Ah, illicit love! Of course, no reason is given as to WHY it's a forbidden love...
If we're keeping in line with the concept of the album - Is it that the robots in the future only allow humans to mate on a schedule?
Or does it have nothing to do with Robots and it's simply that classic Romeo and Juliet scenario where the political situation prevents love from blossoming?
Whatever the reason, it's apparent that the love these two share is real - admitting to it is impossible. What I notice most about this is that there's no hope here - no change of a future for these lovers are in the cards.
He (I assume it's a 'he' although I believe this song was redone by Streisand once), is willing to take the blame and responsibility from her and put it on himself. All she has to do is not say anything about what happened.
It would seem that something bad is about to happen to our protagonist as he says, 'they say I'm to blame' and 'getting harder to take what they say' - about him, I'm assuming.
Sometimes you wish a songwriter would be a little more specific - although nothing beats the Neil Young line in 'Long May You Run': 'We've been through some... things together...' Grrrrr.... ;)
Still, with that much ambiguity, a lot of people can put themselves in that song and it works for them. Read the comments so far and you'll see what I mean. One poster relates it to cutting, another, a funeral song.
Either way, this isn't a very happy song, but it is an effective one.
Ah, illicit love! Of course, no reason is given as to WHY it's a forbidden love...
If we're keeping in line with the concept of the album - Is it that the robots in the future only allow humans to mate on a schedule?
Or does it have nothing to do with Robots and it's simply that classic Romeo and Juliet scenario where the political situation prevents love from blossoming?
Whatever the reason, it's apparent that the love these two share is real - admitting to it is impossible. What I notice most about this is that there's no hope here - no change of a future for these lovers are in the cards.
He (I assume it's a 'he' although I believe this song was redone by Streisand once), is willing to take the blame and responsibility from her and put it on himself. All she has to do is not say anything about what happened.
It would seem that something bad is about to happen to our protagonist as he says, 'they say I'm to blame' and 'getting harder to take what they say' - about him, I'm assuming.
Sometimes you wish a songwriter would be a little more specific - although nothing beats the Neil Young line in 'Long May You Run': 'We've been through some... things together...' Grrrrr.... ;)
Still, with that much ambiguity, a lot of people can put themselves in that song and it works for them. Read the comments so far and you'll see what I mean. One poster relates it to cutting, another, a funeral song.
Either way, this isn't a very happy song, but it is an effective one.