(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave

The speaker describes an intense new attraction that feels exciting but also overwhelming. Being near the man, or simply hearing him say her name, brings a powerful physical and emotional reaction. As the song develops, she moves from wondering what is happening to admitting that the feeling leaves her confused, tearful, and unable to think clearly.

The central image is a “heatwave”: love is compared to intense heat that burns inside her heart and is hard to control. This suggests both passion and discomfort. Her questions about a “devil” or “high blood pressure” are playful ways of searching for an explanation; she is not sure whether her reaction is ordinary love or something strange happening to her. “My head’s in a haze” means she feels mentally confused, as if she cannot think straight.

The song presents love as powerful and bodily, not calm or easy to explain. The tears may signal distress, amazement, or simply an excess of emotion, so they do not necessarily mean the relationship is unhappy. The speaker seems delighted by the feeling in places, yet says it is tearing her apart. That tension leaves open whether the heatwave is mainly pleasurable, painful, or both at once.