Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love lyrics interpretation?

[dlrrules]

Hey, I know this is a stupid question. But, still I'd like to know what everybody's interpretation of the lyrics is.

Hm... I'll give it a try...


>I heard the news baby, all about your disease
Yeah you may have all you want, baby, but I got somethin' you need
Oh yeah, ain't talkin' 'bout love
My love is rotten to the core
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Just like I told you before, yeah before
You know you're semi-good lookin', and on the streets again
Oh yeah you think you're really cookin' baby, you better find yourself a friend
My friend, ain't talkin' 'bout love
My love is rotten to the core
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Just like I told you before, uh before, uh before, before
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Babe it's rotten to the core
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Just like I told you before, uh before

I think this is about a woman who is not getting the love she needs from a guy she used to be with.

>I been to the edge, an' there I stood an' looked down
You know I lost a lot of friends there baby, I got no time to mess around

Does anyone know what this part of the song is about? I guess the guy is figuring out that he's got "no time to mess around" and doesn't have time for the woman anymore.

>Mmmm, so if you want it got to bleed for it baby
Yeah, got to got to bleed baby
Mmmm, you got to got to bleed baby
Hey, got to got to bleed baby

And how about this part? Is "bleed" meant literally or not? I think it's just a figure of speech here.

>Ain't talkin' 'bout love
My love is rotten to the core
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Just like I told you before, before, before
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Don't wanna talk about love
Don't need to talk about love
Ain't gonna talk about love, no more, no more, ah
Hey Hey Hey
Hey Hey Hey

I think the guy is talking about that doesn't want to have anything to do with the woman ever again.

[Guitarfreak]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (dlrrules @ Oct. 27 2003,8:39)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">[/b][/quote]
Meh, we're doing poetry in school right now, why not....

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I heard the news baby, all about your disease
Yeah you may have all you want, baby, but I got somethin' you need
Oh yeah, ain't talkin' 'bout love
My love is rotten to the core
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Just like I told you before, yeah before
You know you're semi-good lookin', and on the streets again
Oh yeah you think you're really cookin' baby, you better find yourself a friend
My friend, ain't talkin' 'bout love
My love is rotten to the core
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Just like I told you before, uh before, uh before, before
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Babe it's rotten to the core
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Just like I told you before, uh before[/b][/quote]

This girl is rotten, she's got an STD... but she want's Dave's lovin', and he won't give it to her&#33;

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I been to the edge, an' there I stood an' looked down
You know I lost a lot of friends there baby, I got no time to mess around[/b][/quote]

The edge = going out on a limb and having a one night stand with your bandmate's girlfriend. Hence losing friends over fucking their girlfriends...

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Mmmm, so if you want it got to bleed for it baby
Yeah, got to got to bleed baby
Mmmm, you got to got to bleed baby
Hey, got to got to bleed baby[/b][/quote]

Definately figurative. "If you want my love, you're gonna have to bleed for it&#33;"

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Ain't talkin' 'bout love
My love is rotten to the core
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Just like I told you before, before, before
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Don't wanna talk about love
Don't need to talk about love
Ain't gonna talk about love, no more, no more, ah
Hey Hey Hey
Hey Hey Hey[/b][/quote]

Simply re-stating his feelings from the beginning.

[Cathedral =II=]

>I heard the news baby, all about your disease
Yeah you may have all you want, baby, but I got somethin' you need
Oh yeah, ain't talkin' 'bout love
My love is rotten to the core
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Just like I told you before, yeah before
You know you're semi-good lookin', and on the streets again
Oh yeah you think you're really cookin' baby, you better find yourself a friend
My friend, ain't talkin' 'bout love
My love is rotten to the core
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Just like I told you before, uh before, uh before, before
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Babe it's rotten to the core
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Just like I told you before, uh before

She was pregnant by some guy, had the baby and is now back on the streets and all Dave wants from her is ass and making it clear he will not love her.

>I been to the edge, an' there I stood an' looked down
You know I lost a lot of friends there baby, I got no time to mess around

Dave has watched many friends fall into parenthood while he stood and watched them fall and has no intentions of doing the same

>Mmmm, so if you want it got to bleed for it baby
Yeah, got to got to bleed baby
Mmmm, you got to got to bleed baby
Hey, got to got to bleed baby

He wants her to let him do his will and take what he is gonna dish out even if it hurts.

>Ain't talkin' 'bout love
My love is rotten to the core
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Just like I told you before, before, before
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Don't wanna talk about love
Don't need to talk about love
Ain't gonna talk about love, no more, no more, ah
Hey Hey Hey
Hey Hey Hey

He's gonna use, abuse and refuse her and not call in the morning, or ever for that matter.

[anmol77]

thanks for everything...