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Backstory:

"This Is Not A Love Song" has a driving, pulsating rhythm that carries the narrative of lost love to harmonic heights. The lyrics are downhearted but, at the same time, soaring. The confessions and expressions of affection expose true feelings that are countered by the contradictory hook, “This is not a love song”. (Lyrics by Gerald LeNoir, music by Charles Burnham, vocals by MonLee Mane)

The song was inspired by a Smokey Robinson song with a similar theme and similar device of meaning the opposite of what the lyrics say.                                             

Lyrics:

                                                  
V1 
Like a thief, you stole my heart
You told me that we’d never part
But you lied, led me astray
But I still want you to stay

CH
Twenty-four hours don’t make a day
There are no stars in the Milky Way 
There is no right; there is no wrong 
And this is not a love song

V2
You make me weak, I must confess
You’re the key to my happiness 
But you belong to someone else 
So I must keep my love to myself

CH
Seven days don’t make a week 
And Aristotle, he wasn’t Greek 
Adios don’t mean so long 
And this is not a love song 

BRIDGE
Babies don’t cry 
Flowers don’t die 
Robins can’t fly 
And I can’t lie 

This is not a love song
This is not a love song
This is not a love song
This is not a love song

V3
You thrill me, girl. You light my fire 
You fill me up with a strong desire 
But you and I can never be 
And this is why, I’m sure you’ll agree

CH
Red apples don’t grow on trees
Golden honey’s not made by bees                                          
Samson and Hercules weren’t strong 
And this is not a love song

V4
You’re a treasure, one of a kind
You give me pleasure, blow my mind
But you just leave me hanging on 
And I know soon you’ll be gone
 
CH
Twenty-four hours don’t make a day 
There are no stars in the Milky Way 
There’s no right; there’s no wrong 
And this is not a love song

This is not a love song
This is not a love song 
This is not a love song