Lady Godiva's Room
Unveiling the Enigmatic Tale of Lady Godiva's Room by Simply Red
Lyrics
'Before we go on the honeymoon is over...
Signifying the end of the honeymoon period in a relationship
Just because I've never known your face
Expressing unfamiliarity with the partner's appearance
Don't look at me in the wrong way
Cautioning against misinterpretation or judgment
To try and pick you out from all this space
Difficulty in distinguishing the partner among vast space or emotional distance
the coldest room in the whole damn place
Feeling emotionally isolated or detached in a cold environment
Chorus
Refrain/Chorus
Lady Godiva's room
A symbolic reference to Lady Godiva's room as a place of significance
The only place she ever played in tune
Highlighting the room where Lady Godiva felt musically inspired
Lady Godiva's room
Reiteration of the significance of Lady Godiva's room
The only place she ever played her bells in
Emphasizing the place where Lady Godiva expressed herself through music
Ah this is madness
Expressing a sense of chaos or confusion
This is insane
Describing the situation as nonsensical or irrational
Gloom
Feelings of darkness or melancholy
Before we go on the honeymoon is over
Reiteration of the end of the honeymoon period
When I asked I was beside myself
Feeling overwhelmed or deeply affected
Thought that marrige would turn out well
Expectations about marriage not meeting reality
The love we have is still inside us
Love still exists within but overshadowed
The dreams we had have left inside and died
Loss of dreams and their subsequent demise
In this holly and Ivy age
Reference to traditional or old-fashioned times
The day we kissed on the Mistletoe train
Symbolic moment of affection, now perhaps lost
Chorus
Refrain/Chorus
Before we go on the honeymoon is over
Reiteration of the end of the honeymoon period
Bofore we go on the honeymoon is over
Emphasizing the conclusion of the honeymoon phase
Lady Godiva the honeymoon is over
Reiterating the end of the honeymoon phase with a specific reference to Lady Godiva
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