Crazy in Love
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The lyrics describe a relationship that still matters to both people but has lost some of its early excitement. The speaker feels sadness as their feelings fade, yet does not blame either partner. The repeated wish to feel โcrazy in loveโ again shows both longing for the past and hope that the relationship can recover.
Several images express how love has changed. Time โstealsโ feelings, making time seem like a thief that takes something valuable without either person choosing to lose it. Watching the love โfade awayโ suggests a gradual dimming, rather than a sudden breakup. The speaker once felt โhighโ and โintoxicatedโ just by touching or looking at their partner; these are figurative ways to describe intense happiness and attraction, not literal drug use.
The line about neither person being sure of the other may point to the excitement of uncertainty at the beginning of the relationship. Now they seem more secure, but perhaps less thrilled. The repeated โI doโ is ambiguous: it may be a sincere response to the question of whether they still care, or simply a phrase of agreement that connects the refrain. The lyrics do not say whether their old passion can return; they express a desire to try, while recognizing that time has changed them.