I Dont Know What Love Is (Live)

They seh love is the greatest ting…
But mi wonder… how can yuh know love…
When every time yuh open the door,
Somebody rob the room bare?

Verse 1
I built mi walls high, mi gates tall
Stone ‘pon stone from every fall
Every smile that turn to blade
Every promise quick to fade

Verse 2
They call it love, but mi only know
The bitter seeds they choose to sow
Sweet start, then the shadows creep
Leave mi talking to the dark in sleep

[Instrumental Solo]

Verse 3
So if yuh ask mi what love mean
I might tell yuh it’s a dream I’ve never seen
Just flashes in a stranger’s eyes
Gone ‘fore mi can even recognize

Bridge
‘Cause mi heart been a battlefield, mi soul been a thief
Taking back the pieces that still believe
And mi chest still locked with a rusted key
Wonder if someone could set it free

Chorus (drawn-out, emotional)
I don’t know what looooove is
Only know what it ain’t
I don’t know what looooove is
But mi still feel the faint…
The faint sound of hope
Through the cracks in mi fear
I don’t know what looooove is
But maybe it’s still… near

Final Chorus (emotional peak)
I don’t know what looooove is
But I’m ready to learn
I don’t know what looooove is
But mi heart still yearn
If yuh ever find me,
Find me where mi hide
Show me what looooove is
And tear down these walls inside

[Spoken Outro]
Maybe love nah gone…
Maybe it’s just waiting ‘til mi ready.