1984 George Orwell Interpretation

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While the song sounds like a sweet and seemingly mellow love ballad, it is anything but. Every breath you take / Every move you make / Every bond you break / Every step you take / I'll be watching you”. The lyrics could be interpreted not as a love song but the motivations of a stalker, who is watching "every breath you take/every move you make". This text is about deception. This can be confirmed if we further examine the back story of the setting. Sting wrote this song in 1984 to mark the George Orwell year. Orwell’s novel talked about the future of 1984. It speaks of about big brother watching at all times and controlling information. The opening and the parallel structure have to do with the attitude of the song. The opening lyrics set …show more content…

There is a stretching of the song on the ‘Please” were you would have expected words. The word “please” is not only the highest pitch but also a place where the metric structure is expanded. In some parts of the song one would think that this is a man talking about unrequited love. The lyrics give the impression of someone been in love with someone but the feelings are reciprocated. The line, " I feel so cold and I long for your embrace" reflects this feeling of not existing. Just after the highest focal point the band allows space for the first time in the work to shift back into the world of masks. Just like the Brahms Scherzo, this structure includes two deviations; one that is a stretching of the pattern and one that is a compression that is cut short.
The pattern in Sting's lyrics is a constant switching between saying "every..." in the chorus and "I..." in the verse. The repetitive pattern reinforces the idea of a possessive stalker behind the gentle tune. Also vocals change when he sings "You" his voice moves a register up and is carried out to emphasize who the song is to. (1:08-1:16). the musical textures such as the guitar, drum, bass and voice helps to reverberate the build of the song. The rhythm consists of a constant, sharp drum beat. The tempo and rhythm instruments help makes the music more

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