Check+Yes+Juliet+Analysis

Back to Contents ★ Return to Welcome -The song Check Yes Juliet by We The Kings can be compared to the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.

//Check yes Juliet Are you with me?//

-Romeo tries to win over Juliet at a party he goes to with his friends, and in his own words asks her if she will be on his side.

//Rain is falling down on the sidewalk I won't go until you come outside//

-Romeo stands outside Juliet's balcony and doesn't go until she speaks with him.

//Check yes Juliet Kill the limbo//

-Kill the limbo means to stop what one is doing and go out on a limb, leaving whatever was holding them up behind. Romeo wants Juliet to stop everything and come with him, at least, he tries to.

//I'll keep tossing rocks at your window There's no turning back for us tonight//

-This means that he'll keep trying to get Juliet to come out and go with him, by throwing rocks at her window, and that once she joins him they won't be going back.

//Lace up your shoes (hey oh, hey oh) Here's how we do//

-This means to get ready, and he'll show her what they should do.

//Run baby, run Don't ever look back They'll tear us apart If you give them the chance//

-Romeo and Juliet plan on running away, without looking back on their previous lives. Their families would tear their relationship apart if they stayed long enough for them to get a chance.

//Don't sell your heart Don't say we're not meant to be//

-This means, Juliet shouldn't let her father sell her heart to antoher man whom she does not love (Paris), and she shouldn't say that she and Romeo were not meant to be when she has not given their relationship a chance.

//Run baby, run Forever will be You and me//

-Romeo and Juliet thought that if they ran away they would be together forever.

//Check yes Juliet I'll be waiting Wishing, wanting Yours for the taking//

-Romeo will wait for Juliet to come to meet him so they can run away.

//Just sneak out And don't tell a soul goodbye//

-Juliet "left" ["died"] without telling anyone her plan.

//Check yes Juliet Here's the countdown 3...2...1...now fall in my arms now//

-Romeo is waiting for Juliet to be safe in his arms and away from the things and people that are holding her back.

//They can change the locks Don't let them change your mind//

-Meaning, the parents can change the locks on the doors, kicking her out, but that shouldn't change Juliet's mind.

//Lace up your shoes (hey oh, hey oh) Here's how we do

Run baby, run Don't ever look back They'll tear us apart If you give them the chance Don't sell your heart Don't say we're not meant to be Run baby, run Forever will be You and me//

-(see previous explanation)

//We're flying through the night We're flying through the night Way up high// -Romeo and Juliet are finally together.

//The view from here is getting better with You by my side

Run baby, run Don't ever look back They'll tear us apart If you give them the chance Don't sell your heart Don't say we're not meant to be Run baby, run Forever will be You and me You and me You and me//

-(see previous explanation)