If This Is Love
Kate DeAraugo Lyrics

If this is love
The singer expresses her uncertainty about whether her emotions truly qualify as love

Then I will be leaving
If her situation does indeed involve love, she wants no part in it and will distance herself from it

Run so fast, run so far
She wants to escape from the supposed love and put distance between herself and the person involved

So far from where you are
The emphasis on distance further emphasizes the desire to be away from the object of her supposed love

My heart will be bleeding
If this is truly love, it will cause her pain and heartache

'Cause bein' loved's like bein' drowned
She compares being loved to being fully immersed in water and unable to breathe, suggesting that it's overwhelming and consuming

I get so turned around
The intensity of love confuses and disorients her

It's too much..
This line reiterates the idea that the strength of these emotions is too much for her to handle

How will I know?
She questions how to identify what love truly feels like

How will I see, this feelin' washin' over me?
She wonders how she will be able to distinguish whether her emotions truly are love

Like love - the life that steals my sight
The intensity of love is depicted as blinding or all-consuming

I never beg
She implies that she has never begged for love or its associated emotions

Don't wanna cry
She does not want to be emotionally vulnerable or hurt

Spend all my nights just wonderin' why I feel so sure
She constantly questions why she feels so strongly if she is unsure if it is love

It's gonna hurt if this is love
She predicts pain and hurt if her emotions are, in fact, love

So this is us
The singer refers to herself and the other person involved in this situation

Not quite like I had in mind
She expresses that the situation is not what she expected or hoped for in terms of love

Love is never like the movies
She reminds us that reality does not always reflect idealized representations of love portrayed in films or media

You're not blue, and I'm too moody
She compares her dispositions to the stereotyped portrayal of love interests in media (e.g. a sad, blue character for the other person, and a moody, unfathomable character for herself)

My eyes will be breathin'
The singer suggests she will be deeply moved and emotional if the situation does indeed involve love

From so much joy, so much pain
The intensity of these emotions will be both a source of happiness and deep pain for her

Until they seem to say
Her eyes will express her emotional state louder than words

There'll be change..
This line is ambiguous but could suggest that the intensity of these emotions will change her

Then your smile comes slowly stealin'
The other person's smile is described as having a powerful and irresistible effect on her

Takes me where you are
The person's smile draws her in and makes her feel closer to them

It lofted like a crash of thunder, that breaks through my heart
The sudden and intense nature of the effect the person has on her is likened to a storm that cannot be ignored

I just can't remember what my life was like before
The intensity of these emotions is such that life before this situation seems distant and forgettable in comparison

Told me what my heart is for..
The other person has given her a sense of profound awareness about her emotions and her own heart