Guilty
Love's Forbidden Melody: Embracing Guilt in Gene Austin's Ballad
Lyrics
Though you've decided that our love is wrong
Expressing that the listener has decided their love is inappropriate or unacceptable.
And think that we should part
Suggesting a belief that separation is necessary.
It seems as though I have loved you so long
Stating that despite the decision, the speaker has loved the listener for a long time.
You'll always be in my heart
Emphasizing that the listener will always hold a place in the speaker's heart.
Is it a sin
Pondering whether their love is considered morally wrong or sinful.
Is it a crime
Questioning if loving the listener is seen as a criminal act.
Loving you dear like I do
Expressing deep affection for the listener.
If it's a crime then I'm guilty
If loving is a crime, admitting guilt for such feelings.
Guilty of loving you
Reiterating the admission of guilt for loving the listener.
Maybe I'm wrong dreaming of you
Suggesting the possibility of being mistaken while dreaming about the listener.
Dreaming the lonely night through
Continuing to dream about the listener during lonely nights.
If it's a crime then I'm guilty
Reiterating guilt, specifically for dreaming about the listener.
Guilty of dreaming of you
Acknowledging guilt for indulging in thoughts of the listener in dreams.
What can I do
Pondering on possible actions or words to remedy the situation.
What can I say
Asking what can be done or said after accepting blame for the situation.
After I've taken the blame?
Reflecting on the aftermath of taking responsibility for the relationship's issues.
You say we're through
Indicating the listener's decision to end the relationship.
You'll go your way
Asserting that the listener will move forward independently.
But I'll always feel just the same
Expressing the enduring emotions of the speaker despite the separation.
Maybe I'm right
Considering the possibility of being right in their feelings.
Maybe I'm wrong
Considering the possibility of being wrong in their feelings.
Loving you dear like I do
Reiterating deep affection for the listener, regardless of right or wrong.
If it's a crime then I'm guilty
If loving is a crime, admitting guilt for such feelings.
Guilty of loving you
Reiterating the admission of guilt for loving the listener.
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