Parallels between Theognis 87-90 (Ancient Text) and (Contemporary Song) by Bonnie Raitt
ltc-admin, 2015-03-13 12:47
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The issue in both is the suspicion that love is not reciprocated, that what seems like love is in fact pretense. The Theognis lines read: Don’t caress me with words, your heart and mind in another place, if you love me and your heart is true. Love me with a pure heart or renounce me, start a fight, hate me openly.
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Turn down the lights
Turn down the bed
Turn down these voices inside my head
Lay down with me
Tell me no lies
Just hold me close, don’t patronize
Don’t patronize me
‘Cause I can’t make you love me if you don’t
You can’t make your heart feel something it won’t
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and I’ll feel the power
But you won’t, no you won’t
‘Cause I can’t make you love me, if you don’t
I’ll close my eyes, then I won’t see
The love you don’t feel when you’re holding me
Morning will come and I’ll do what’s right
Just give me till then to give up this fight
And I will give up this fight
‘Cause I can’t make you love me if you don’t
You can’t make your heart feel something it won’t
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and I’ll feel the power
But you won’t, no you won’t
‘Cause I can’t make you love me, if you don’t
Listen to the song:
I can’t make you love me