Cecilia
The King’s Singers Lyrics


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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

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

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 laughing

Jubilation, she loves me again




(She loves me again)
Oh, Cecelia

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The King’s Singers' song Cecilia are about a man named Cecilia who is breaking the singer’s heart and shaking his confidence. The first verse expresses the singer's desperation for Cecilia to return home as he is on his knees begging her to come back. The second verse seems to suggest that the singer's confidence has been shaken because Cecilia is cheating on him. The lines "Making love in the afternoon with Cecilia up in my bedroom, I got up to wash my face/ when I came back to bed, someone’s taken my place" highlights his suspicion.


In the bridge, the singer expresses jubilation and relief as Cecilia returns to him, loving him again. The repetition of "Jubilation, she loves me again, I fall on the floor and I laughing" expresses his relief and joy as he forgives Cecilia.


Line by Line Meaning

Celia, you're breaking my heart
The person named Celia is causing emotional pain to the singer.


You're shaking my confidence daily
Celia's actions are negatively affecting the singer's self-assurance.


Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
The singer is expressing desperation towards Cecilia, pleading with her.


I'm begging you please to come home
The artist is imploring Cecelia to return to them.


Come on home
The artist earnestly wishes for Cecilia to return to the place they both call home.


Making love in the afternoon
The singer and Cecilia engaged in intimate acts during the daytime.


With Cecilia up in my bedroom
Cecilia was present in the singer's bedroom during those intimate moments.


(Making love)
This phrase indicates that the two were engaging in sexual intimacy at the time.


I got up to wash my face
The artist temporarily left the bed to wash their face.


When I come back to bed
After washing their face, the artist returned to the bed.


Someone's taken my place
Another person had taken the singer's place in bed.


Jubilation, she loves me again
The artist is ecstatic because Cecilia has once again expressed love towards him.


I fall on the floor and I laughing
The singer's joy is so immense that they are physically and emotionally overwhelmed.


Oh, Cecelia
The singer is addressing Cecilia once again.




Writer(s): Paul Simon

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