Move Over Darling
Paper Dolls Lyrics

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Our lips shouldn't touch
Move over darling
I like it too much
Move over darling
That gleam in your eyes is no big surprise anymore
Cos you fooled me before

I'm all in a spin

Move over darling
I've got to give in
Move over darling
And though it's not right, I'm too weak to fight it somehow
Cos I want you right now

The way you sigh, has me waving my conscience bye-bye
You can call me a fickle thing
But I'm practically yours forever, because
I yearn to be kissed
Move over darling
How can I resist
Move over darling
You captured my heart, and now that I'm no longer free
Make love to me

The way you sigh
Has me waving my conscience good-bye
You can call me a fickle thing
But I'm practically yours forever, because

I yearn to be kissed
Move over darling
How can I resist
Move over darling
Please give me your love, I'm longing for you
I need all your love, honest I do
You captured my heart and now that I'm no longer free

Make love to me

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Move over darling

Overall Meaning

The song "Move Over Darling" by The Paper Dolls describes a woman who is torn between her conscience and her desire for a man who has already fooled her once. The opening lines indicate the difficulty she faces when she's in proximity to someone whom she knows is no good for her. Despite caution, she's inevitably drawn to him, and this leads to an internal struggle. The song goes on to say how deeply she desires the man in question and how the longing for him is something that weakens her willpower. She's resigned to the fact that despite not wanting to, she's going to give in to this attraction.

The lyrics convey the message that the woman singing the song can't fight her strong desire for the man, even though she knows it's not right. Each time she's close to him, her conscience goes out the window, making her a fickle thing. In the end, the woman yearns for the man to give her his love as she is longing for him too. The overall theme of the song is the struggle between heart and mind when it comes to love and desire.

Line by Line Meaning

Our lips shouldn't touch
We shouldn't be kissing each other

Move over darling
Please move away from me

I like it too much
I have grown fond of it

That gleam in your eyes is no big surprise anymore
Your expression doesn't fool me anymore

Cos you fooled me before
Because you deceived me in the past

I'm all in a spin
I'm feeling dizzy and confused

I've got to give in
I have to surrender to my feelings

And though it's not right, I'm too weak to fight it somehow
Even though it's wrong, I can't resist it

Cos I want you right now
Because I desire you at this moment

The way you sigh, has me waving my conscience bye-bye
Your actions make me ignore my conscience

You can call me a fickle thing
You may consider me unfaithful