Letra de Closed Doors, Closed Minds

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, not taking away
Love and friendship don't restrict or bind
Chains are only in your mind
Doesn't have to be, doesn't have to be
Doesn't have to be, doesn't have to be
Doesn't have to be that way
That way
That way
Huh!
People think it's something to be ashamed of
Or hide away behind closed doors
This kind of secrecy only breeds social scheming
Gossip, lies, and misunderstanding
Doesn't seem that appealing, 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, enough, enough by themselves
Love and friendship don't restrict or bind
Chains are only in your mind
Doesn't have to be, doesn't have to be
Doesn't have to be, doesn't have to be
Does not have to be that way