The scene opens with a couple engaged in more than a passionate kiss. Animals observe but do not pass judgment ( a recurring motif in Prince’s lyrics) for the creative act is in harmony with the natural world. Violets symbolize delicate love and certain purity, and also can be symbolic of early death. This scene foreshadows the deterioration of the pure passionate love celebrated by the players.
When the flush of passion fades, we’re left with the reality of what we are when we are not loving another purely. The union of “us” breaks apart, and we’re left with two individuals with different expectations. He demands what she cannot deliver, she resents not getting what she expected, and so they lash out at each other. Neither can conceive that the expectation is unrealistic, so neither can back down. Pride trumps love.
The speaker cries “how can you do this to me?” not recognizing that he’s doing it to her, too. There is almost an acceptance: it’s how my parents did it, now it’s how I do it.
“When does cry” is a euphemism for “when love dies.”
The scene opens with a couple engaged in more than a passionate kiss. Animals observe but do not pass judgment ( a recurring motif in Prince’s lyrics) for the creative act is in harmony with the natural world. Violets symbolize delicate love and certain purity, and also can be symbolic of early death. This scene foreshadows the deterioration of the pure passionate love celebrated by the players. When the flush of passion fades, we’re left with the reality of what we are when we are not loving another purely. The union of “us” breaks apart, and we’re left with two individuals with different expectations. He demands what she cannot deliver, she resents not getting what she expected, and so they lash out at each other. Neither can conceive that the expectation is unrealistic, so neither can back down. Pride trumps love. The speaker cries “how can you do this to me?” not recognizing that he’s doing it to her, too. There is almost an acceptance: it’s how my parents did it, now it’s how I do it.
“When does cry” is a euphemism for “when love dies.”