Day 254 - Make it Last Forever

So I was trying to figure out something to blog about, and I was on the phone with one of my friends. I asked her, and while her response was something that wouldn’t necessarily work, I was inspired by a song that she listens to/sings a lot. Having decided that, I looked up the song, and here it is. “Make it last. Make it last forever (Ever). Don't let end our love end. Let's make it last. Let's make it last forever and ever. Don't our let our love end (Oh...don't let love end).” This song makes a simple request from the beginning – make it last. Both of the parties involved have a strong desire to keep their relationship and their love going, and they are asking the other to aid them in making that happen. I think it’s significant that both people are fully invested and that they want the love (not just the relationship) to last. It’s one thing to remain in relationship with someone, but it’s another to remain in love. “Let me hear you tell me you love me. Let me hear you say you'll never leave me. Ooh, girl, that would make me feel so right. Let me hear you tell me you want me. Let me hear you say you'll never leave me, baby, until the morning light.” He is asking his girl to verbally affirm her love and commitment to him. He wants and needs to hear how she feels as reassurance. “Let me tell you how much I love you. Let me tell you that I really need you, baby, baby, baby, I will make it all right. No one but you, baby, can make me feel the way you make me, make me, make me feel.” She responds by pouring out her heart, telling him how she feels. She even assures him that she will work to make things go well because no one can make her feel the way that he does. “Your touch is wonderful. Your love is so marvelous. Joy, that's what I feel when I'm with you. Nothing, no one (No one, boy) could compare to what we have (Hell, no, baby). Love, it feels so good. I'm so glad you're mine.” Then they sing together, describing their connection. There is a beauty in the touch and in the love that they share. Their connection is so awesome that they experience joy (more than happiness) when they are together. They have no doubt had other relationships in their lives, but they have found that nothing else has compared what they currently experience with each other. They have found love, and it makes them truly appreciate one another. “Ooh, give me kisses (kisses), love me (love me), hold me (hold me), squeeze me (squeeze me). Chillin' (Chillin'), come on (Come on). I love you (You know I do). Make it last forever. Don't let our love end (And ever) (No, don't you let it end) You got to make it last. Never, never, never let it end. Just make it last forever (I loved to) and ever. (Woo, oh) I want our love to last a lifetime (I'd give it up, give it up for you) Ooh, tell me, tell me you'll always be mine (I love you, love you, love you, love you, love you) To make love forever and ever. We've got to make it last. Got to make it, got to make it, got to make it, got to make it, oh, baby. Oh, honey (Oh, honey) I love you (I love you). Ooh, you're the best thing in my world; you’re the only thing in the world. I love you so.” I have to admit that this part was a bit interesting to type up, but as I thought about it, love isn’t always easily articulated and sometimes it comes out as it did in this duet – impassioned, spontaneous, etc. So you can read the lyrics and imagine yourself in their shoes. Know that love has an intellectual component that deals with making the decision to make the relationship work, but it’s also important to understand that the heart has a way of taking over and expressing itself in ways that defy the mind. The point is that love and connection are beautiful things, but they take work, cooperation, and intentional action to maintain. So make it last.