The Game Of Love
Michelle Branch; Santana Lyrics
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Just what you want me to be
One kiss
And boom you're the only one for me
So please tell me
Why don't you come around no more?
'Cause right now
I'm crying outside the door of your candy store
It just takes a little bit of this, a little bit of that
It started with a kiss
Now we're up to bat
A little bit of laughs, a little bit of pain
I'm telling you my babe
It's all in the game of
Love is
Whatever you make it to be
Sunshine
Instead of this cold lonely sea
So please baby
Try and use me for what I'm good for
It ain't saying goodbye
It's knocking down the door of your candy store
It just takes a little bit of this, a little bit of that
It started with a kiss
Now we're up to bat
A little bit of laughs, a little bit of pain
I'm telling you baby
It's all in the game of love
It's all in this game of love
You roll me
Control me
Console me
Please hold me
You guide me
Divide me
Into me
So please tell me
Why don't you come around no more?
'Cause right now
I'm dying outside the door of your loving store
It just take a little bit of this, a little bit of that
It started with a kiss
Now we're up to bat
A little bit of laughs, a little bit of pain
I'm telling you my babe
It's all in the game of love
All in this game of love
It's all in the game of love
Let's play the game of love
Roll me
Control me
Please hold me
I'm out here on my own
On my own
The lyrics to Michelle Branch's "The Game of Love" explores the ups and downs of romantic relationships, from the initial infatuation to the eventual heartbreak. The song begins by asking the listener what they want Branch to be, and how just one kiss can make her fall for someone. However, as the song progresses, Branch begins to question why the object of her affection has stopped coming around, and she finds herself crying outside their door.
The chorus emphasizes that love is whatever you make it to be, and that it takes a little bit of everything - laughs, pain, sunshine, and a little bit of this and that - to make the game of love work. Branch pleads with her lover to use her for what she's good for, and not to say goodbye, but instead to knock down the door of her candy store. The second verse continues with the theme of control and console, with the lover being urged to guide and divide Branch.
Ultimately, the song ends with Branch realizing that she's out here on her own.
Overall, the lyrics to "The Game of Love" express the rollercoaster of emotions that come with a romantic relationship and highlight the importance of communication and effort.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell me
Request for communication
Just what you want me to be
Desire to please and be accepted
One kiss
How the relationship began
And boom you're the only one for me
Feeling of sudden attachment
So please tell me
Request for communication
Why don't you come around no more?
Desire for the partner's presence
'Cause right now
Expression of current emotion
I'm crying outside the door of your candy store
Visual representation of the artist's current action/feelings
It just takes a little bit of this, a little bit of that
The components of love
It started with a kiss
How the relationship began
Now we're up to bat
The relationship is progressing
A little bit of laughs, a little bit of pain
The different emotions experienced in love
I'm telling you my babe
Addressing the partner
It's all in the game of
Explanation of love
Love is
Definition of love
Whatever you make it to be
Subjectivity of love
Sunshine
Metaphor for happiness and warmth
Instead of this cold lonely sea
Metaphor for sadness and emptiness
So please baby
Addressing the partner
Try and use me for what I'm good for
Expression of readiness to please the partner
It ain't saying goodbye
Rejection of separation
It's knocking down the door of your candy store
Visual representation of the artist's action
You roll me
Expression of being influenced by the partner
Control me
Expression of being submissive to the partner
Console me
Expression of seeking comfort from the partner
Please hold me
Expression of seeking security from the partner
You guide me
Expression of being directed by the partner
Divide me
Expression of feeling separated from the partner
Into me
Expression of complete involvement in the relationship
I'm dying outside the door of your loving store
Visual representation of the singer's current action/feeling
Let's play the game of love
Invitation to engage in the relationship
I'm out here on my own
Expression of being alone
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Spirit Music Group
Written by: Gregg Alexander, Richard Nowels
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@user-df2li7jp8o
Ain’t heard this in years. Who’s here in 2024?
@user-hl2xq9gl3l
me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@mrdunns3338
@@user-hl2xq9gl3l And ME!!!!! Simply one of the best tracks ever recorded, not over-produced, just two of the best. A regular track in the car for long journeys, keeps me going for the run from Scotland to Kent and back every couple of days.
@wazzzzzzzzupppppppppp3007
Never gets old! <3
@jared4402
It popped in my head. I can't stop singing it now.
@alertgasper
just heard it on the radio during a trip home. this song just doesn't get enough play. up here its winter, and this song just sounds like summer.
@kennaoleary4333
Carlos Santana is a legend. Michelle Branch is a creator. Best song when we need to remember to care about each other. All in the game of love.
@user-lq9ej6ox1y
Love others the same as you love yourself. Right?
@kellygoldsberry4302
Amen
@pomo1697
Michelle Branch kinda looks like Olivia Rodrigo back then