Morningside of the Mountain
Love's Divide: Morning Bliss, Twilight Yearning
Lyrics
There was a girl
Introduction of a girl
There was a boy
Introduction of a boy
There was a girl
Repetition of the girl
There was a boy
Repetition of the boy
If they had met they might have found a world of joy
Suggests missed opportunity for joy if they had met
But he lived on the morning side of the mountain
He resides on the optimistic "morning side" of life
And she lived on the twilight side of the hill
She resides on the melancholic "twilight side" of life
They never met
Emphasizes the missed connection
They never kissed
Highlights they never experienced a kiss
They will never know what happiness they'd missed
Expresses the eternal ignorance of the happiness they missed
'Cause he lived on the morning side of the mountain (The mountain)
Reiteration of his residence on the positive "morning side"
And she lived on the twilight side of the hill
Reiteration of her residence on the melancholic "twilight side"
Well love's a rose
Love is likened to a rose
That never grows
Symbolizes love's need for nurturing
Without the kiss
Emphasizes the importance of morning dew, a metaphor for love's kiss
Of the morning dew
Morning dew represents essential elements for love to grow
And every Jack
Reference to the traditional pairing of Jack and Jill
Must have a Jill
Indicates the necessity of a partner for fulfillment
To know the thrill
Describes the thrill of realizing dreams through love
Of a dream that comes true
Emphasizes the dream's fulfillment through partnership
And you and I
Indicates a comparison between "you and I" and the mentioned couple
Are just like they
Compares the shared similarity of the narrator and the couple
For all we know our love is just a kiss away
Suggests the potential for love just a kiss away
But you are on the morning side of the mountain (The mountain)
Reiteration of being on the optimistic "morning side"
And you are on the twilight side of the hill
Reiteration of being on the melancholic "twilight side"
And you and I (You and I)
Reiteration of the narrator's similarity to the mentioned couple
Are just like they (Are just like they)
Reiteration of the shared similarity with the couple
For all we know our love is just a kiss away
Emphasizes the potential for love just a kiss away
But you are on the morning side of the mountain (The mountain)
Reiteration of being on the optimistic "morning side"
And you are on the twilight side of the hill
Reiteration of being on the melancholic "twilight side"
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