Department of English
Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
Love
Lyrics
Ilene Woods and Mike Douglas, "So This Is Love," Cinderella (1950)
Cinderella:
Mmmmmm, Mmmmmm
So this is love, mmmmmm
So this is love
So this is what makes life divine
I'm all aglow, mmmmmm
And now I know
Prince Charming:
And now I know
Cinderella and Prince Charming:
The key to all heaven is mine
Cinderella:
My heart has wings, mmmmmm
and I can fly
Cinderella and Prince Charming:
I'll touch every star in the sky
So this is the miracle that I've been dreaming of
Cinderella: Mmmmmm
Prince Charming: Mmmmmm
Cinderella and Prince Charming: So
this is love
Tony Orlando and Dawn, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon round the Ole Oak Tree," Tie a Yellow Ribbon (1973)
I'm comin' home; I've done my
time.
Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine.
If you received my letter tellin' you I'd soon be free,
Then you'll know just what to do if you still want me.
If you still want me,
Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree.
It's been three long years.
Do you still want me? (still
want me)
If I don't see a ribbon round the old oak tree,
I'll stay on the bus,
Forget about us,
Put the blame on me,
If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree.
Bus driver, please look for me
'Cause I couldn't bear to see what I might see.
I'm really still in prison, and my love, she holds the key.
A simple yellow ribbon's what I need to set me free.
I wrote and told her please:
Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree.
It's been three long years.
Do you still want me? (still
want me)
If I don't see a ribbon round the old oak tree,
I'll stay on the bus,
Forget about us,
Put the blame on me,
If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree.
Now the whole damn bus is cheering,
And I can't believe I see,
A hundred yellow ribbons round the ole oak tree.
I'm comin' home!
(Tie a ribbon round the old oak tree)
(Tie a ribbon round the old oak tree)
(Tie a ribbon round the old oak tree)
(Tie a ribbon round the old oak tree)
(Tie a ribbon round the old oak tree)
(Tie a ribbon round the old oak tree)
(Tie a ribbon round the old oak tree)
(Tie a ribbon round the old oak tree)
Lyrics by Irwin Levine and Larry Brown
The Corrs, "Runaway," Forgiven, Not Forgotten (1995)
Backstreet Boys, "Shape of My Heart," Black and Blue (2000)
Björk, "Pagan Poetry," Vespertine (2001)
Pedaling through
The dark currents
I find
An accurate copy
A blueprint
Of the pleasure
In me
(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)
A secret code carved
A secret code carved
(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)
He offers
A handshake
Crooked
Five fingers
They form a pattern
Yet to be matched
On the surface simplicity
(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)
But the darkest pit in me
And it's Pagan poetry
(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)
Pagan poetry
Morse coding signals (signals)
They pulsate (wake me up)
And wake me up
(Pulsate) From my hibernating
On the surface simplicity
(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)
But the darkest pit in me
And it's Pagan poetry
(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)
Pagan poetry
(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)
(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)
I love him, I love him
I love him, I love him
I love him, I love him
I love him, I love him
She loves him, she loves him
This time
(She loves him, she loves him)
I'm gonna keep it to myself
(She loves him, she loves him)
(She loves him, she loves him)
This time
I'm gonna keep me all to myself
(She loves him, she loves him)
And he makes me want to hurt myself again
(She loves him, she loves him)
(She loves him, she loves him)
And he makes my want to hand myself over
(She loves him, she loves him)
(She loves him, she loves him)
(She loves him, she loves him)
(She loves him, she loves him)
Lyrics by Björk
Bon Iver, "Skinny Love," For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)
Coldplay, "Strawberry Swing," Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008)
Plain White T's, "1, 2, 3, 4," Big Bad World (2008)
Arctic Monkeys, "Cornerstone," Humbug (2009)
Christina Perri, "A Thousand Years," Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (2011)
Taylor Swift, "The Last Time" featuring Gary Lightbody, Red (2012)
Find myself at your door,
Just like all those times before,
I'm not sure how I got there,
All roads they lead me here
I imagine you are home,
In your room, all alone,
And you open your eyes into mine,
And everything feels better,
Right before your eyes,
I'm breaking, no past
No reasons why,
Just you and me
This is the last time I'm asking you this,
Put my name at the top of your list,
This is the last time I'm asking you why,
You break my heart in the blink of an eye, eye, eye
You find yourself at my door,
Just like all those times before,
You wear your best apology,
But I was there to watch you leave,
And all the times I let you in,
Just for you to go again,
Disappear when you come back,
Everything is better
Right before your eyes,
I'm aching, no past
Nowhere to hide,
Just you and me
This is the last time I'm asking you this,
Put my name at the top of your list,
This is the last time I'm asking you why,
You break my heart in the blink of an eye, eye, eye
This is the last time you tell me I've got it wrong,
This is the last time I say it's been you all along,
This is the last time I let you in my door,
This is the last time, I won't hurt you anymore
Oh, oh, oh,
This is the last time I'm asking you this,
Put my name at the top of your list,
This is the last time I'm asking you why,
You break my heart in the blink of an eye
This is the last time I'm asking you this (this is the last time I'm
asking you this)
Put my name at the top of your list (put my name on the top of your list)
This is the last time I'm asking you why (this is the last time I'm asking
you why)
You break my heart in the blink of an eye (You break my heart)
This is the last time I'm asking you,
Last time I'm asking you,
Last time I'm asking you this
This is the last time I'm asking you,
Last time I'm asking you,
Last time I'm asking you this
This is the last time I'm asking you,
Last time I'm asking you,
Last time I'm asking you this
This is the last time I'm asking you,
Last time I'm asking you,
Last time I'm asking you this
Rixton, "Hotel Ceiling," Let the Road (2015)
I can see it coming round full
circle my friend.
On the TV they said they had reported you dead.
It was my fault 'cause I could've sworn that you said.
It was easy to find another for your bed.
How does it feel to leave me this way,
When all that you have's been lost in a day?
Everyone knows, but not what to say.
I've been wonderin' now.
I've been staring at the hotel ceiling,
Drinking everything I've found this evening,
Trying to hold on to the sweetest feeling,
So I'll never let you go, don't you leave me lonely.
Start to see this, everyone I know cannot believe this.
I'm trying to hold on to the sweetest feeling,
So I'll never let you go, don't you leave me lonely now.
When my eyes open morning pulls me into the view, no
I guess I'm only acting in the way that you do.
Just being alone, no.
Only time tells me more than I hope, all that I know is
I'll be finding a fortnight alone and behold.
I know I shouldn't have let you go.
I've been staring at the hotel ceiling,
Drinking everything I've found this evening,
Trying to hold on to the sweetest feeling,
So I'll never let you go, don't you leave me lonely.
Start to see this, everyone I know cannot believe this.
I'm trying to hold on to the sweetest feeling,
So I'll never let you go, don't you leave me lonely now.
I can see it coming round full circle, my friend.
On the TV they said they had reported you dead.
Halsey, "Colors," Badlands (2015)
Your little brother never tells
you but he loves you so
You said your mother only smiled on her TV show
You're only happy when your sorry head is filled with dope
I hope you make it to the day you're 28 years old
You're dripping like a saturated sunrise
You're spilling like an overflowing sink
You're ripped at every edge but you're a masterpiece
And now you're tearing through the pages and the ink
Everything is blue
His pills, his hands, his jeans
And now I'm covered in the colors
Pulled apart at the seams
It makes me blue
It makes me blue
Everything is grey
His hair, his smoke, his dreams
And now he's so devoid of color
He don't know what it means
And he's blue
And he's blue
You were a vision in the morning when the light came through
I know I've only felt religion when I've lied with you
You said you'll never be forgiven 'til your boys are too
And I'm still waking every morning but it's not with you
You're dripping like a saturated sunrise
You're spilling like an overflowing sink
You're ripped at every edge but you're a masterpiece
And now you're tearing through the pages and the ink
Everything is blue
His pills, his hands, his jeans
And now I'm covered in the colors
Pulled apart at the seams
It makes me blue
It makes me blue
Everything is grey
His hair, his smoke, his dreams
And now he's so devoid of color
He don't know what it means
And he's blue
And he's blue
Everything is blue
Everything is blue
Everything is blue
Everything is blue
You were red and you liked me because I was blue
You touched me and suddenly I was a lilac sky
And you decided purple just wasn't for you
Everything is blue
His pills, his hands, his jeans
And now I'm covered in the colors
Pulled apart at the seams
It makes me blue
It makes me blue
Everything is grey
His hair, his smoke, his dreams
And now he's so devoid of color
He don't know what it means
And he's blue
And he's blue
Everything is blue
Everything is blue
Everything is blue
Everything is blue
Ellie Goulding, "Love Me Like You Do," Delirium (2015)
You're the light, you're the
night
You're the colour of my blood
You're the cure, you're the pain
You're the only thing I wanna touch
Never knew that it could mean so much, so much
You're the fear, I don't care
Cause I've never been so high
Follow me through the dark
Let me take you past our satellites
You can see the world you brought to life, to life
So love me like you do, lo-lo-love me like you do
Love me like you do, lo-lo-love me like you do
Touch me like you do, to-to-touch me like you do
What are you waiting for?
Fading in, fading out
On the edge of paradise
Every inch of your skin is a holy grail I've got to find
Only you can set my heart on fire, on fire
I'll let you set the pace
Cause I'm not thinking straight
My head's spinning around
I can't see clear no more
What are you waiting for?
Love me like you do, lo-lo-love me like you do
Love me like you do, lo-lo-love me like you do
Touch me like you do, to-to-touch me like you do
What are you waiting for?
Love me like you do, lo-lo-love me like you do
Love me like you do, lo-lo-love me like you do
Touch me like you do, to-to-touch me like you do
What are you waiting for?
I'll let you set the pace
Cause I'm not thinking straight
My head spinning around
I can't see clear no more
What are you waiting for?
Love me like you do, lo-lo-love me like you do
Love me like you do, lo-lo-love me like you do
Touch me like you do, to-to-touch me like you do
What are you waiting for?
Love me like you do, lo-lo-love me like you do
Love me like you do, lo-lo-love me like you do
Touch me like you do, to-to-touch me like you do
What are you waiting for?
Lyrics by Ilya Salmanzadeh, Tove Lo, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin
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