Pondering a friend's request and my answeres....

[rosered32]

So the other day a friend asked:
What is the most romantic song ever invented in life?

I don't mean "which Carpenters song makes you gag most?" Rather, which song means love to you? What little piece of music is intimately wrapped up in your heart?



Now I answered this with “More Than Words” by Extreme. And I know some people posted classics like “At Last” and Beethoven as their choice, and I love those some as well. They makes my heart skip, but “More Than Words” hits home to me not because of the music but the actual words. It states that love is more than just words we say to each other to reassure but it is also our actions. Even if you say to some one “I love you” but your actions are less than loving, it doesn’t matter what you say. “I love you” is wonderful to hear, don’t get me wrong, but when one’s actions show that love, it makes the words mean more and not needing to be said as often. And some times people can’t say how they feel due to upbringing, fear or whatever, but if their actions show their true heart, that can mean so much more. I have the problem of saying “I love you” very often because I didn’t hear it often in my upbringing and I needed to, I guess. Also I didn’t get to say it to some one who passed away. I know they knew how I felt as we spent time together, shared silliness, and other things, but I always feel I need to not just show it, but say it. It is one of my quirks, and yet I love a song that says the opposite. Go figure.

And of course here are the words:



Saying I love you
Is not the words I want to hear from you
It’s not that I want you
Not to say, but if you only knew
How easy it would be to show me how you feel
More than words is all you have to do to make it real
Then you wouldn’t have to say that you love me
‘Caus I’d already know

What would you do if my heart was torn in two
More than words to show you feel
That your love for me is real
What would you say if I took those words away
Then you couldn’t make things new
Just by saying I love you

More than words

Now I’ve tried to talk to you and make you understand
All you have to do is close your eyes
And just reach out your hands and touch me
Hold me close don’t ever let me go
More than words is all I ever needed you to show
Then you wouldn’t have to say that you love me
'Caus I’d already know

What would you do if my heart was torn in two
More than words to show you feel
That your love for me is real
What would you say if I took those words away
Then you couldn’t make things new
Just by saying I love you

More than words

Comments

This is my favorite love song.

[stellaspike.livejournal.com]

"Dance Me To The End Of Love"

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in
Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love
Oh let me see your beauty when the witnesses are gone
Let me feel you moving like they do in Babylon
Show me slowly what I only know the limits of
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the wedding now, dance me on and on
Dance me very tenderly and dance me very long
We're both of us beneath our love, we're both of us above
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the children who are asking to be born
Dance me through the curtains that our kisses have outworn
Raise a tent of shelter now, though every thread is torn
Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic till I'm gathered safely in
Touch me with your naked hand or touch me with your glove
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love
and it I always liked that song"more than words', even though I feel cheesy when I sing it.