This song describes the scene in 1984 when Julia and Winston stay in the room above the shop for the first time. They are amazed that they aren’t being watched by Big Brother there. There is no telescreen in the room so they feel free to do otherwise prohibited things. They eat rich food from the black market, read the Brotherhood book, and have forbidden sex. It is truly somewhere only they know. Winston wants to spend more time there but he can’t because it would become suspicious. This song sounds both reminiscent and happy because being in the room with Julia makes him happier than he is in the real world. The lyrics “I walked across an empty” and “I came across a fallen tree” also makes me think of when they went to the forest to have sex for the first time. They talked about going back to the forest again, but they never did go back. This is reflected in the lyric, “And if you have a minute, why don’t we go”. It makes me think of Winston yearning to go back. Instead they began meeting in the room which is what this song is about.
This is a great song, and I can definitely see the connection to the room above the antique shop as well as the clearing in the forest. :)
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