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Evan Rachel Wood Lyrics


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If I fell in love with you
Would you promise to be true?
And help me understand
Cause I've been in love before
And I've found that love was more
Than just holding hands

If I gave my heart to you
I must be sure from the very start
That you would love me more than her

If I trust in you, oh please
Don't run and hide
If I love you too, oh please
Don't hurt my pride like her

Cause I couldn't stand the pain
And I would be sad
If our new love was in vain

So I hope you see
That I would love to love you
And that she will cry
When she learns we are two

Cause I couldn't stand the pain
And I would be sad
If our new love was in vain

So I hope you see
That I would love to love you
And that she will cry




When she learns we are two
If I fell in love with you

Overall Meaning

The song "If I Fell" by Evan Rachel Wood is a poignant and moving reflection on the complexities of love and the struggles that come with it. The lyrics express the singer's innermost thoughts and fears about falling in love and being hurt again, while also hoping for the possibility of a genuine and fulfilling connection with someone else.


The opening lines of the song, "If I fell in love with you, would you promise to be true?" set the tone for the rest of the song, stating that the singer is hesitant to enter into a new relationship without having some assurance that the other person will be trustworthy and honest. This fear is rooted in the singer's past experience of being in love and realizing that it was more complicated than just holding hands, which suggests that the singer is looking for something deeper and more meaningful in a relationship.


The middle part of the lyrics is the singer asking the other person to promise to love them "more than her." This is a clear reference to the other person's past love interest, indicating that the singer is aware of a previous relationship and is worried that they may not be able to measure up to that person or may be competing with them for the other person's affection. The lines following this plea are a request for the other person to not hurt the singer's pride like their previous love did, indicating that the singer has been hurt before and is vulnerable to having their feelings hurt again.


In the final part, the singer expresses their hope of having a genuine connection with the other person and the inevitable pain that may come from it. This is followed by a final plea for the other person to see the singer's love for them and to understand that their previous love may be hurt by their new relationship.


Line by Line Meaning

If I fell in love with you
If I were to allow myself to fall in love with you


Would you promise to be true?
Would you pledge to be faithful?


And help me understand
And guide me through the complexities of love


Cause I've been in love before
Because I've had romantic experiences in the past


And I've found that love was more
And I've realized that love entails more


Than just holding hands
Than simply physical contact


If I gave my heart to you
If I offered you my deepest feelings


I must be sure from the very start
I need to be certain from the beginning


That you would love me more than her
That your affection towards me would surpass that towards someone else


If I trust in you, oh please
If I confided in you, oh please


Don't run and hide
Don't evade or escape from me


If I love you too, oh please
If I have feelings towards you as well, oh please


Don't hurt my pride like her
Don't cause me the same humiliation as she did


Cause I couldn't stand the pain
Because I wouldn't be able to handle the emotional distress


And I would be sad
And I would experience sadness


If our new love was in vain
If our fresh romance ultimately proved to be pointless


So I hope you see
Therefore, I wish for you to perceive


That I would love to love you
That I yearn to care for you


And that she will cry
And that she will weep


When she learns we are two
Upon realization that we are a couple




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Written by: John Winston Lennon, Paul James McCartney

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Erdem Memisyazici

Indeed. Now there is a great saying in Turkish which I will be foreign enough to translate and it goes like so, "just because your father has a beard it doesn't make everyone with a beard your father."

Now that being said here's my assessment of Brian Warner's psychology from just a few hours of interviews I've listened to and his biography.

He had sex with men before he hit puberty and considered it a positive thing however when he did reach puberty his actual gender identity came forth and he didn't quite enjoy his testosterone flow and earlier memories.

He did say he lost his virginity in his early teens (14), I suspect that's what he just wants to say publicly. (In at least two interviews he makes a joke which sexualizes children. It's not the jokes themselves but there is a pattern of humor which somehow always puts the two together. We laugh to often disassociate a subject matter, this may be the case here. *edited* I wasn't aware of this before this comment so I came back to edit it but Bianca Allaine's accusations sort of point me a bit more toward this direction.)

This would explain a few things, 1st one is that he really hates women. He wants to break women down and torture them, cut his initials into them etc. because he wants to be them. (or hates them for not being them, why would you want to see your name bleed on someone? He also has a problem with looking at himself in the mirror. He isn't happy with who he is.)

2nd he always wants women to be as young as possible, possibly to remind him of his youth. (He mentions in his latest interview that he isn't quite grown up in his mind. Also his girlfriends are quite a bit younger than him.)

3rd his sexual experiences with men always accompany degrading someone, he makes jokes like, "wear a bib for the jizz". (I haven't heard of a single sexual experience described in fact where it's not degrading for him with men, and he isn't torturing with women.)

I don't think Mr. Warner realized he shouldn't have had sex so young and he is severely lacking the psychological education to see this issue. (His constant addiction to stimulants is an indication that he may be lacking confidence.)

It's also possible that he is suffering from gender dysphoria but I don't have enough information to come to that conclusion. It's most likely that he is straight and doesn't know it. (Maybe a real psychologist could comment here, this is the best I got)

In his mind he seems to believe that because his first girlfriend broke his heart and betrayed him when he trusted her it should reflect upon all women negatively but obviously the problem is with his gender identity.

He needs a good psychologist and/or knowledge on gender and sexuality.

He really is a genius, but unfortunately an evil one. The reason for that is religion failing him, according to him (not true). He went to a Christian school and really believed them at first (had a very fire and brimstone teacher). Finding out it's not quite as tangible as he had hoped in his mind gave him a reason to screw over anyone he wants. It's what interested him in Satanism.

He actually likes religion, but only in desperation and to rebel against. (He has a tattoo on his hands which proclaims it's faith that keeps him together)

Edited: Corrected "sexual identity" to "gender identity" (I did say I'm not a psychologist 😀 All my sources come from extensive Googling)



All comments from YouTube:

Maria Noury

Con respecto a lo que dice a las familias, quiero acotar que es necesario también decir que no abandonen a la persona que se aleja por su abusador. Aunque no entiendan nada recuerden quien era tu familiar y que lo sigue siendo, pero esta siendo manipulada. Esperenla y estén con ella una vez que logre dejar o todas las veces que intente dejar a su abusador.

cesar valdez

hasta que encontre uno en español, si hablo ingles pero me da flojera escribir, preugnta porque si ella estaba conciente de lo que esta pasando porque se queda ahi o no se aleja? osea duro mucho tiempo ahi

SapphireSly

14:40 “I’m white”

A S

@SapphireSly hahahaha lo peor de todo es que estas acusaciones son completamente falsas. mejor actriz que amber heard por kilometros, pero sigue siendo una gran y elaborada mentira. Este tipo de personas no conocen limites. Lastima por las reales victimas de abuso

DOC BAINL

​@A S you the gatekeeper of trauma. I'm a survivor I don't need some try hard Marilyn fan speaking for me. Fight your own battles we don't need you.

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Gwen Walravens

Gaslighting is a basic manipulations tactic that's quite common in many relationships. And I mean relationships as in ANY relationship, not husband-wife but also between friends and family. A ton of people probably aren't even aware that they are doing it. I think that people need to be aware of what it is and how frequent it is used to avoid people who use it maliciously.

DPRoukous

We live in amazing times.This manipulation has been suffered in silence for millenia.We have evolved as a people to point this out as a crime against humanity

Bob The dope man

I think I've been abused by my family for a looooonnnng time. I'm a 29 year old man. It sucks that I honestly can't do anything about it.

Raine63

What do you mean you "think."

Elviro

you think or you've been abused lol. there's no middle ground lol

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