Parallels between Eryximachus's Speech is Plato's Symposium (Ancient Text) and (Contemporary Song) by The Darkness
ltc-admin, 2015-03-13 12:47
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I see how “The Darkness” talking about how love is nothing more than a feeling like being happy or sad can easily relate to Eryximachus and how he viewed love very medicinally and how everything that we experience can be boiled down to science and medicine.
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The first flush of youth was upon you when our eyes first met
And I knew that to you and into your life I had to get
I felt light-headed at the touch of this stranger’s hand
An assault my defences systematically failed to withstand
‘Cos you came at a time
When the pursuit of one true love in which to fall
Was the be all and end all
Love is only a feeling
(Drifting away)
When I’m in your arms I start believing
(It’s here to stay)
But love is only a feeling
Anyway
The state of elation that this unison of hearts achieved
I had seen, I had touched, I had tasted and I truly believed
That the light of my life
Would tear a hole right through each cloud that scudded by
Just to beam on you and I
Love is only a feeling
(Drifting away)
When I’m in your arms I start believing
(It’s here to stay)
But love is only a feeling
Anyway, anyway
Love is only a feeling
(Drifting away)
And we’ve got to stop ourselves believing
(It’s here to stay)
‘Cos love is only a feeling
Anyway.
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Love Is Only a Feeling