Knock Three Times
Love's Secret Code: Knock Three Times by Deborah Gibson
Lyrics
Hey, girl
Addressing a female
What are you doing down there?
Questioning her location
Dancing alone every night
Noting her solo dancing habits
While I live right above you.
Expressing proximity, living above her
I can hear your music playing,
Acknowledging audible music
I can fell your body swaying,
Sensing her body movement
One floor below me,
Describing physical distance
You don't even know me,
Emphasizing unfamiliarity despite proximity
I love you.
Revealing a hidden affection
Oh, darling, knock three times on the ceiling if you want me
Setting a signal for affirmative response
Twice on the pipe if the answer is no.
Providing an alternative signal for a negative response
Oh, my sweetness,(knock) means you'll meet me in the hallway,
Explaining the meaning of a knock
Twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show.
Interpreting a specific knock response
If you look out your window tonight,
Suggesting an action of looking outside
Pull in the string with the note
Referring to a note attached to a string
That's attached to my heart,
Symbolizing emotional attachment
Read how many times I saw you,
Quantifying observations of the person
How in my silence I adore you,
Expressing silent admiration
And only in my dreams
Indicating a separation only in dreams
Did that wall between us come apart.
Reflecting on a figurative barrier
Oh, darling, knock three times on the ceiling if you want me
Reiterating the signal for affirmation
Twice on the pipe if the answer is no.
Repeating the signal for negation
Oh, my sweetness,(knock) means you'll meet me in the hallway,
Reemphasizing the meaning of a knock
Twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show.
Reaffirming a specific knock response
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