“Too Much Love Will Kill You”
I’m just the pieces of the man I used to be
Too many bitter tears are raining down on me
I’m far away from home
And I’ve been facing this alone
For much too long
I feel like no one ever told the truth to me
About growing up and what a struggle it would be
In my tangled state of mind
I’ve been looking back to find
Where I went wrong
Too much love will kill you
If you can’t make up your mind
Torn between the lover and the love you leave behind
You’re headed for disaster ‘cos you never read the signs
Too much love will kill you every time
I’m just the shadow of the man I used to be
And it seems like there’s no way out of this for me
I used to bring you sunshine
Now all I ever do is bring you down
How would it be if you were standing in my shoes
Can’t you see that it’s impossible to choose?
No, there’s no making sense of it
Every way I go I’m bound to lose
Too much love will kill you
Just as sure as none at all.
It’ll drain the power that’s in you
Make you plead and scream and crawl
And the pain will make you crazy
You’re the victim of your crime
Too much love will kill you every time
Too much love will kill you
It’ll make your life a lie
Yes, too much love will kill you
And you won’t understand why
You’d give your life, you’d sell your soul
But here it comes again
Too much love will kill you
In the end…
In the end.
Writer(s): FRANK JOHN MUSKER, BRIAN HAROLD MAY, ELIZABETH A. LAMERS, MARIANNA TOLI
“Too Much Love Will Kill You” This song was recorded around 1988 to be included on “The Miracle” album in 1989, but did not make the cut due to legal disputes: they wanted that all of the songs would be written by the group and not by individuals.
“Too Much Love Will Kill You”, Brian May arranged a solo version of this track to be performed at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992. That version was included on May’s solo album “Back to the Light” (1992).
The first time when this song charted in North America was in 1996.
“Too Much Love Will Kill You”
