I don't know why, but I LOVE Elton John's song, "I Want Love." (I have my iPod on shuffle and it just came up) I really think the lyrics speak to the danger of the codie pendulum swinging too far the other way--we get so broken down by a damaging love of one kind that we look for another kind of damaging love--from soul-sucking love to meaningless love--
My brother was in his teens when Simon & Garfunkel's "I Am a Rock" came out. We were both CoAs--He LOVED that song. He didn't realize the lyrics were meant to be cautionary--he was seeking that kind of emotional-less life after having been ignored as a middle child of an alcoholic father who had no time for him.
So, this Elton John song is so sad, but somehow connects with how I feel on my bad days.
Anyone agree/disagree?
Here are Elton John's lyrics:
I want love, but it's impossible
A man like me, so irresponsible
A man like me is dead in places
Other men feel liberated
I can't love, shot full of holes
Don't feel nothing, I just feel cold
Don't feel nothing, just old scars
Toughening up around my heart
But I want love, just a different kind
I want love, won't break me down
Won't brick me up, won't fence me in
I want a love, that don't mean a thing
That's the love I want, I want love
I want love on my own terms
After everything I've ever learned
Me, I carry too much baggage
Oh man I've seen so much traffic
So bring it on, I've been bruised
Don't give me love that's clean and smooth
I'm ready for the rougher stuff
No sweet romance, I've had enough