Cecilia
Simon and Garfunkle 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
Cecilia, 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
Cecilia, 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
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
Jubilation
She loves me again
I fall on the floor and I'm laughing
Jubilation
She loves me again
I fall on the floor and I'm laughing
Whoah-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoah-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoah-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoah-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
The song "Cecilia" by Simon and Garfunkel is an upbeat, catchy tune that belies its somewhat sad lyrics. The song opens with the singer addressing Cecilia, telling her that she is breaking his heart and shaking his confidence daily. He is down on his knees, begging her to come home. The lyrics repeat twice, emphasizing the severity of his heartbreak.
The second verse reveals that the singer has been making love with Cecilia in his bedroom, but when he goes to wash his face, he returns to find another person in his place. This betrayal has only added to the heartbreak that Cecilia has caused him.
The final verse, however, is more upbeat. The singer experiences jubilation as Cecilia loves him again, and he falls on the floor laughing. The ba-ba-ba chorus that follows is infectious and rounds out the song nicely.
Overall, "Cecilia" is a song about a man who's been betrayed by his lover, but who also experiences brief moments of happiness and jubilation. Despite the heartbreak he's been through, he still longs for Cecilia to come home.
Line by Line Meaning
Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
The singer is addressing Cecilia, saying that she is causing him pain and distress.
You're shaking my confidence daily
Cecilia's actions are causing the singer to lose his confidence.
Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
The singer is portraying himself as desperate and pleading.
I'm begging you please to come home
The artist is asking Cecilia to return to him.
Come on home
This line is a repeated plea for Cecilia to return home.
Making love in the afternoon with Cecilia
The singer is describing a sexual encounter with Cecilia.
Up in my bedroom (making love)
The singer specifies the location where the sexual encounter took place: his bedroom.
I got up to wash my face
After the artist and Cecilia had sex, he got up to clean his face.
When I come back to bed someone's taken my place
Upon returning to bed, the artist discovers that someone else has replaced him in bed with Cecilia, which causes him distress.
Jubilation
The artist is experiencing joy.
She loves me again
The cause of the singer's joy is that Cecilia has returned her love to him.
I fall on the floor and I'm laughing
The artist's happiness is overwhelming and causes him to fall to the floor in laughter.
Whoah-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
These lines are a repeated refrain as the song comes to its end.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Paul Simon
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LYRICS:
Cecilia, 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
Cecilia, 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
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
Cecilia, 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
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
Jubilation
She loves me again
I fall on the floor and I'm laughing
Jubilation
She loves me again
I fall on the floor and I'm laughing
Whoah-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoah-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoah-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoah-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
@ceceliakessler2030
My name is cecelia. Dad said this song was playing when I was born. Thanks a memory I will always have of mom and dad who passed.
@isaiahcampbell488
I'm sorry to hear about your loss! Keep going, it's what he would want. You'll find peace!
@kattentissari3247
My Lil sister now passed was named after this. Memories <3
@superguaja7443
Im sorry to hear that 😢 listen to the one by the vamps too its like this own but more pop and modern its one of my fav songs since this one is so special too u maybe u would like a more pop modern one😄
@sophieirwin3497
This song was playing when I was born also. But my parents took 3 days to decide on my names, neither of which were Cecilia
@superguaja7443
@@sophieirwin3497 lemme guess Sophie was one of them😛
@Stroudtucson
Just watched a video with Howard Stern interviewing Paul Simon and learned that the "drums" in this song are not drums at all, but hands slapping guitar cases and knees, fed through a recording machine (a Nagra) that caused a "slap-back" effect. It was not done intentionally, but Paul and Artie heard it and were blown away by it. The genius of these guys was that they created this brilliant song from a chance sound effect. Amazing.
@evilmothericebearkillerbir6016
they just loopd 10 secs of it non stop
@kayaker247247247
excellent interview!
@nicolecourtois8394
Un si bon souvenir 😊😊