Is This Love
Paul McCartney / The Fireman Lyrics

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O-o-o-oo flow like water
Thru my veins flow to me
Home to me home to me now
Home to me

Like the swallow thru my veins
Flow to me home to me
Home to me now home to me

Is this love? Is this love?
Is this love we must discover
Perfect love between each other

Flow like water thru my veins
Flow to me home to me
Home to me now home to me

Like the swallow thru my veins
Flow to me home to me
Home to me

Help me find my sister brother
Help me find my father mother is this love?
Help me help me help me help me

Is this love?

Overall Meaning

The song "Is This Love" by Paul McCartney (released under his pseudonym The Fireman) describes the flow of love like water through the singer's face, calling it home to them. The singer asks if this feeling is love and wonders if they can discover the perfect love between each other. The chorus repeats the question, "Is this love?" and the singer seeks help to find the source of love and quench their thirst for it. The use of water as a metaphor for love shows how essential it is to the singer's existence, and how they want it to quench their longing for home.

The song shows McCartney's expert songwriting skills, using simple words and phrases to convey complex emotions. It speaks of a yearning for love and a desire for someone who can fulfill that need. The repetition of the phrase "flow to me, home to me" exemplifies the singer's imploration to the universe to bring them their beloved, and the consistent questions of "is this love?" exemplifies the singer's uncertainty about their feelings.

Line by Line Meaning

Love
The emotion of love.

Flow like water
Love should flow freely and easily like water.

Through my face
I want to experience love with all my senses.

Flow to me
I want to feel loved.

Home to me
Love is where I feel safe and comfortable.

Home to me now
I need to feel loved now.

Home to me
Love is where I belong.

Like the swallow
Love is a bird that comes and goes.

In my face
I can feel love's presence.

Is this love?
I'm not sure if this feeling I'm experiencing is love.

Is this love?
I need confirmation that what I'm feeling is indeed love.