Come Clean
Love's Divide: Embracing Vulnerability in Culture Club's 'Come Clean'
Lyrics
I was cold till you touched me
I experienced emotional detachment until your touch warmed me.
Fear had no place to hide
Fear had no refuge, as it was exposed and confronted.
I felt nothing but sadness
I was engulfed in sadness, devoid of other emotions.
Love is the great divide
Love serves as the significant barrier or separation.
Felt like someone was counting
It felt as though someone was keeping track of the tears I shed.
The tears that rush from my eyes
Tears were flowing from my eyes, indicating emotional distress.
I was broken and doubting
I was shattered and filled with uncertainty.
Love and my own sweet pride
Struggling with the conflict between love and personal pride.
Come clean, come clean
An urging plea to confess or reveal the truth.
You know where you've been
Acknowledging awareness of one's past actions or experiences.
Slipping and stepping inside
Describing a state of vulnerability and internal struggle.
Come clean, come clean
A repetition of the plea to come clean, recognizing it as a distant hope.
I know that's a dream
Realizing that the desire for honesty may be an unattainable dream.
Love is the divide
Reiterating that love remains the dividing force.
Felt a rush from the mountain
Sensing a powerful emotional surge, perhaps from a confrontation.
Oh lord, i pushed you aside
Acknowledging the act of pushing someone away, potentially a regrettable decision.
I felt nothing but sadness
Experiencing a return to overwhelming sadness.
I'll be alone tonight
Anticipating loneliness in the upcoming night.
How can we lose? there's no laws to abuse
Pondering the absence of consequences or rules in their situation.
There was never more passion in crime
Reflecting on the intensity of passion in the context of wrongdoing.
You took my hand, told me you'd understand
A memory of being offered understanding and support through touch.
There'd be time, so much time
Expressing the belief in having ample time for reconciliation.
I was cold till you touched me
A repetition of the initial coldness transformed by a comforting touch.
Fear had no place to hide
Reiterating that fear had no place to hide due to the transformative touch.
I felt nothing but sadness
A recurrence of feeling overwhelmed by sadness.
Love is the great divide
Affirming that love remains the significant divide or obstacle.
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