Okay it probably seems kind of arrogant to be the firs to comment on lyrics you yourself suggested but I don't care. This song was one of the first recorded for the '1984' musical that was shot down by Orwell's widow, as she held the rights and disaproved of the idea. I think this song is about how Oceana's goal is to make a society in which the only love that exists is love for Big Brother and Julia, by becoming Winston's lover is becoming an 'alternative candidate'.
Okay it probably seems kind of arrogant to be the firs to comment on lyrics you yourself suggested but I don't care. This song was one of the first recorded for the '1984' musical that was shot down by Orwell's widow, as she held the rights and disaproved of the idea. I think this song is about how Oceana's goal is to make a society in which the only love that exists is love for Big Brother and Julia, by becoming Winston's lover is becoming an 'alternative candidate'.