Why do words like "love" and actions of affection   Get taken as a threat or promise of devotion   Instead of just accepted for the beauty that they have?   When you tell someone that you love them   They act like you're taking away all their freedom   But it's giving, it's not taking away.      Love and friendship don't restrict and bind   Those chains are only in your mind   It doesn't have to be that way.      People act like it's something to be ashamed of   To lock away or hide behind closed doors   This kind of secrecy only breeds social scheming,   Gossip, lies, and misunderstanding   It doesn't seem that appealing to me.      Why do words like "love" and actions of affection   Get taken as a threat or promise of devotion   Instead of just accepted for the beauty that they have?   Why bleed all the meaning out of emotions   With all kinds of weird connotations?   Words will fuck us up enough by themselves.