A Sunset For A Swan
Love's Dark Dance: A Tale of Tragic Choices
Lyrics
Johnny with the roving eyes sit's
Johnny, with a wandering gaze, is sitting
Bored upon the riverside, as
Feeling bored by the riverside
Juliet, his future bride
Juliet, his future bride, jumps naked into the water
Jumps naked in the water figure eights
Performing figure eights and scuba dives
And scuba dives
Engaging in deep underwater activities with a hint of danger
Deep down she's blowing suicide she
Juliet engages in risky behavior, symbolized by "blowing suicide"
Squeaks and metamorphosizes movie
Transforming and changing like a movie star, undergoing metamorphosis
Stars and slaughters
Reference to stars and violence, possibly reflecting the dark side of fame
Johnny's staying serious, his face
Johnny remains serious, with a frozen face
Is kind of frozen, one
One eye closed, indicating a lack of emotional expression
Eye is completely closed
The other eye wide open and swiveling, suggesting vigilance
And one eye is wide open it swivels
Swiveling gaze from a sunset to a swan, symbolizing a range of emotions
From a sunset to a swan it
Weeping for everything wrong in the world
Weeps for every goddamn thing
Johnny's connection with Juliet is emotionally intense
That's wrong when Johnny's holding Juliet
Comparison of holding Juliet to holding a cigarette, expressing intimacy
It's like I hold my cigarette i squeeze it
Squeezing Juliet as if squeezing a cigarette, choosing to forget warnings
Choosing to forget the warning on the
Deliberate ignorance of warnings on a cigarette carton
Carton i flick it from the window
Flicking the cigarette from the window ledge
Ledge and stuff it on the
Stuffing the cigarette on the waterbed, creating a visual scene
Waterbed the black smoke rises overhead
Black smoke rising overhead, possibly symbolizing consequences
Then settles over
Settling over London, indicating a broader impact
London i am staying serious
Reiteration of Johnny staying serious with a frozen face
My face is kind of frozen one
Similar to line 10, emphasizing emotional restraint
Eye is completely closed
Similar to line 11, vigilant with one eye closed and one open
And one eye's staying open it
Similar to line 12, swiveling gaze from a sunset to a swan
Swivels from a sunset to a swan
Repetition of line 13, weeping for what's wrong in the world
It weeps for every goddamn
Continued emotional intensity and empathy
Thing that's wrong when
Reiteration of Johnny's connection with Juliet
Johnny's holding Juliet, it's like he
Comparing Johnny's hold on Juliet to holding a cigarette
Holds his cigarette he hangs her
Describing how Johnny hangs Juliet from the window ledge
From the window ledge, and
Blowing Juliet over London, possibly indicating influence or control
Blows her over London she'd pick
Juliet picking a star and pirouetting, symbolizing grace and choice
A star and pirouette, she'll
Turning a cartwheel on the speaker's head, possibly indicating chaos
Turn a cartwheel on my head i grit my teeth
Gritting teeth and enduring, suggesting tolerating challenges for fun
Put up with it because it's all for fun
Enduring the situation with a sense of playfulness and amusement
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