--she refers to the college scene in this lifetime when she first sees him reading under a tree.
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
--she has a strange paranormal experience and a past life memory comes to her in which...
I'm standing there
On a balcony in summer air
--she is standing in a balcony in the summer air
See the lights, see the party, the ballgowns
See you make your way through the crowd
And say hello
-- this is another memory of the past life figure (her version of juliet)which happened a while ago when she had met romeo in a party when he introduced himself before dancing.
Little did I know
That you were Romeo
You were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you, "Please don't go"
-- here the past life figure (her version of juliet) remembers another memory when (her version of Romeo) was throwing pebbles at her probably when she was in her room, which angered her father since he was his enemy's son, so he asks him to go away and she was asking him not to go.
And I said
Romeo, take me
Somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting
All there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince
And I'll be the princess
It's a love story
Baby, just say yes
she plans to meet him in private for they are not allowed to meet otherwise, and even such a meeting was considered very scandalous at that time period.
So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet because we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while
--the sneak out and meet in the garden and talk a little, if any thing was adulterous, it would have been there in the clips in video, no such clips are there, she just says something in his ear and then goes back, and he also goes back, may be she just asks him to go and be in another town for some days so that everything cools down.
Because you were Romeo
I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
But you were everything to me
--they loved each other knowing they were forbidden for each other, here scarlet letter is a metaphor, since they were arch enemies.
I was begging you, "Please don't go"
And I said
Romeo, take me
Somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting
All there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince
And I'll be the princess
It's a love story
Baby, just say yes
-repetition.
Romeo, save me
They're trying to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it's real
Don't be afraid
We'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story
Baby, just say yes
--her family knew about their love affair and try to change her mind, but she stands the test of time and stays strong.
I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you is fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town
And I said
Romeo, save me
I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you
But you never come
Is this in my head?
I don't know what to think
--her lover is still in town and has not come yet to save her from peril and one days when she met him she asks him to save her from her loneliness for she was losing hope as days went by.
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring
And said
Marry me, Juliet
You'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I talked to your dad
You'll pick out a white dress
It's a love story
Baby, just say yes
--they get married for her lover had talked to her father about their love and got permission to get married just as in old days, and it is a happy ending (in her version of romeo and juliet).
Also then the flashback ends, and both come back to their current lifetime and realize that they were soulmates and get united in this life time also.
I think the song is a metaphor for asking to end the endless tirade of search for the perfect person that everyone wants to be with, and if they get such flashbacks, they know for sure that they have selected the right person and so there ends the search and the beginning of real happiness, though laced with its own tragedies and sorrows but still the soulmates stay together through the thick and thin of it for they were really meant to be together!!!
I hope my interpretation is right...
We were both young when I first saw you
--she refers to the college scene in this lifetime when she first sees him reading under a tree.
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
--she has a strange paranormal experience and a past life memory comes to her in which...
I'm standing there On a balcony in summer air
--she is standing in a balcony in the summer air
See the lights, see the party, the ballgowns See you make your way through the crowd And say hello
-- this is another memory of the past life figure (her version of juliet)which happened a while ago when she had met romeo in a party when he introduced himself before dancing.
Little did I know That you were Romeo You were throwing pebbles And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet" And I was crying on the staircase Begging you, "Please don't go"
-- here the past life figure (her version of juliet) remembers another memory when (her version of Romeo) was throwing pebbles at her probably when she was in her room, which angered her father since he was his enemy's son, so he asks him to go away and she was asking him not to go.
And I said Romeo, take me Somewhere we can be alone I'll be waiting All there's left to do is run You'll be the prince And I'll be the princess It's a love story Baby, just say yes
she plans to meet him in private for they are not allowed to meet otherwise, and even such a meeting was considered very scandalous at that time period.
So I sneak out to the garden to see you We keep quiet because we're dead if they knew So close your eyes Escape this town for a little while
--the sneak out and meet in the garden and talk a little, if any thing was adulterous, it would have been there in the clips in video, no such clips are there, she just says something in his ear and then goes back, and he also goes back, may be she just asks him to go and be in another town for some days so that everything cools down.
Because you were Romeo I was a scarlet letter And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet" But you were everything to me
--they loved each other knowing they were forbidden for each other, here scarlet letter is a metaphor, since they were arch enemies.
I was begging you, "Please don't go" And I said Romeo, take me Somewhere we can be alone I'll be waiting All there's left to do is run You'll be the prince And I'll be the princess It's a love story Baby, just say yes
-repetition.
Romeo, save me They're trying to tell me how to feel This love is difficult, but it's real Don't be afraid We'll make it out of this mess It's a love story Baby, just say yes
--her family knew about their love affair and try to change her mind, but she stands the test of time and stays strong.
I got tired of waiting Wondering if you were ever coming around My faith in you is fading When I met you on the outskirts of town And I said Romeo, save me I've been feeling so alone I keep waiting for you But you never come Is this in my head? I don't know what to think
--her lover is still in town and has not come yet to save her from peril and one days when she met him she asks him to save her from her loneliness for she was losing hope as days went by.
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring And said
Marry me, Juliet You'll never have to be alone I love you and that's all I really know I talked to your dad You'll pick out a white dress It's a love story Baby, just say yes
--they get married for her lover had talked to her father about their love and got permission to get married just as in old days, and it is a happy ending (in her version of romeo and juliet).
Also then the flashback ends, and both come back to their current lifetime and realize that they were soulmates and get united in this life time also.
I think the song is a metaphor for asking to end the endless tirade of search for the perfect person that everyone wants to be with, and if they get such flashbacks, they know for sure that they have selected the right person and so there ends the search and the beginning of real happiness, though laced with its own tragedies and sorrows but still the soulmates stay together through the thick and thin of it for they were really meant to be together!!!