The Book Of Love Lyrics
The Magnetic Fields
Lyrics
The book of love is long and boring
No one can lift the damn thing
It's full of charts and facts and figures
and instructions for dancing
but I, I love it when you read to me
and you, you can read me anything
The book of love has music in it
In fact that's where music comes from
Some of it is just transcendental
Some of it is just really dumb
but I, I love it when you sing to me
and you, you can sing me anything
The book of love is long and boring
and written very long ago
It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes
and things we're all too young to know
but I, I love it when you give me things
and you, you ought to give me wedding rings
I, I love it when you give me things
and you, you ought to give me wedding rings
Song & Lyrics Facts
The Magnetic Fields' song "The Book of Love" was released in 1999 as part of their album 69 Love Songs. Written by Stephin Merritt, the song is a pop ballad featuring acoustic guitar and strings.
It has become one of the band's most well-known songs, having been covered by various artists over the years. The lyrics tell the story of an unrequited love, with lines such as "I've got something to say / It's better left unsaid" expressing the narrator's inner turmoil. The Magnetic Fields are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 1989, led by singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt.