle láska
Zkoušeli jsme teď zůstat, lásko
Neví, je to láska
Tahle láska

Tahle láska
Nemusíš cítit lásku
Nepotřebuješ být milován
Nic to neznamená
Tato láska

Tahle láska miluje lásku
Je to neobyčejná láska, neobyčejná láska

Tahle láska
Tahle láska
Tahle láska je neobyčejná láska, neobyčejná láska
Znovu se zamiluju
Nic to neznamená
Myslíš, že znovu padnu
Tahle Láska



gue st

23 mar 2020 5:19 pm edt:thanks.
3:35 should show 'this love'

23 mar 2020 5:30 pm edt:
2:43 should show 'doesn't care to be loved'


23 mar 2020 5:30 pm edt:
5:40 maybe should show 'love's a strange love, strange love'



All comments from YouTube:

Stefanie Chrissi

Years ago I fell in love with a man who wasn't really able to love...or to love me. How many times I listened to this song, feeling this pain in my heart, knowing I would never find a Happy end with him. And still I could not let him go. Now I am married, and when I think back to these times and listen to this song, I can still re-feel this heart ache...i think when you really love someone, he never leaves your heart totally...

André Bruinsma

beautiful sentiment, thanks for sharing

jacque💋

May GOD & Jesus Bless Your Beautiful Heart❤️

jacque💋

❤️ I Pray Your Heart May Fully & Truly
Heal❤️

Μαριος Μουζουρης

Stefanie Fischer but you deserve more than this anyway

Μαριος Μουζουρης

Stefanie Fischer we all do.....

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CHRISTINA MENTZELOPOULOU

Σε αγγίζει κάθε νοτα του..ακουμπάει απαλά τη καρδιά σου και σε κάνει να ερωτεύεσαι..

rey txatan

best comment comes always from greeks! luv em!

Exotic Vibez

To me this song is only truly going to be understood by a select few. For me it describes a twin flame love. For others it can represent something else. (If you’ve never heard of that before, look it up. It’s intriguing) ..it represents the paradoxical feeling that transcends through love. It’s amazing how one emotion could either be your saving grace or you’re destruction. Ironically it’s not the emotion to blame, It’s us. Ive learned that we have to find the balance and know when to hold on tight and when to release. Until you’ve experienced the pain of wanting to love someone to death but also wanting them to be free then you can’t feel this song the way it’s meant to be felt. It’s the beauty that love can bring, and the sorrow losing it can cause.

Hexy Ko

I have a twin flame, yeah this song can apply to a twin flame love but I think it is more about one-sided relationships

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