Not in Love
Lee Min Ki Lyrics
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Won't give you my heart
No one lives there anymore
And we were lovers
Now we can't be friends
Fascination ends
Here we go again
Cause it's cold outside, when you coming home
I'm not in love
I'm not in love
I'm not in love
I'm not in love
Could it be that time has taken it's toll
Won't take you so far, I am in control
And we were lovers
Now we can't be friends
Fascination ends
Here we go again
Cause it's cold outside, when you coming home
Cause it's hot inside, isn't that enough
I'm not in love
I'm not in love
I'm not in love
We are not in love
I'm not in love
I'm not in love
I'm not in love
I'm not in love
Cause it's cold outside, when you coming home
Cause it's hot inside, isn't that enough
I'm not in love
I'm not in love
I'm not in love
I'm not in love
We are not in love
We are not in love
We are not in love
We are not in love
We are not in love
At the surface level, Lee Min Ki's "Not In Love" appears to be a song about romantic estrangement. The singer initially acknowledges that they and the subject of the song were once lovers. However, they now state that they cannot be friends and express that the fascination has ended. The chorus repeats the titular phrase several times, stressing that they are not in love. The second verse furthers this concept, as the singer claims that time has taken its toll and that they are in control of their emotions.
However, the song's underlying emotions suggest that Lee Min Ki may be singing about something more complex. The repeated reference to coldness and heat suggest that the singer is trapped in a state of emotional limbo. They acknowledge that they are not in love but also seem unable to move on from their feelings. The line "no one lives there anymore" suggests a sense of emptiness or loss. The song could be interpreted as a rumination on the aftermath of a breakup - the space left by a lost love and the struggle to find one's footing in the midst of that emptiness.
Line by Line Meaning
I saw your picture hangin' on the back of my door
The singer reminds himself of a past lover by looking at a photo of them that he put up on his wall.
Won't give you my heart, No one lives there anymore
The singer is no longer emotionally attached to his former lover and refuses to open himself up to them again.
And we were lovers, Now we can't be friends, Fascination ends, Here we go again
The singer and his ex-lover have tried to remain friends, but their connection has fizzled out, leaving them in a cycle of failed attempts to reconnect.
Cause it's cold outside, when you coming home, Cause it's hot inside, isn't that enough
The singer questions why his former lover has returned, as the emotions between them have cooled and he feels they have little left in common.
I'm not in love, I'm not in love, I'm not in love, I'm not in love
The singer is emphatic about not being in love anymore and trying to convince himself of this fact.
Could it be that time has taken it's toll, Won't take you so far, I am in control
The singer muses that time has changed things between him and his former lover, and that he is now the one in control of the situation.
We are not in love, We are not in love, We are not in love, We are not in love
The singer is insistent that neither he nor his former lover are in love anymore, and that their relationship is now over.
Contributed by Christopher E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.