Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
Don't listen what your girlfriend says
She reads those magazines
That say you failed the test
You don't have what she needs
I slither like a viper
And get you by the neck
I know a thousand ways to help you forget about her
That bitch can eat her heart out
Love bites, but so do I, so do I
Love bites, but so do I, so do I
Love bites
My lips are pale and vicious
You're foaming at the mouth
You've suffered in the darkness
I'll suck the pain right out
So come and taste the reason
I'm nothing like the rest
I kiss you in a way you'll never forget about me
That chick can eat her heart out
Love bites, but so do I, so do I
Love bites, but so do I, so do I, so do I
It checks you in and kicks you down
And chews you up and spits you out
It messes with your sanity by twisting all your thoughts around
They say it's blind they say it waits but every time it seals your fate
And now it's got you by the balls it won't let go until you fall
I was down and out, got up I said, "Hey love I've had enough"
I've felt pleasure without pain
My soul you'll never tame
Love bites, but so do I
Love bites, but so do I, so do I
Love bites, but so do I, so do I, so do I
Love bites, but so do I, so do I
Love bites
Love bites
She reads those magazines
That say you failed the test
You don't have what she needs
I slither like a viper
And get you by the neck
I know a thousand ways to help you forget about her
That bitch can eat her heart out
Love bites, but so do I, so do I
Love bites, but so do I, so do I
Love bites
My lips are pale and vicious
You're foaming at the mouth
You've suffered in the darkness
I'll suck the pain right out
So come and taste the reason
I'm nothing like the rest
I kiss you in a way you'll never forget about me
That chick can eat her heart out
Love bites, but so do I, so do I
Love bites, but so do I, so do I, so do I
It checks you in and kicks you down
And chews you up and spits you out
It messes with your sanity by twisting all your thoughts around
They say it's blind they say it waits but every time it seals your fate
And now it's got you by the balls it won't let go until you fall
I was down and out, got up I said, "Hey love I've had enough"
I've felt pleasure without pain
My soul you'll never tame
Love bites, but so do I
Love bites, but so do I, so do I
Love bites, but so do I, so do I, so do I
Love bites, but so do I, so do I
Love bites
Love bites
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Love Bites (So Do I) Lyrics as written by Dave Bassett Elizabeth Mae Hale
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Though I like the song and think it's catchy, it does make the singer seem pretty pathetic, IMO. Like she's desperate to get some other girl's leftovers.
Really? I think of more as, "You threw this great guy away, and now I'm with him". In other words, you treated him like crap and now I'm here and I'll show him how 'love' should really feel. That's how I see it anyways.
This is all taken from their official website...
“love bites (so do i)” is a storming rocker that illustrates hale’s individuality, sense of humor, and willingness to represent young women in today’s fast-paced society.
“i was talking to this little girl over twitter who was going through her first breakup, and she was asking me for advice,” recalls hale, who regularly interacts with her fans online. “she typed ‘love bites,’ and i replied, ‘well, so do you, darling. You can still bite back. ’ it was meant to be an empowering song for people when love goes down the tubes, and i think it’s a very realistic way of looking at relationships. Nobody talks about all the crap you have to do to keep something alive or just deal with your boyfriend or girlfriend. They always talk about falling in love or having your heart broken. So this is a way of saying, yes, everything can end, but it’s rejuvenating to stand up and go, ‘this sucks right now, but it’s not going to take me down with it. ’”
For the people who are saying it's about stealing a boyfriend, I think they need to listen closer; The song starts out with the guy getting dumped by his girlfriend, apparently because of something dumb like a cosmo quiz, and she's both giving advice on how to handle the bad feelings (essentially saying "love bites, but so do I" or "fight back") and also expressing an attraction to the guy. Rebound might not be the classiest thing ever, but hey, gotta love a girl who knows what she wants, right?
I think its supposed to be like she's liked this guy, and she's wanted to be with him. And now that this girl has hurt him so bad, she's basically saying "fuck you" showing her that she's hot and he's all hers now. That she's stupid for leaving him and look what she could have had with him but now its hers. I like it (: lol
I Think This Song Is About A Girl Telling Her Friend That She Hates His Girl Friend And That She's No Good For Him. She's Trying To Show Him That He's Better Off With Her {The Speaker}. Feel Free To Disagree.
This song just pisses me off because it's soooooo good and has the best scream-singing and use of instruments the band's ever done and it makes me sweat it's so fast, but the lyrics are about her trying to steal another woman's man, like what the hell, the song sounds really empowering and sexy but the lyrics could've been so good if they just weren't about infidelity. Heartbreaking. I think they could've done a lot better. If I ever become a millionaire I'm gonna convince them to make an alternate version of this song that is about a woman seducing a SINGLE dude and how powerless he is to her charms, rather than about how much of a bitch the other woman is. This would honestly be one of my favorite songs if it weren't for the non-chorus lyrics, istg.