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Pretty hard to top David Douglas' earlier review of "For the Sake of Love" as a fellow, more discerning, musician [than me], but as I was Fuzz surfing I came across your request for opinions from the Fuzzy people [presumably of all sorts], so here goes:
1. The whole range of things that you list as being done for the sake of "Love" gives one pause and a lot to think about. Love takes on ominous meanings with each thing you mention seriatim. Indeed, you become aware...
Typically, I'm not one to focus on lyrics. For me, they're there, they're a vehicle for the melody but they're rarely a deal breaker on whether or not I like a song. I've generally bought into "when the word's don't get in the way" sort of mindset.
But this song is all about the lyrics for me. They're beautiful, and tragic, and heart-wrenching, and incredible. Which is good because this song isn't much to write home about musically...