Both the song and the verse by Catullus speak of not loving the person they once loved. In the song, this is shown by the phrase “I don’t want your love no more” and name of the song expressed this idea as well. In Catullus, the love was lost due to the mind of the speaker being ‘dragged down’ by their relationship and thus their love was lost. The speaker was so devoted to the other person in the relationship that ended up caused the love for their relationship to vanish. However, this did cause the speaker to stop wanting the other person in the relationship.
For the verse from the ancient text, the speaker spoke about not being able to stop wanting the other person no matter what they did. This displays how the devotion to the other person was so strong that even though the love was gone, the feeling of wanting the other person in their life did not go away. However, in the song by Loud Luxury, there does not seem to be wanting of the person anymore. This can be seen by the phrase describing them as “dancing with the devil.” Also, the phrase “I think I had enough” shows how the speaker wants to be disconnected from the other person entirely.
Catullus Verse 75
My mind has been dragged down so far, Lesbia, thanks to you, and squandered itself so much in its devotion, that it could no longer love you, even if you were perfect, or stop wanting you, no matter what you did.