Knock Three Times
Love's Secret Code: Knock Three Times
Lyrics
Hey girl what ya doin' down there
Curious inquiry about the girl's activities below
Dancin' alone every night while I live right above you?
Observing the girl dancing alone while the singer lives above
I can hear your music playin'
Awareness of the girl's music playing
I can feel your body swayin'
Sensing the movement of the girl's body
One floor below me you don't even know me
Expressing the emotional distance despite physical proximity
I love you
Revealing the singer's love for the girl
Oh, my darling
Beginning of a romantic message to the girl
Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me
Request for the girl to signal interest with three knocks on the ceiling
Twice on the pipe if the answer is no
Alternative signal (twice on the pipe) for a negative response
Oh, my sweetness
Expressing endearment towards the girl
Means you'll meet me in the hallway
Indicating a planned meeting in the hallway
Mmm, twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show
Warning that two knocks on the pipe signify a refusal to meet
If you look out your window tonight
Suggesting a specific action for the girl to take
Pull in the string with the note that's attached to my heart
Proposing a romantic gesture with a note attached to the heart
Read how many times I saw you
Referencing the frequency of seeing the girl
How in my silence I adored you
Expressing silent admiration for the girl
And only in my dreams did that wall between us come apart
Dreaming of a connection beyond the metaphorical wall
Oh, my darling
Reiteration of the romantic message
Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me
Request for confirmation of interest through ceiling knocks
Twice on the pipe if the answer is no
Confirmation signal (twice on the pipe) for a negative response
Oh, my sweetness
Reaffirmation of endearment
Means you'll meet me in the hallway
Repetition of the planned meeting in the hallway
Twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show
Reiteration of the warning about refusal signaled by two pipe knocks
Read how many times I saw you
Recapitulation of the frequency of seeing the girl
How in my silence I adored you
Reiteration of silent admiration for the girl
And only in my dreams did that wall between us come apart
Restating the dream-like desire for connection
Oh, my darling
Final reiteration of the romantic message
Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me
Final request for confirmation through ceiling knocks
Twice on the pipe if the answer is no
Final confirmation signal (twice on the pipe) for a negative response
Oh, my sweetness
Closing reaffirmation of endearment
Means you'll meet me in the hallway
Closing repetition of the planned meeting in the hallway
Mmm, twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show
Final warning about refusal signaled by two pipe knocks
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