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2Jun/11Off

Song of the Day – ‘Poison and Wine’, The Civil Wars

Joy Williams and John Paul White aka The Civil Wars

I don't think I took one single breath upon hearing this song, Poison and Wine by The Civil Wars for the first time.  Actually, I think I'm breathless every time I hear it...

You only know what I want you to
I know everything you don't want me to
Oh your mouth is poison, your mouth is wine
You think your dreams are the same as mine
Oh I don't love you but I always will
Oh I don't love you but I always will
Oh I don't love you but I always will
I always will

I wish you'd hold me when I turn my back
The less I give the more I get back
Oh your hands can heal, your hands can bruise
I don't have a choice, but I still choose you

Oh I don't love you but I always will
I always will

For me, it's not a literal "sad love song" about one's partner.  That's the beauty of personal interpretation, I suppose.  But it doesn't make this heartbreaking song any less painful for me to hear.  Harsh words, loving words, lies, anger, distance--these are all part of  the deepest of friendships and familial relationships.

My heart hurts and I can't breathe.

I don't love you, but I always will...

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Written by: Diva Julia