All Lovers Are Deranged
Pink Floyd / David Gilmour Lyrics

It takes a fool to phone a fool
Only a foolish person would call someone who is equally foolish.

When both have said it all
When both parties have nothing more to say.

We make the rule, bemoan the rule
We create the rules and then complain about them.

That neither one should call
That neither person should reach out to the other.

But love that was
Love that existed in the past.

Is love that is
Is still present in the current moment.

Demands to always be unchanged
Expects to remain constant over time.

But then all lovers are deranged.
However, all people in love are irrational.

We walk away with memories
We leave relationships with only memories.

And clutch them to our hearts
We hold onto these memories with great affection.

We're disembodied entities
We feel disconnected and lack our former sense of self.

We move in fits and starts
We struggle to make progress in our lives.

For burning wine
Passionate love.

Intoxicates,
Has an addictive quality.

And takes all caution in its flames
Prevents us from approaching love rationally.

All lovers are deranged.
Any person in love is prone to making irrational decisions.

You know that you don't really fall in love
Young love is often mistaken for the real thing.

Unless you're seventeen
The naivete of young love is only experienced by teenagers.

The break of day will make your spirits fly
The feeling of excitement at the beginning of a relationship.

But you can't know what it means
This feeling cannot be fully understood.

Unless you're seventeen.
Unless you are a teenager.

It takes a fight to start a fight
Conflict is often initiated by an argument.

And differences remain
Disagreements continue to exist.

We have the right to think we're right
We feel entitled to believe that our opinion is the correct one.

We're addicts feigning shame
We are addicted to the pain of love, despite pretending to be ashamed of it.

For love recalled
Remembering a past love.

Is love reborn
Reviving the emotions associated with a former relationship.

We're determined to relive the pain
We feel compelled to repeat the same mistakes in our relationships.

But then lovers are deranged.
This is due to the irrational nature of love.