Down Came the World
Love's Illusion: A Heartbroken Whirlwind
Lyrics
Down, down, down came the world
Expressing a dramatic downfall or negative change in the world.
I went round, round, round in a whirl
Describing personal turmoil or confusion, possibly in a relationship.
I built every dream around one girl
Centering all aspirations and hopes around a specific woman.
Then down, down, down came the world
Reiteration of a significant and distressing worldly decline.
She must have loved a little
Suggesting that the woman may have pretended to love a little to maintain the relationship.
Just to keep me hanging on
Reflecting on the emotional attachment that kept the speaker invested.
How could lips that kiss so sweet
Raising questions about the sincerity of sweet kisses when they lead to deception.
Lie and be so wrong?
Expressing the contradiction of sweet actions concealing dishonesty.
Our love was just a pattern
Characterizing the relationship as conforming to societal expectations.
Of the perfect boy and girl
Highlighting an idealized image of a perfect couple.
The only dream I own
Emphasizing that the dream or aspiration belongs solely to the speaker.
In this world
Underlining the centrality of the dream within the speaker's world.
Down, down, down came the world
Repeating the description of a significant downfall or negative change.
I went round, round, round in a whirl
Reiterating personal turmoil or confusion, possibly intensifying.
I built every dream around one girl
Reiterating the intense focus on one particular woman in the dreams.
Then down, down, down came the world
Repeating the notion of a profound and distressing worldly decline.
I built every dream around one girl
Emphasizing the exclusive building of dreams around a specific woman.
Then down, down, down came the world
Repeating the idea of a significant downfall associated with the woman.
Down, down, down came the world
Emphasizing the continued negative impact on the world.
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