This Can't Be Love
R. Rodgers Lyrics


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This can't be love because I feel so well
No sobs, no sorrows, no sighs
This can't be love I get no dizzy spells
My head is not in the skies

My hearts does not stand still
Just to repeat
This is too sweet to be love
This can't be love because I feel so well




Yet I long to look into your eyes

Overall Meaning

These lyrics from R. Rodgers's song This Can't Be Love are in stark contrast to the typical love songs we hear. The singer seems to be suggesting that this can't be love because he's not feeling the usual symptoms associated with it like "sobs, sorrows, and sighs" or "dizzy spells" that leave his "head in the skies." Instead, the singer feels "so well" that he's almost convinced it can't be love. He goes on to say that his heart doesn't stand still, almost like he's trying to convince himself that it's not love.


However, the lyrics take a turn in the last line when the singer admits that he longs to look into the eyes of the person he's singing to. This suggests that even though he's denying that it's love, he is clearly in love with this person. It's almost like he's trying to convince himself that what he's feeling isn't love because it's so sweet and unlike anything he's ever experienced before.


Overall, the lyrics of This Can't Be Love are a refreshing take on love songs. They demonstrate that love can come in many different forms and not always in the ways we expect it. The singer seems to be experiencing a new type of love that he's not familiar with, but it's clear from the last line that he's head-over-heels for the person he's singing to.


Line by Line Meaning

This can't be love because I feel so well
I'm so happy that I doubt if it's love


No sobs, no sorrows, no sighs
I'm not experiencing the usual negative emotions that come with love


This can't be love I get no dizzy spells
I'm not experiencing the physical symptoms of being in love


My head is not in the skies
I'm not lost in daydreams and unrealistic expectations


My hearts does not stand still
My heart is not racing or skipping a beat with love


Just to repeat
To emphasize once again


This is too sweet to be love
The positive feelings are too intense to be love


Yet I long to look into your eyes
But I still want to be close to you and connect emotionally




Lyrics © DistroKid, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LORENZ HART, RICHARD RODGERS

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Kirk Barkley

Deane Janis! = For a rather spooky sounding recording of hers try BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS with Hal Kemp. It's a real depression-era classic

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