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Lyric of the Week: I CAN'T MAKE MYSELF LOVE YOU (IF I DON'T)

Writer's picture: Heshy RHeshy R

Turn off the light

Haul yourself to bed

Better kill those images

Dancing in your head

Shut off your phone

Turn up your TV

Another stupid sitcom

Will take your mind off of me


'Cuz you were right all the time

We weren't of the same heart or same mind

I wasn't lying to you, I was feeding myself a line

Well, I can't make myself love you ... if I don't.


Don't flatter yourself

Don't inflate what you’re worth

You're hardly a gift

To the men of this earth

Don't overstate your case

'Cuz it's plain to see

You’re hardly the greatest thing

To happen to me


'Cuz I'm looking the horse right in the mouth

And I'm heading west 'cuz you and I have gone south

I'm gonna find my place and get the hell out of your house

'Cuz I can't make myself love you ... if I don't.


Go on and feel betrayed

Go on and feel gypped

Go on and have your meltdown

'Cuz I didn't play by your script

Well, I'm not gonna watch you

Thrash and lash out

'Cuz now I got a clear picture

Of what you're really about


'Cuz I'm through being a tool

Going right along and playing by your rules

You can find yourself another fool

'Cuz I can't make myself love you ... if I don't.


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"ICMMLY #2" - original AI art by The Hesh Inc.
You can find yourself another fool, 'cuz I'm through being a tool.

This song dates back to early 2013, and it is my post-breakup kiss-off to a former girlfriend who was fond of quoting the Bonnie Raitt song when she whined about the relationship not going to her liking. The music to this song, unlike Raitt's, is upbeat and self-assured.

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