Play The Game
Sharon D. Clarke Lyrics
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Rest your weary head and let your heart decide
It's so easy when you know the rules
It's so easy
All you have to do is fall in love
Play the game, everybody play the game
Of love
When your feeling down and your resistance is low
Light another cigarette and let yourself go
This is your life, don't play hard to get
It's a free world
All you have to do is fall in love
Play the game everybody play the game of love
My game of love has just begun
Love runs from my head down to my toes
My love is pumping trough my veins
Driving me insane
Play the game
Everybody play the game of love
This is your life, don't play hard to get
It's a free world
All you have to do is fall in love
Play the game of love
This is your life, don't play hard to get
It's a free, free world
All you have to do is fall in love
The lyrics to Sharon D. Clarke's song “Play The Game” are an invitation to let go of one's fears and inhibitions and fully embrace love. The opening line, “Open up your mind and let me step inside,” suggests an almost spiritual union that requires surrendering one's mental barriers. The next line, “Rest your weary head and let your heart decide,” implies that the heart is the guiding force in this connection.
The song urges listeners to follow the rules of love, which the artist suggests is no easy feat. The repetition of “It's so easy” can be seen as ironic or sarcastic, as there is often nothing easy about falling in love. However, the singer insists that all one has to do is “play the game” of love. In this game, one can't be too hard to get and must allow oneself to be vulnerable to fully experience love. The final lines, “This is your life, don't play hard to get/ It's a free, free world/ All you have to do is fall in love,” encourages the listener to take control of one's life and take chances on love.
Overall, “Play The Game” is an upbeat, catchy song that encourages listeners to let go of their inhibitions and embrace the messiness and beauty of love. The lyrics are straightforward, but the song's message is powerful and resonant.
Line by Line Meaning
Open up your mind and let me step inside
Be open to new ideas and let me influence you
Rest your weary head and let your heart decide
Take a break and listen to your emotions to make decisions
It's so easy when you know the rules
Things become easier when you know how they work
All you have to do is fall in love
The only requirement to love is to feel it
Play the game, everybody play the game
Engage in the process of love with everyone
When your feeling down and your resistance is low
When you're feeling sad and vulnerable
Light another cigarette and let yourself go
Relax and let go of your worries
My game of love has just begun
She has just started a new relationship
Love runs from my head down to my toes
She feels love all over her body
My love is pumping trough my veins
She feels love intensely
Driving me insane
She's very passionately in love
This is your life, don't play hard to get
Don't be too difficult or refuse to engage in love
Play the game of love
Participate in the process and keep trying to find love
It's a free world
You have freedom to pursue love however you want
All you have to do is fall in love
The only requirement to love is to feel it
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Garret Lee, Jason Matthew Boland, Mark Daniel Prendergast, Stephen Joseph Garrigan, Vincent Thomas May
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Caroline Clarkson Drake
Sharon D Clarke is now playing Oda Mae Brown in Ghost and she is amazing!
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Sharon D. Clarke ;)
Kristin Unruh
If u video taped this from a show it's illegal
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i don't speak german, but what the fuck is wrong with you man? Sharon is amazing Killer Queen and everybody loves her. and that's that matters. name me at least one white actress who could pull this role off as Sharon did no more racists in comments! :-/ Sharon is great, bottom line!
Sabsi Cyanide
also ich muss musicalschule recht geben gegen brigitte oelke is die richtig komisch...ich sag ned schlecht aber die passt ned so wirklich da rein....negerin halt xD