All I Can Do is Write a Song For You

My favorite song by Rufus Wainwright is "Natasha." Here's a link to the lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rufuswainwright/natasha.html

I think the meaning goes into why he loves her and his confusion surrounding their love--love makes him vulnerable, so the entire situation is scary. He says he waits and swallows catty remarks, and I think that goes along with how people gossip and how he and the girl fight, and everything mean that's said. He says "I'm happy that you really care/ but do you really know/ how scary/ this is for you and is for me/" and it just shows that he feels like she doesn't understand his fear.

I love these lyrics. They are about love, but not from a gushy point of view as much as an "oooh my god what do i do?" point of view. I think that generally I have a pretty chilled out personality, and the song is calm and while the lyrics have a scared tone, they aren't frantic, just questioning. I also find the lyrics very easy to relate to--any sort of relationship can be confusing because you don't know what the other person is thinking, and it's kind of a paradox: fear love and love love. I know this all sounds totally cliche, but I guess my own confusing experiences as well as the idea of the paradox, along with the really soothing background, are what drew me to the song.