Wuthering Heights
White Flag Lyrics
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We'd roll and fall in green.
You had a temper like my jealousy:
Too hot, too greedy.
How could you leave me,
When I needed to possess you?
I hated you. I loved you, too.
They told me I was going to lose the fight,
Leave behind my wuthering, wuthering
Wuthering Heights.
Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy.
Come home. I'm so cold!
Let me in-a-your window.
Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy.
Come home. I'm so cold!
Let me in-a-your window.
Ooh, it gets dark! It gets lonely,
On the other side from you.
I pine a lot. I find the lot
Falls through without you.
I'm coming back, love.
Cruel Heathcliff, my one dream,
My only master.
Too long I roam in the night.
I'm coming back to his side, to put it right.
I'm coming home to wuthering, wuthering,
Wuthering Heights,
Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy.
Come home. I'm so cold!
Let me in-a-your window.
Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy.
Come home. I'm so cold!
Let me in-a-your window.
Ooh! Let me have it.
Let me grab your soul away.
Ooh! Let me have it.
Let me grab your soul away.
You know it's me--Cathy!
Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy.
Come home. I'm so cold!
Let me in-a-your window.
Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy.
Come home. I'm so cold!
Let me in-a-your window.
Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy.
Come home. I'm so cold!
The lyrics of "Wuthering Heights" by White Flag vividly describe the tumultuous relationship between two lovers, Catherine and Heathcliff, as portrayed in Emily Bronte's novel of the same name. The opening lines, "Out on the wiley, windy moors/ We'd roll and fall in green," paint a picture of the couple's playful and carefree moments on the moors. However, as the song progresses, the lyrics reveal the darker side of their relationship, with Catherine confessing to her conflicting feelings of love and hatred towards Heathcliff, whose fiery temper matched her own.
The chorus of the song, which repeats the lines "Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy/ Come home, I'm so cold/ Let me in-a your window," captures Catherine's desperate plea to reconnect with her former lover after being separated from him. The lyrics also hint at the idea of death, with the reference to "bad dreams in the night" and the fear of losing the fight and leaving behind her "wuthering, wuthering Wuthering Heights."
Overall, the lyrics of "Wuthering Heights" capture the intense emotions and complicated relationships portrayed in the classic novel, while also standing on their own as a haunting and evocative depiction of love and loss.
Line by Line Meaning
Out on the wiley, windy moors
We were out in the wild and windy areas of grassy moors
We'd roll and fall in green.
We used to play on the green grass where we'd roll and fall
You had a temper like my jealousy:
Your temperament was similar to my feeling of jealousy
Too hot, too greedy.
Your emotions were intense and extreme, sometimes selfishly so
How could you leave me,
I don't understand why you left me
When I needed to possess you?
I needed to have you close to feel complete
I hated you. I loved you, too.
I had conflicting emotions of both hatred and love towards you
Bad dreams in the night.
I had nightmares during the night
They told me I was going to lose the fight,
My fears were warning me that I will lose the battle
Leave behind my wuthering, wuthering
Risk losing everything I had, including my emotional stability at Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights.
My home, a place of turbulence and stormy emotions
Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy.
I am Cathy and I am addressing Heathcliff
Come home. I'm so cold!
I feel so lonely and cold without you, come back
Let me in-a-your window.
Please let me in through your window so we can be together again
Ooh, it gets dark! It gets lonely,
I feel scared and lonely when it gets dark outside
On the other side from you.
Being away from you is difficult for me
I pine a lot. I find the lot
I long for you constantly and everything seems meaningless without you
Falls through without you.
Everything falls apart without you by my side
I'm coming back, love.
I am returning to you, my love
Cruel Heathcliff, my one dream,
You, Heathcliff, are both cruel and my only desire
My only master.
You have absolute control over me
Too long I roam in the night.
I have been wandering alone in the night for too long
I'm coming back to his side, to put it right.
I'm here to set things right, to be back by your side
I'm coming home to wuthering, wuthering,
I'm coming back to my turbulent emotional home at Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights,
I'm returning to my home called Wuthering Heights
Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy.
I am addressing Heathcliff again
Ooh! Let me have it.
Give me all of you
Let me grab your soul away.
I want to own and possess every part of you
You know it's me--Cathy!
You know who I am, Heathcliff
Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy.
I am addressing Heathcliff yet again
Come home. I'm so cold!
Please come home to me, I am feeling so alone and cold
Let me in-a-your window.
Open your window and let me in so we can be together again
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Kate Bush
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Pauline Brown
on Jungle
Classic!! Wish I had seen White Flag play, their Wild Kingdom album is a long time favourite of mine! Listening to Jungle right now...RIP Pat Fear