Back In Black
The Starlite Orchestra & Singers Lyrics

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Love
Love is strange
Lot of people
Take it for a game
Once you get it
You never want to quit, no no
After you've had it
You're in an awful fix

Many people
Don't understand, no no
They think loving
Is money in the hand
Your sweet loving
Is better than a kiss
When you leave me
Sweet kisses I miss
Sylvia
Yes, Mickey
How do you call your lover boy
Come here, lover boy
And if he doesn't answer
Oh lover boy
And if he still doesn't answer
I simply say
Baby, oh baby
My sweet baby, you're the one

Baby, oh baby
My sweet baby, you're the one

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Starlite Orchestra & Singers' song "Back in Black" talk about the complex nature of love and its effects on people's lives. The opening lines express the strangeness of love and how many people treat it as a game. Once someone experiences true love, they never want to let it go, but it also puts them in a difficult situation because they become dependent on it. The song suggests that a lot of people misunderstand love and think of it as just a transactional exchange of money or material possessions. However, the singer believes that their lover's sweet affection is much more valuable than any physical possession, finding it better than a kiss. The lyrics also include a dialogue between two people named Sylvia and Mickey, where Sylvia asks Mickey how he calls his lover, and he responds by using endearing terms like "baby" and "sweet baby."

Overall, "Back in Black" encourages listeners to recognize the power of love and how it can be elusive yet essential in life. The song highlights the importance of genuine affection and emotions over materialistic notions of love.

Line by Line Meaning

Love
Love is a complex and mysterious emotion

Love is strange
Love can be unconventional and unpredictable

Lot of people
Many individuals

Take it for a game
Treat love as a trivial or recreational activity

Once you get it
Once you experience love

You never want to quit, no no
You never want to let go of love

After you've had it
After you have experienced love

You're in an awful fix
You find yourself in a difficult situation

Many people
A lot of individuals

Don't understand, no no
Do not comprehend the nature of love

They think loving
They believe that loving