I Can't Make You Love Me
Downing Will Lyrics

Turn down the lights
We want to be alone together, so please turn down the lights in the room.

Turn down the bed
Let's get comfortable and cozy in this bed, so please make it more inviting by adjusting it.

Turn down these voices Inside my head
I have doubts in my mind and negative thoughts that are causing me to feel anxious, so I want to quiet them down.

Lay down with me
I want you to join me on this bed and spend some intimate time with me.

Tell me no lies
I want you to be honest with me, even if it hurts me or makes me sad.

Just hold me close
I need your comfort and warmth, so please embrace me tightly in your arms.

Don't patronize
Please don't treat me like a child or try to make me feel better by telling me things that aren't true.

Don't patronize me
I deserve honesty and respect, so please don't underestimate me.

I can't make you love me
Although I wish I could, I don't have the power to change your feelings toward me.

If you don't
Unless you truly feel love for me, it's impossible for me to change your mind.

You can't make your heart feel Something it won't
You cannot force yourself to love someone if there are no genuine feelings to begin with.

Here in the dark
It's nighttime and we're alone together.

These final hours
We may only have a limited time together, which makes these moments feel more precious.

I will lay down my heart
I am willing to be vulnerable and open with you, despite the potential risks and hurts that come with it.

I feel the power
I am overwhelmed with emotion and passion for you, but unfortunately I cannot force you to feel the same way.

But you won't
I know deep down that you do not love me, even though I wish you did.

No, you won't
You cannot help the way you feel, even if you may want to change your emotions and love me.

And I can't make you love me
I have no control over your emotions and feelings, regardless of how much I may want to make you love me.

I close my eyes
I try to avoid the painful truth and pretend that you love me back by closing my eyes and imagining things that aren't true.

Then I won't see The love you don't feel When you're holding me
By closing my eyes, I can avoid the reality that you don't really love me, even when we're physically close and intimate.

Morning will come
The night will eventually end and a new day will begin.

And I'll do what's right
Even though it may be hard, I will accept the truth and try to move on from my feelings for you.

Just give me til then To give up this fight
Please give me some time to process my emotions and come to terms with the fact that you don't love me back.

Cause I can't make you love me
I cannot change your emotions, no matter how much I may want to.

There ain't no use in you trying If you don't love me Baby!
There's no point in you pretending or trying to force yourself to love me if you don't feel it naturally.

Ain't no use in you trying If you don't
Pretending or trying to love me is pointless if your emotions don't align.

If you don't
If you don't really love me, it's okay and I will try to accept it.

If you don't love me There ain't nothing I can do
If you really don't have feelings for me, then there's nothing I can do to change that or convince you otherwise.