So, one of my friends posted a song lyric the other day that reminded me of the song that it came from. When I first got this CD (Element of Freedom), this was one of the songs I kinda liked. Now that I listen with a more critical ear, I realize that it has an interesting take on love. Let's take the chorus: "Love is like the sea - leaves you on your knees. Feel it pull you in, then it takes you, takes you over, over. Love is like the sea - leaves you on your knees. First you're floating high, then takes you takes you under under." Apparently, love is a strong, seemingly violent force of nature that has the potential to drown you. It pulls you in, overwhelms you, knocks you to your knees, lifts you up, then pulls you down. No wonder so many people are opting out of love, trying their best to stay away from it. I have no desire to be victimized, subjugated, controlled, or thrown about at the whim of the waves.
Point 1: love is not a violent, aimless force that moves without direction or purpose. I will never say that love is a stroll through the park or an easy venture, but love is not an uncontrollable entity that seeks helpless, foolish victims to devour. It is a process and a daily decision. The sea is an entity without thought, pulled by the moon and pushed by the turns of the earth. It is dependent on things outside itself for movement and guidance. That's a problem, because without internal strength and guidance, a person or thing will always be in turmoil. Love, despite some popular conceptions, isn't an overtaking wave that takes people unaware. Real love is intentional and chosen. Infatuation and affection are "overwhelming" and volatile.
Another line grabbed me... "I've been told, told you only find it once in a lifetime. So you better hold, hold on stronger then ever like it's the last time." Point 2: love is not a 4-leaf clover that only a select few ave the ability to find and is lost forever if you miss it. Love is something that we can find in various ways and various stages of our life, and it can be just as authentic when you're 5 as when you're 25 and when you're 55. Point 3: love is something that it's better not to hold in order to keep it. As the love v. fear entry talked about, holding love and trying to make it do what you want is based in fear, not real love. Besides, if love is like the sea, good luck trying to hold the sea....
I could go on, but the point is that love is a beautiful thing. It's not a raging monster or something that sweeps people away without choice or thought. Love is not like the sea, at least not in the way that Alicia Keys described it.
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