I heard bells toll but not for you
You can count yourself lucky again
But when you stand by the mirror
You can’t even stare at your face
‘cause you’re scared to say those simple words

That is not love and you know it
You shouldn’t have to lose yourself
That is not love, you just know it
Then why don’t you just get out of that place?
Before we hear your name on the news

“My body’s a temple”, you hear them say
But only yours from the cradle to the grave
And when you sit by the mirror
You wanna look at your face
And be able to say those words

That is not love and you know it
You shouldn’t have to lose yourself
That is not love, you just know it
Then why don’t you just get out of that place?
Before we hear your name on the news

We don’t want you to become a story
That ends up burning in some fireplace
A forsaken phantom from the past
That keeps haunting me at 4am
Just to deliver the unspoken words

That is not love and you know it
You shouldn’t have to lose yourself
That is not love, you just know it
Then why don’t you just get out of that place?
Before we hear your name on the news

Music and lyrics by Harvey Springfield © 2022