I am falling into a chasm
I'm falling with you in my arms
No wait, these are your arms
Your arms of love that I'm falling into
Is this a vision of love?

When I was a young boy
Mama said, "You better watch out for the fall."
But now that I'm a grown woman
And I know, I know, I know
I can see the cold
I can see the cold to the place where he is born

Come on baby, let's fall, fall into the chasm
With me, fall into love
'Cause I know that the vision, it will never shatter
For as long as I hold onto you in these cold arms

There's something in these eyes too close for comfort
But now that I'm a grown woman
And I know, I know, I know, I know
I know the call to the place where it's born
You can see these arms are big and strong now baby
Well I'll prove to you these arms can hold you tight

It's cold, leave baby, it's cold, it's time
This is a vision of love and I'm freezing
I'm falling into cold, come on let's go


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    Sexual identity is only a little part of this song. I think it's primarily about the fear of falling in love because of the fear of being hurt. That's the fall that his mother was warning him about. But now that he's come to terms with who s/he is she is strong enough to take that fall with the person. The cold is a metaphor for love as well.

    Coowon July 15, 2009   Link

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