Cecilia
Bruce Ruffin Lyrics
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You're shaking my confidence daily
Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
I'm begging you please to come home
Celia, you're breaking my heart
You're shaking my confidence daily
Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
Come on home
Making love in the afternoon with Cecilia
Up in my bedroom (making love)
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed
Someone's taken my place
Celia, you're breaking my heart
You're shaking my confidence daily
Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
I'm begging you please to come home
Come on home
Jubilation,
She loves me again,
I fall on the floor and I laughing,
Jubilation,
She loves me again,
I fall on the floor and I'm laughing
The opening verse of Bruce Ruffin's song "Cecilia" serves as a cry of despair from the singer as he describes the pain that his lover is inflicting on him. He addresses Cecilia by her name and tells her that she's breaking his heart and shaking his confidence daily. The repetition of the line emphasizes the depth of his anguish and how it's affecting his mental and emotional state. He then pleads with her to come home, saying that he's down on his knees begging her to do so. The repetition of the pleas and the active supplication further underscores just how much he wants her to come back to him.
The second verse seems to provide the reason for the singer's desperation. He tells us that he had been making love with Cecilia in his bedroom when he got up to wash his face. However, upon returning, he saw that someone had taken his place in the bed. This scene suggests infidelity on the part of Cecilia, which is why the singer is so heartbroken and at a loss. The chorus then repeats, emphasizing the pain and the desperation the singer feels, as he continues to beg for Cecilia's return.
Line by Line Meaning
Celia, you're breaking my heart
Addressing a woman named Celia who is causing significant emotional pain
You're shaking my confidence daily
Celia's actions are causing the singer to lose self-assurance and feel uncertain
Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
The singer is now addressing a woman named Cecilia and is figuratively pleading for her return
I'm begging you please to come home
The artist is earnestly asking Cecilia to return to him
Come on home
The artist is offering an invitation to Cecilia to return to the home they once shared
Making love in the afternoon with Cecilia
The singer and Cecilia were engaging in sexual activity during the day
Up in my bedroom (making love)
The sexual activity was occurring in the singer's bedroom
I got up to wash my face
The artist left the room briefly to freshen up
When I come back to bed
Upon returning to the room, the artist noticed something amiss
Someone's taken my place
Another person had taken over the artist's position in bed with Cecilia
Jubilation,
Expressing excitement and joy
She loves me again,
Cecilia has presumably returned to the artist and is expressing love towards him
I fall on the floor and I'm laughing
The news of Cecilia's return brings the singer to a state of uncontrollable laughter and euphoria
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: PER ANDERS BOQUIST, PAUL SIMON
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