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Love Is in the Air
The Shivers Lyrics
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That there's a pretty good chance you're going to go.
Love doesn't see
You're standing over me.
Love has no eyes,
No tears to cry,
And love doesn't understand goodbyes.
Love doesn't care
In your underwear
You're in your underwear.
In your underwear...
Love knows no bounds,
And, honey, either left or right from time to time.
Love's in the air!
Even if you're not there.
Love doesn't try
Cause love doesn't have to try.
Love doesn't die...
Love doesn't have to die.
It doesn't have to die.
It doesn't have to die.
Doesn't have to die.
Love is in the air
Love is in the air
Love is in the air
Love is in the air
Love is in the air
Love is in the air
Oh, love me, love me, love me, love me.
If you don't, somebody else will.
Darlin', if you won't, somebody else will.
If you don't, somebody else will.
Oh, love me, love me, love me, love me.
If you don't, somebody else will.
Darlin', if you won't, somebody else will.
If you don't, somebody else will.
Oh, love me, love me, love me, love... me
The Shivers' Love Is In the Air is a song that speaks about the boundless nature of love. The opening lyrics 'Love doesn't know that there's a pretty good chance you're going to go' suggest that love is not hindered or limited by the possibility of separation. In fact, love is said to be without eyes or tears to cry, thereby implying that it transcends the limitations of the physical world. Love is an intangible force that is all around us, whether or not we can see it, feel it or touch it. The lyrics 'Love doesn't care if you prance around in your underwear' hammers home the point that love is not judgmental or concerned with superficialities.
The chorus 'Love is in the air' reinforces the point made earlier and suggests that love is everywhere, even if we cannot see it. The line 'Even if you're not there' signals to the listener that love is not dependent on one particular person or thing, but is all-pervading. The last few lines 'Oh love me, love me, love me, love me. If you don't, somebody else will' suggest that the songwriter is urging someone to love them. They are saying that if the person does not love them, someone else will, and thereby implying that love is not something that can be controlled or limited.
Line by Line Meaning
Love doesn't know
Love is unaware
That there's a pretty good chance you're going to go.
That the person being loved might leave soon
Love doesn't see
Love is sightless
You're standing over me.
That the person being loved is close by
Love has no eyes,
Love is lacking sight
No tears to cry,
Love is incapable of tears
And love doesn't understand goodbyes.
Love cannot comprehend goodbyes
Love doesn't care
Love is unconcerned
If you prance around in your underwear
That the person being loved can be eccentric
In your underwear
Reiterating the previous line
You're in your underwear.
Reiterating the previous lines
Love knows no bounds,
Love is limitless
And, honey, either left or right from time to time.
Love can be unpredictable
Love's in the air!
Love is omnipresent
Even if you're not there.
Love exists even without the person being loved present
Love doesn't try
Love doesn't make an effort
Cause love doesn't have to try.
Reiterating the previous line
Love doesn't die...
Love is immortal
Love doesn't have to die.
Love is capable of lasting forever
It doesn't have to die.
Reiterating the previous line
It doesn't have to die.
Reiterating the previous line
Doesn't have to die.
Reiterating the previous line
Love is in the air
Repeating that love is omnipresent
Oh, love me, love me, love me, love me.
Asking the person to love the singer
If you don't, somebody else will.
Reiterating that the person being asked to love should do so, lest someone else does
Darlin', if you won't, somebody else will.
Reiterating the previous line in a more affectionate manner
If you don't, somebody else will.
Reiterating the same idea for emphasis
Oh, love me, love me, love me, love me.
Repeating the earlier request for love
Writer(s): Zarriello Keith, Schornikow Joanne
Contributed by Madelyn C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Tara Evertson
Love doesn't know
That theres a pretty good chance you're going to go
Love doesn't see
That you're not still in love with me
Love has no eyes
No tears to cry
And love doesn't understand goodbyes
Love doesn't care
If you prance around in your underwear
In your underwear
You're in your underwear
You're in your underwear
And love knows no bounds
And honey it wanders around from time to time
Love's in the air
Even if you're not there
Love doesn't try
'cause love doesn't have to try
Love doesn't die
Love doesn't have to die
It doesn't have to die
It doesn't have to die
Doesn't have to die
Love is in the air
Love is in the air
Love is in the air
Love is in the air
Love is in the air
Love is in the air
Oh love me love me love me love me
If you don't somebody else will
Tell me if you won't somebody else will
And if you don't somebody else will
Love me love me love me love me
If you don't somebody else will
Tell me if you won't somebody else will
If you don't somebody else will
Love me love me love me love me