it'd be with you
In a goosebump infected embrace
With my overanxious hands cupping your face
In a goosebump infected embrace
With my overanxious hands cupping your cherub face
How does it feel?"
In the final stanza the narrator may initially come off as 'emo' but it is more illicit then that. He professes that his undying adoration will last forever. It confirms how is committed for a long term relationship and that this relationship between them is more than just a fling or anything of that sort. Also, this could be seen as a subtle analogy to Romeo and Juliet who died at each others side. Romeo and Juliet are synonymous with everything pertaining to love, passion, and troubles that may or may not come with it. Thus, it can be seen that the narrator is saying that in many ways they are similar to Romeo and Juilet.
2 comments:
It's very possibly they are making a reference to Romeo and Juliet. When i read the last stanza i pictured a caressing hug in which he doesn't want her to be alone/scared kind of deal. I would definitely see where you got Romeo and Juliet from especially when in Romeo and Juliet they speak that forever and ever talk.
My first thought on reading this stanza was more along the lines of dying old and in each others' arms ... however your argument has me seeing more of the subtleties in it, particularly "over anxious hands cupping your cherub face." While "cherub" may be how we describe younger people, rarely would we attribute a cherub face to someone who was elderly. Also "anxious" -- anyone can be anxious about a loved one dying, but there seems to be a certain clutching desperation to these lyrics that is akin to the young (tragic) passion of Romeo & Juliet.
Why do you think he uses the word "infected"? In my opinion, that clinical term really breaks with the mood/tone of the song when I listen to it.
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