Cross the Border

Crossing Boundaries: Unveiling the Hidden Messages in Icehouse's 'Cross the Border'
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Lyrics

So dangerous

Expressing a sense of danger or risk.

Like freedom she fades away

Comparing something to freedom that is disappearing or diminishing.

The vision that chains the heart

Referring to a vision or idea that restricts the heart emotionally.

Foundations that fall apart

Describing foundations that are breaking or disintegrating.


Well, I know this place

Expressing familiarity with a certain place.


(east, west

Describing geographical directions and emphasizing cutting connections.

Points to the nation

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North, south

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Cut the connection)

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Stealer

Introducing the concept of a "stealer," possibly symbolic.

Steal her

Suggesting the act of stealing someone.

We cross the border

Describing the act of crossing a border in the context of stealing and love.

Steal love

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Still life

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We cross the border

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And time builds the wall

Referring to the passage of time and the construction of a metaphorical wall.

The wall that is standing still

Describing a stationary wall, possibly representing obstacles.

And she breaks the spell

Indicating a breaking of a spell or a release from a constraint.

The spell that may hold us all

Referring to a spell that holds everyone.

You build stone by stone

Metaphorically building a line or barrier, suggesting permanence.

The line that will last for so long

Emphasizing the enduring nature of the constructed line.

But for those who dare

Encouraging those who dare to challenge or defy.

Her secret is safe with no one

Highlighting secrecy and the safekeeping of a secret.


Well, I know this place

Reiterating familiarity with a specific place.


(east, west

Repeating geographical directions and the theme of cutting connections.

Points to the nation

-

North, south

-

Cut the connection)

-

Stealer

Reiterating the concept of a "stealer."

Steal her

Re-emphasizing the act of stealing someone.

We cross the border

Repeating the imagery of crossing a border in relation to stealing and love.

Steal love

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Still life

-

We cross the border

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(east, west

Repeating geographical directions, introducing the idea of lines of persuasion breaking.

Points to the nation

-

North, south

-

Lines of persuasion break

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(east, west

Reiterating geographical directions and the theme of cutting connections, emphasizing a break.

Points to the nation

-

North, south

-

Cut the connection, break)

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