Bonds formed by predominant neuropeptides In the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway Intense social attachment Defined in terms of romantic love Euphoric emotional processing The limbic system rejoices From reinforced rewards To stimulate the nucleus accumbens To feed the prefrontal cortex Activated dopamine receptors Soaked in oxytocin and arginine vasopressin Euphoric emotional processing The limbic system rejoices From reinforced rewards The continuous pursuit of gratification Priming for copulation Addiction based on circuitry The neuroanatomy of our intimacy Euphoric emotional processing The limbic system rejoices Let's change the metaphor Devoured by her consuming eyes Mutilated by the crimson tide A decomposing carcass A corpse submerged in bloody water