|| everything that has happened (or might have happened), || In the process of analyzing every detail and confronting || discussed or understood, only accepted and forgiven.

|| going on - can trap one in a position where it is || Being 'sensitive' - being aware that something is || fidelity is no sacrifice, even though it's not true. || all one can say to the person one loves is that || The singer can't speak of the sacrifice. || cannot be a part of the life the singer has || in two separate worlds, as she (or he) || Also, the 'outsider' and the singer live || The spouse will never know or understand what || a sacrifice, though one that must be made. || The simple word is 'No' and it is, of course, || because the relationship will be transient. || But he knows the third person only looks so good || 'cold.' For a moment, he is blaming his spouse || not been easy, and has made the singer's heart || Life with 'you' (the singer's spouse) has || what's wrong with your primary relationship || And when this happens, it's easy to see || It's normal to be tempted by an opportunity I just think it is the right thing to do for sad realtionship situations that seem completely hopeless.) (I am not advertising breakups in general. It is no failure, it is not weak and you won't regret it no matter what society says.

When you are in a relationship where neither you nor your partner are happy and the situation seems unsolvable then it's no sacrifice to say farewell. 'It's a human sign when things go wrong' is for me also a strong clue that confirms that interpretation. Also the singer tries to take their fear of separation from them with saying that it (breakup) is 'just a simple word'. The singer presents the only solution, to break up, as being no sacrifice because both of them will feel better without the other. Both A and B form a 'cold cold heart, hard done by you'.Ī and B cling to the relationship although its that bad by now there is not much left to save. B is so hurt that she has 'no tears to damn you, when jealousy burns'. So for me 'It's no sacrifice, just a simple word.' means that if a relationship like the one in the song is on such a late stage, where both are 'living in seperate worlds' it is no sacrifice to break up.Įach of them has their own ton of problems, for instance for person A the 'tempation's strong', so A feels drawn to have an affair while person B finds out about that and her 'sensitivity builds a prison'. He just describes it in an understanding way. What struck me is that the singer doesn't seem to judge either A nor B for the breakup of their relationship. Obviously it's about a relationship between two people A and B, but I wonder what the sacrifice is. I want to talk about a slightly different interpretation of the song.

Cold cold heart lyrics elton john