We Both Go Down Together
Cliffs of Love: A Tale of Social Divide
Lyrics
Here on these cliffs of Dover
Describing the setting on the cliffs of Dover.
So high you can't see over
Emphasizing the height of the cliffs, suggesting an obstacle.
And while your head is spinning
Indicating a sense of disorientation or confusion.
Hold tight, it's just beginning
Encouraging to hold on, hinting at challenges ahead.
You come from parents wanton
Highlighting different backgrounds: one from a troubled past (wantonly), the other from privilege.
A childhood rough and rotten
Further detailing a difficult childhood.
I come from wealth and beauty
Contrasting with wealth and beauty, suggesting a class divide.
Untouched by work or duty
Expressing a life untouched by work or duty, possibly from a sheltered upbringing.
And oh, my love, my love
Repeatedly expressing love.
And oh, my love, my love
-We both go down together
Announcing a joint fate, possibly implying a tragic end.
I found you, a tattooed tramp
Describing the partner as a tattooed tramp, emphasizing societal labels.
A dirty daughter from the labor camps
Highlighting a difficult background from labor camps.
I laid you down on the grass of a clearing
Depicting a moment of intimacy in a clearing.
You wept but your soul was willing
Noting emotional vulnerability but a willing soul.
And oh, my love, my love
Reiterating the shared destiny of the couple.
And oh, my love, my love
-We both go down together
-And my parents will never consent to this love
Anticipating parental disapproval for their love.
But I hold your hand
Despite challenges, expressing commitment by holding hands.
Meet me on my vast veranda
Inviting the partner to a vast veranda, a symbol of luxury.
My sweet, untouched Miranda
Referring to the partner as "Miranda," suggesting purity.
And while the seagulls are crying
Setting the scene with crying seagulls, possibly foreshadowing tragedy.
We fall but our souls are flying
Expressing a paradox of falling but souls flying, hinting at a transcendental experience.
And oh, my love, my love
Repeating expressions of love and the shared destiny.
And oh, my love, my love
-And oh, my love, oh my love
-And oh, my love, my love
-We both go down together
Concluding with the repetition of the shared fate.
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