Satin Green Shutters
Satin Green Shutters: Building Dreams and Love in a Lovely Song
Lyrics
Where your love is, put your heart, guard these moments well,
Emphasizes the importance of placing one's heart where their love is and cherishing moments.
Where your dreams are, put your hopes, you know they will not fail you,
Suggests putting hopes where dreams are, expressing confidence that those hopes won't disappoint.
When the sun rises in the morning, you will wake up and find her yawning,
Imagery of waking up alongside a loved one in the morning.
When the wind blows strong and cold, she'll be with you until you grow old,
Describes enduring companionship even in challenging times, symbolized by the cold wind.
Where your love is, put your heart, oh what would you do if your dreams came true?
Raises a hypothetical question about the reaction to dreams coming true and reiterates the importance of placing one's heart where love is.
I would build a lovely house with satin green shutters, it would be lovely,
Expresses a desire to build a beautiful house with vivid imagery of "satin green shutters."
The most lovely house in the world
Declares the envisioned house as the most beautiful in the world.
And I would sing a lovely song with you in my mind, and you in my eyes,
Envisions singing a lovely song with the loved one in mind, creating a romantic atmosphere.
The most lovely song in the world
Declares the imagined song as the most beautiful in the world.
I would write it down on the wall, just for you, just for you,
Expresses a commitment to memorialize the feelings by writing them on the wall.
And I would hold you in my arms for the rest of my days.
Commits to holding the loved one in arms for the rest of one's life.
When you're sad and feeling low, you're on your own with nowhere to go,
Addresses moments of sadness and loneliness, suggesting coping through music and creative expression.
Make believe that she is gone, play your guitar and write a song for her,
Encourages imaginative thinking, pretending that the loved one is not truly gone.
Write down the words about how you cried when you woke up weeping,
Describes writing a song about the emotional experience of thinking the loved one had died.
'cause you thought that she had died, and you heard her breathing,
Recalls the relief of hearing the loved one's breathing and the emotional impact of the experience.
Through your pain and you held her close and cried all over again,
Portrays the cycle of pain and comfort in holding the loved one close during difficult times.
Where your love is, put your heart, oh what would you do if your dreams came true?
Reiterates the question about the response to dreams coming true in the context of love.
And inside my lovely house with satin green shutters, there would be children,
Expands the dream to include the presence of children in the beautiful house.
The most lovely children in the world
Declares the envisioned children as the most lovely in the world.
And even when the skies are grey, we would be happy, for we have love,
States that happiness will persist even in difficult times because of the presence of love.
The most lovely love in the world
Describes the imagined love as the most lovely in the world.
I would write it down on the wind, just for you, just for you,
Commits to memorializing the love by writing it on the wind.
And I would hold you for the rest of my days.
Reiterates the commitment to holding the loved one for the rest of one's days.
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