Cruel Love
Stevie Neale Lyrics

There's something hidden in you
The singer has detected a certain quality in the person addressed that she finds very attractive.

Something so right about you
The quality detected in the person addressed makes them seem perfect for the singer.

I can't fight it, I'm tied in
The singer is unable to resist the attraction she feels for the person addressed.

Am I going crazy
The strength of the singer's attraction to the person addressed is causing her to question her own sanity.

Something's been triggered in me
The singer feels as if her feelings for the person addressed have been awakened by something external.

By something so out of reach
The external trigger that has awakened the singer's feelings for the person addressed is something that she cannot attain or control.

I can't take it, it's raising
The singer's feelings for the person addressed are growing stronger and more intense.

All my expectation
The singer has high hopes for a relationship with the person addressed, despite the fact that it may not be feasible.

Fate
The singer believes that the course of events is predetermined, and that she may have an opportunity to be with the person addressed in the future.

Fate might bring us together another day
The singer hopes that she and the person addressed will have a chance to be together at some point in the future.

But just not today, oh
The singer is disappointed that she and the person addressed cannot be together in the present moment.

I'm stained
The singer feels marked by her feelings for the person addressed, as if her inability to be with them has left a mark on her character.

Stained by the thought of us getting carried away
The singer has imagined a romantic and lustful relationship with the person addressed, which colors her perception of everything related to them.

In a lustful haze, mmm
The singer is consumed by feelings of physical attraction to the person addressed.

Cruel love
The singer finds her feelings for the person addressed to be both wonderful and agonizing.

And it's knocking me for six, seven, eight, nine, ten
The singer's feelings for the person addressed are overwhelming and intense, making it hard for her to focus or think straight.

'Cause I'm yearning for you again
The singer's feelings of desire for the person addressed are returning, despite her attempts to suppress them.

It's a cruel love
The singer is experiencing a love that is both wonderful and painful, making it hard for her to cope with her feelings.

'Cause I can't have you love
The singer is unable to be with the person addressed, which makes her love for them even more intense and painful.

(I can't have you, I can't have you)
The singer is painfully aware of her inability to be with the person addressed, and this realization is causing her a great deal of anguish.

I can feel it under my skin
The singer is aware of a deep and intense physical attraction to the person addressed.

I'm hooked, now you're reeling me in
The singer is deeply attracted to the person addressed, and is finding it hard to resist their advances.

Without trying, I'm flying
The singer is feeling an intense emotional high as a result of her interactions with the person addressed, even though they may not be intentionally trying to create this effect.

This doesn't happen
The intensity of the singer's feelings for the person addressed is unusual or unexpected.

This high that you're putting on me
The singer is feeling a rush of powerful emotions in response to the person addressed, even though they may not be doing anything specific to create this effect.

Like a broken record on repeat
The singer is feeling as if her emotions related to the person addressed are stuck on an endless, repetitive loop.

My heart's skipping, you came and
The singer feels her heartbeat skipping in response to the person addressed, who has entered her life and stirred up powerful emotions.

Took away my balance
The singer is feeling off-balance or disoriented as a result of her intense emotional response to the person addressed.

Fate might bring us together another day
The singer continues to hope that destiny will intervene and bring her and the person addressed together in the future.

In another way, oh
The singer is hoping that destiny will find a way to bring her and the person addressed together, even if it is not in a romantic sense.

All I want is you
The singer is consumed with desire for the person addressed, wanting them more than anything else in her life.

So tell me what am I to do
The singer is looking for advice or guidance on how to handle her feelings for the person addressed.

I'm stuck here pining over you
The singer is consumed and immobilized by her desire for the person addressed.

Whilst you got other things to do, ah
The singer is aware that the person addressed has their own life and concerns, which makes it hard for her to pursue a relationship with them.

Guess you got other things to do
The singer is acknowledging that the person addressed has their own priorities, which may take precedence over any potential relationship with her.