Speak Low
Whispers of Love: Charlie Byrd's 'Speak Low' Meaning Unveiled
Lyrics
Speak low when you speak, love,
Advice to speak quietly or discreetly when expressing love.
Our summer day withers away
Describes the fleeting nature of a summer day.
Too soon, too soon.
Emphasizes the brevity of time, suggesting that the summer day ends too soon.
Speak low when you speak, love,
Reiterates the advice to speak softly in the context of love.
Our moment is swift, like ships adrift,
Compares the duration of their moment to ships drifting, highlighting its swiftness.
We're swept apart too soon.
Expresses the separation that occurs too soon, possibly due to the transient nature of their connection.
Speak low, darling speak low,
Repeats the advice to speak low, emphasizing the intimacy of communication.
Love is a spark lost in the dark,
Describes love as a fleeting spark easily lost in the darkness of time.
Too soon, too soon,
Reiterates the theme of things ending prematurely, including the spark of love.
I feel wherever I go
Expresses a sense of awareness of the nearness of tomorrow wherever the speaker goes.
That tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here
Emphasizes the immediacy of tomorrow, suggesting its inevitability.
And always too soon.
Repeats the idea that things end too soon, a recurring theme in the lyrics.
Time is so old and love so brief,
Contrasts the age of time with the brevity of love.
Love is pure gold and time a thief.
Metaphorically presents love as precious gold and time as a thief stealing it.
We're late darling, we're late,
Highlights the lateness or tardiness in the progression of their story.
The curtain descends, ev'rything ends
Suggests the end of everything as the curtain descends, reinforcing the theme of finality.
Too soon, too soon,
Repeats the idea that everything ends too soon.
I wait darling, I wait
Expresses a sense of waiting, possibly for something that is anticipated but delayed.
Will you speak low to me,
Poses a question about speaking low, inviting intimacy in communication.
Speak love to me and soon.
Reiterates the request to speak love, creating a sense of urgency in the desire for closeness.
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