You only know what I want you to.
I know everything you don't want me to
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
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.
Your hands can heal
Your hands can bruise
I don't have a choice
But I'd still choose you.
Oh I don't love you
But I always will
I don't love you
But I always will
Oh I don't love you
But I always will
I always will
~ Poison & Wine by The Civil Wars
Disclaimer: these are the musings of a girl who has never been in love. I don't claim to have first-hand knowledge of any of this.
I think this really captures the side of love and marriage that we don't normally think about.
When you're in that close of a relationship with someone, I would imagine that you get to know that person's deepest flaws and imperfections.
We romantics may forget that marriage is a relationship between two human sinners.
Maybe, the beauty of the (lasting) marriage relationship is when you truly know that person, imperfections and all, but you consciously choose to love that person.
because love is a choice, not a warm, fuzzy feeling.
Joy Williams said this about this song.
"Poison & Wine is a musical snapshot about the dichotomy of love - that while it can be the thing that destroys you, it can also be the very same thing that beckons and builds you. JP and I are both married have been for several years now - and we got to talking one day about what a tug and pull our individual relationships can be. The longer you know someone - and the longer you allow someone to know you - the more the light and shadows inside each person become more vivid. This song was our attempt at being as brutally honest about the dangerous and beautiful process of knowing and being known."
Beautiful song, beautiful video
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