words that have been said

Love ain’t for the faint of heart. Start Training, this game is hard
And arduous, You’re gonna play in the dark like when it rains in the park
You’re hardly conscious of the stains and scars, enabling your partly clouded logic
To pay to impart bliss with arrangements of chocolates
Now, You’re working yourself out the same as when you strain with a nautilus
And you’re willing to embrace pain facing sustained negative consequence
If nothing you say when in love is embedded with common sense
Then, do you really regret when you’ve shredded your promises?

Now, I’ve tested the waters, kid. Sipped it; rippled the pond a bit
Visits have been abolished, and this shit’s killing my confidence
Is this filling your conscience when distance is an accomplishment?
If you miss chicks when they’re around, the phrase “Let’s quit” isn’t an option
You best fix whatever’s wrong and just move on and get on with it
Cause, You’ll catch bigger fish in the sea if you manage not to drown in it
It’s sad, but proud or not, most your standards go down a notch
When loneliness drinks at the bar you set too high,

Cause, It isn’t really my time, is it? Shit… I just found the watch
But hearing the bell toll for me twice a day, has me fearing my grandfather clock
And I can’t die without trying. My hands tied in knots
Knowing that I’ll never learn to brave the waves if I stand by the docks
Love is hampered by thought, if you can handle the prospect of
Death – it’s as massive a shock. And To intellects, it’s a fuckin’ smack in the crotch
It’s a cancer that rots your soul, tosses demons off of the road
Just use caution and know, that, love ain’t nothing but a loss of control.
Off then, we go.
-Tonedeff (“Love Ain’t”)

Yes, I just had to quote the entire verse from “Love Ain’t”, which can be found on the CunninLynguists’ 2nd album, southernunderground.

A quick note about the verse from tonedeff, himself: …during a rocky period EARLY on in our relationship, I penned the verse for “Love Ain’t”. In, retrospect, when you really read into the content, you can tell that it’s me talking myself through this early apprehension to let down my guard against love. And it’s a beautiful verse for that reason, cause it’s truthful and real.

This song is in my top 5 because it completely moves me every time I hear it. You can be sure that it’s in constant rotation during those rocky relationship periods.