"Limit to Your Love" is a song by English singer-songwriter James Blake. The lyrics depict a sense of emotional detachment and a perceived limit or lack of depth in the love and care expressed by the subject of the song. The song opens with the lines "There's a limit to your love, like a waterfall in slow motion, like a map with no ocean." Here, Blake compares the subject's love to a waterfall in slow motion, suggesting that it lacks the intensity and force that one would expect. Similarly, comparing it to a map with no ocean signifies that the love lacks depth and substance. Blake goes on to sing, "There's a limit to your care, so carelessly there, is it truth or dare." This portrays the subject's care as being limited and uncaring. The phrase "carelessly there" suggests that the love and care offered by the subject are not genuine or sincere. Blake also questions whether the expression of love and care is based on truth or merely a game of dare. The repetition of the phrase "Your love, your love, your love" emphasizes the theme of limitations and highlights the perceived insufficiency of the subject's love. Overall, the song captures a feeling of disappointment and frustration in a relationship where the love and care provided by the subject fall short of the narrator's expectations. The lyrics explore the lack of depth and genuineness in the subject's affection, leaving the narrator wanting more than what is being offered.
