Who Makes You Feel sung by Dido

I don't touch you the way I used to
I don't call and write when I’m away
We don't make love as often as we did do
what couldn't wait now waits and usually goes away

But listen and think when I say it
Oh but listen and think when I say it
Who makes you feel the way that I make you feel
Who loves you and knows you the way I do
Who touches you and holds you quite like I do
Who makes you feel like I make you feel

I don't mind if you come home late
I don't ever ask you
where you've been
I just assume if there's a problem
you'll tell me

But listen and think when I say it
Oh but listen and think when I say it
Who makes you feel the way that I make you feel
Who loves you and knows you the way I do
Who touches you and holds you quite like I do
Who makes you feel like I make you feel
Who makes you feel like I make you feel
Who makes you feel like I make you feel

Being weak when I am strong
Being seen, who you are
Being sad and love's not alone

But listen and think when I say it
Oh but listen and think when I say it
Who makes you feel the way that I make you feel
Who loves you and knows you the way I do
Who touches you and holds you quite like I do
Who makes you feel like I make you feel
Who makes you feel the way that I make you feel

Who loves you and knows you the way I do
Who touches you and holds you quite like I do
Who makes you feel like I make you feel
Who makes you feel like I make you feel
Who makes you feel like I make you feel
Who makes you feel like I make you feel

Who makes you feel……..

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Ok lets reflect on this song. To me its a cool song. Yeah, its a love song or a frustration song or a sad lover's song or a song about someone trying to make another understand/remind/reassure about the feelings that they have. Its saying everything and nothing at the same time. Cool....

My translation to the lyric is, she's trying to reassure her lover that she still loves him and eventhough they don't do things together, she will still be there for him. She's telling him that she will not ask him or push him to talk. She wants him, on his own free will to open himself up to her, if there are things that need to be talked about (cool, I believe in that too.. actually it takes time for me to open up).

Ok to me the things that make a relationship are these: trust, respect, understanding, getting to know, accepting the person for who they are, a dash of sacrifice, a little bit of compromising, care, honesty, comfortable with each other, lots of forgiveness, patience, giving space, letting each other grow, supportive, live in the present, look forward to the future and let the past stays as the past (a memory, an experience). Sharing a life together. Going through and facing all the happiness, hardship, obstacles, sadness, arguments, the phase, the craziness, disagreements and disappointments together. Holding hands, standing by each other side and facing life together (the ride of life!). Able to see the other growing old with you. Lets be sensible and realistic, nothing is easy or uncomplicated or simple when it comes to any relationships. Its how you handle it and willing to make it work, together. In the end its sharing. Sharing a life..